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Cannon Technologies helps Wi-Manx become the host with the most

20 Dec 2011

Since it first began operating in 2004, Wi-Manx has become one of the Isle of Man’s leading network, voice and hosting solutions provider. In order to continue its growth, the company decided to establish a state-of-the-art co-location data centre at its Heywood House headquarters using cabinet, racking and cooling solutions from Cannon Technologies.

Emerson Network Power Sizes Up the State of the Data Center in 2011

20 Dec 2011

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, has examined the growth and growing importance of the data center and today released its 2011 State of the Data Center infographic reflecting those observations.

Twenty per cent cost savings achieved through Bring-Your-Own programme says Citrix

15 Dec 2011

Company aims for default BYO policy by 2015

Only three years after launching its Bring-Your-Own (BYO) programme, Citrix has achieved its anticipated twenty per cent cost saving. This is a result of fewer desktop support requests and incident reports, as employees worldwide purchase and maintain their own work devices. Following this success, the company is looking to tailor the programme for different countries to realise its three year vision of offering the BYO programme as a default benefit for all Citrix employees.

Radware Joins OpenStack Community

15 Dec 2011

Radware joins the effort to develop the standard open cloud operating system and speed innovation in cloud technologies

Radware, a leading provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centres, today announced that it has joined OpenStack, a global community of developers collaborating on an open source cloud operating system.

New Borland StarTeam Release from Micro Focus Unifies ALM Environments

15 Dec 2011

Expanded capabilities deliver increased productivity and cross-tool visibility to all software delivery stakeholders

Micro Focus, the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced the launch of Borland StarTeam 12.0.The new suite of change management tools increases and extends interoperability of application lifecycle management (ALM) tools and asset types across software development teams.  This helps to overcome traditional development barriers such as lack of cross-tool visibility and inefficient collaboration.

Emerson Network Power Introduces the Avocent Universal Management Gateway Appliance as part of the TrellisTM Platform

15 Dec 2011

Announced at Gartner Data Center Conference 2011, best-in-class appliance delivers unmatched industry performance in service processor management, monitoring, access & control across IT and facilities systems

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the Avocent Universal Management Gateway, the first data center appliance that enables true real-time, integrated monitoring, access and control across IT and facilities systems in the data center. 

Melbourne creates office space with a difference

15 Dec 2011

Independent server hosting provider, Melbourne has completed a major office move after investing over £150,000 in a head office with a difference.

CertiVox acquires crypto tools developer Shamus Software Limited

15 Dec 2011

Well known cryptographer Dr. Michael Scott to lead CertiVox Laboratories

CertiVox, an information security company, announced today that it has acquired Shamus Software Limited, creator of the renowned MIRACL cryptographic library.

EMC Isilon and ITV agree storage deal

15 Dec 2011

Scale-out storage to be deployed across production and datacentres as part of ITV’s Transformation Plan

EMC Corporation today announced that ITV has made a purchase of EMC® Isilon® scale-out NAS to provide a storage platform. The deal will enable the television network to transition to a pan-itv HD file based infrastructure in order to store and manage all content digitally and make it available through existing broadcast channels and the online platforms.

ControlCircle offers 2012 IT Health check

15 Dec 2011

Businesses given chance to check infrastructure and resources are in optimal condition in run up to Olympics

UK businesses are able to check the operational running, scalability and efficiencies of their IT infrastructure, following the launch of a 2012 IT health check by ControlCircle, a UK managed service provider.

TORA Deploys SevOne for Network Performance Management of its Trading Applications

15 Dec 2011

SevOne, the leader in network performance management, today announced that its solution has been successfully deployed by TORA, a leading provider of advanced trading technology and financial services. TORA implemented SevOne to systematically monitor TORA Compass™, a multi-broker multi-market trading platform, as part of the company’s quality assurance program and to maintain the highest level of system reliability.

Enhancements to Hitachi Data ingestor help organisations reduce costs and simplify cloud adoption

15 Dec 2011

New content sharing, file restore and NAS migration capabilities increase manageability and flexibility for cloud and distributed IT environments

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., today introduced enhancements to Hitachi Data Ingestor (HDI), a bottomless, backup-free cloud on-ramp and filer, to help organisations simplify and accelerate cloud adoption. Featuring new content sharing, file restore and NAS migration capabilities, the new version of HDI gives seamlessly scalable, backup-free storage solutions to distributed consumers of IT, such as remote offices and branch offices (ROBO) or cloud storage users. Working in conjunction with Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), a virtualised object store with advanced storage and data management capabilities, HDI is deployed as a minimal-footprint or virtual appliance that sends data from the edge to the core infrastructure to easily and cost-effectively help customers move data to the cloud at their own pace.

Cryptzone warns on potentially major geo-location security risks

14 Dec 2011

Commenting on the ICO’s call for a rethink on location privacy, Cryptzone says that geo-location tagging security issues are likely to be a major issue in 2012 - and that many users of smartphones are unaware of the potentially serious security consequences of their use of the technology.

Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 reduces costs while enhancing user productivity

14 Dec 2011

Latest version of enterprise-class solution delivers trusted networking, file and print services on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1

Novell has announced the availability of Novell Open Enterprise Server 11. The latest release is built on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, providing customers with more flexibility and choice.

Front-safe takes performance to the Cloud with Fusion-io and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

14 Dec 2011

IBM’s Denmark 2010 Cloud Partner of the Year Says “Customers Noticed the Difference” After Integrating Fusion-io Powered IBM High IOPS Adapters to Power Cloud-Based TSM

Fusion-io has announced that backup and archiving solutions provider Front-safe has integrated Fusion ioMemory-based IBM High IOPS Adapters into its Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) cloud solution to power performance improvements while saving time and money.

SecurStore & Royal Ekutir Technology Form Global Partnership to Offer Asigra Cloud Backup to Businesses Across India

14 Dec 2011

SecurStore UK Ltd, one of the world's leading providers of Enterprise Cloud Backup & Recovery Solutions, has announced its new partnership with Royal Ekutir Technology Ltd (RETL), one of the largest IT companies in New Delhi, to sell its Cloud Services to the Indian marketplace. 

Comet Selects Quest to Deliver Unrivalled Online Shopping Experience

13 Dec 2011

 Quest Software, Inc. today announced that it is helping leading home electrical retailer, Comet, improve its online customer shopping experience by providing application performance monitoring and management tools.

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center Selects SGI to Power the Next Generation of Scientific Research

13 Dec 2011

Leading Research Institution in Poland to Deploy 224 Peak Teraflop GPU Cluster

SGI, the trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that thePoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) headquartered in Poznan, Poland and affiliated with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry at the Polish Academy of Sciences, has purchased an SGI high performance computing (HPC) solution. In total, the system purchased will deliver 224 peak teraflops of performance and will enable advanced academic and scientific research throughout Poland.

City Lifeline provides Planet Numbers with effective international call switching services

13 Dec 2011

City Lifeline, the London-based independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre, has today announced that Planet Numbers will be hosting its international telephone call switching capabilities within Lifeline House to deliver an effective, fast and consistent communication service.

Raynes Park High School Accelerates Learning with Xirrus High-Performance Wireless Arrays

13 Dec 2011

Xirrus Provided Ample Coverage and Bandwidth for Raynes Park’s Mobile Laptop Programme

Xirrus®, the leader in high-performance wireless networks, announced today that it has deployed 802.11n Wireless Arrays across the Raynes Park High School campus in London, United Kingdom. Raynes Park is a comprehensive Secondary School with 1,200 11-19 year-old students attending the facility. As a specialist technology college with a particular focus on science, maths, & design technology, Raynes Park needed a reliable wireless network to serve as the backbone for these programmes. Xirrus was able to provide a high-bandwidth wireless network for Raynes Park that can effortlessly support their laptop carts with fewer devices and cable pulls than any other wireless vendor.

Opengear and Hardware.com agreement extends distribution for innovative, secure console and remote management technology

12 Dec 2011

Cost-effective products give channel more choice for secure remote server and network infrastructure management as part of growing Data Centre Infrastructure Management market set to quadruple over the next 4 years

Opengear, a leading provider of next generation console server and remote management solutions, today announced a new distribution agreement with Hardware.com to extend its market reach across the UK. Opengear will strengthen the Hardware.com portfolio with a range of  secure infrastructure management appliances with a focus on IM4200, CM4000 and ACM5000 models.

Quantum's vmPRO 4000 wins 'Storage Virtualisation Product of the Year' award at 2011 SVC Awards

12 Dec 2011

Award Recognises Quantum’s Innovation in Virtual Data Protection

Quantum Corp., a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that the company’s vmPRO 4000 integrated solution for protecting data on virtual servers was named “Storage Virtualisation Product of the Year” at the 2011 Storage, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing (SVC) Awards.  The award recognises Quantum’s commitment to building on its data protection expertise by combining innovative technologies and adding unique value to meet customers’ evolving storage needs.

Trusteer says student loan phishing arrests highlight the dangers of targeted attacks

12 Dec 2011

Trusteer has welcomed news that six people have been arrested in connection with a £1 million phishing scam that saw students fooled into revealing their bank details to supposed representatives of the government student loans scheme.

Radware to Deliver Attack Mitigation System Solution to Tier 1 Wireless Carrier in North America

12 Dec 2011

Solution based at the network perimeter will help protect against the new wave of multi-level attacks

Radware, a leading provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers, today announced a $2 million sale of its Attack Mitigation System (AMS) security solution to a leading Tier 1 wireless carrier in North America.

Joymax reaches the next level with Telehouse

12 Dec 2011

Korean gaming developer Joymax chooses Telehouse to provide European PoP

Telehouse, a leading provider of global data centres and managed ICT solutions, today announced an agreement with Korean online games developer and publisher, Joymax to provide a point-of-presence (PoP), within its Telehouse West data centre, located in London Docklands; this will enable the faster delivery of content to its online gaming customers. 

Invacare Selects DataFlux for End-to-End Master Data Management

09 Dec 2011

Implementation encompasses materials data classification and enrichment along with complex ERP integration capabilities

DataFlux, a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced that Invacare, a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products, has selected the DataFlux qMDM Solution to underpin a global product master data management (MDM) project. The company is taking a phased approach to MDM, initially focusing on the data required to market and sell its products.

Adapt scores double victory at the SVC Awards 2011

09 Dec 2011

Wins Enterprise Virtualisation Project of the Year with Wildnet and named Managed Service Provider of the Year

Adapt, the independent IT managed services provider, has announced that it was has won the Managed Service Provider of the Year category at the 2011 SVC Awards.  Adapt was also the joint winner of an award for Enterprise Virtualisation Project of the Year as a result of its ongoing work with Wildnet, a leading supplier of solutions to the global insurance marketplace. The SVC Awards, hosted by Angel Business Communications Ltd., is open to innovative products, projects and companies that operate in the cloud, virtualisation and storage fields.  It also recognises the achievement of end-users, channel partners and vendors in the space.

Eaton Delivers Secure Power for Sentrum

09 Dec 2011

Energy-efficient Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) from Eaton’s Power Quality division have been selected by Sentrum, a leading specialist in data centre solutions, as the secure power source for critical applications in its principal UK data centres. A total of 137 Eaton UPS systems are currently installed within Sentrum’s portfolio of data centres and some idea of the scale of these installations can be gained by noting that, between them, they use 25,000 batteries with a total weight in excess of 830 tonnes.

FireHost Looks Back on 2011; 50 Million Hacks Blocked and More Than 100 Percent Customer Growth

08 Dec 2011

Secure Cloud Hosting Company Prepares to Double Again in 2012

FireHost, a secure cloud hosting company, is planning substantial expansion in 2012 following a record-breaking year for the company. 2011 for FireHost included protecting customers from over 50 million cyber attacks, launching the industry’s first ever PCI DSS 2.0 compliant public cloud, securing $10 million in funding, and more than doubling its customer base.  New customers include many Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies such as Atlas Van Lines, Fossil, and Hamilton Beach.  FireHost continues to see considerable growth with its PCI DSS and HIPAA offerings.

Imation Mobile Security launches dedicated EMEA Partner Programme

08 Dec 2011

Programme designed to accelerate partner businesses through industry’s most comprehensive security solutions portfolio in combination with dedicated, responsive sales, marketing and support teams

Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN), a leading global technology company dedicated to helping people and organisations store, protect and connect their digital world, today launches the Imation Mobile Security EMEA Partner Programme. The new partner programme underlines Imation’s commitment to the channel, offering partners in the Europe, Middle East and Africa markets attractive prices and recurring revenue streams, competitive advantage, and a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Micro Focus Delivers Next Generation Performance Testing of Mobile Web Applications

08 Dec 2011

According to Forrester, mobile development has been a top five initiative in 2011 for nearly all enterprises.  A recent survey by the analyst firm showed that more than 50% of enterprises are most interested in using mobile applications or mobile optimized websites to reach out to their customers, and providing mobile support to employees isn’t far behind with 39% mobilizing employee intranets and 29% introducing mobile collaboration solutions.^[i] Companies are challenged with delivering access to business applications 24/7, ensuring those applications continue to perform under peak loads to meet the ever-increasing expectation of users.  Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced that SilkPerformer, its world class software application performance testing solution, now fully supports performance testing of mobile web applications. 

ROI tool enables IT managers to estimate ROI from Quantum Data Protection Solutions

08 Dec 2011

Leverages Independent Survey Results Confirming Dramatic Improvements in Storage Efficiency and Business Value from Adopting DXi-Series Data Deduplication

Quantum Corp., a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced availability of a dynamic online tool that offers end users a realistic view of the economic benefits of adding the company’s deduplication technology to their backup process. Leveraging results seen by surveyed Quantum DXi^®-Series customers and industry-specific analytics developed by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Quantum ROI Calculator enables IT managers to easily compute the potential return on investment (ROI) and calculate the potential cost savings from deduplication. A new IDC white paper, sponsored by Quantum, quantifies the significant savings in storage media costs, increases in staff productivity, reduced downtime, and average payback that Quantum DXi-Series deduplication solutions can deliver. For example, over three years, Quantum deduplication customers saw an average return of $4.75 for every $1 invested.

NextiraOne Strengthens Expertise in Quality Contact Centre Solutions

08 Dec 2011

Most widely accredited Genesys Gold Certified Partner in Europe

NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, has today announced a further success in its strategy to deliver high quality contact centre solutions for its European and global business customers. NextiraOne is the only contact centre specialist to reach Genesys Gold Certified Partner status in four European regions and has achieved 41 individual certifications across France, Germany, Benelux and CSE. This level of certification equips NextiraOne to deliver advanced contact centre solutions both in-country and for global organisations with complex contact centre needs.

Custom Connect Provides Carrier-Neutral Services to Interxion Clients

08 Dec 2011

Interxion, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that Custom Connect, a carrier-neutral reseller of network solutions, is to  provide bespoke carrier-neutral connectivity services from its London data centre to Interxion’s customers across Europe.

Skanska partners with nlyte Software to optimise data centre management

08 Dec 2011

nlyte to serve as OEM for software included in Skanska’s DCIM suite

nlyte Software and Skanska‘s Mission Critical Centre of Excellence announced a partnership that integrates nlyte’s innovative data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software into Skanska’s data centre intelligence platform.  The nlyte DCIM solution provides predictive intelligence and management controls in order to reduce operational risks and achieve smarter, more efficient and highly available data centres. 

Daxten celebrates becoming EMEA wide distributor of Koldlok® with an extra 10% off promotion

08 Dec 2011

Daxten expands its portfolio of airflow and cooling optimisation products for data centres

Upsite Technologies, Inc. the innovative manufacturer and market leader in data centre airflow efficiency, announced it has signed a sales and distribution agreement with UK-based Daxten for the European markets. This agreement is mutually significant as Upsite Technologies expands its international footprint and Daxten expands its portfolio offering of comprehensive data centre airflow management solutions. With immediate effect, Daxten offers the entire award winning, patented LOK Family including KoldLok® grommets, HotLok® blanking panels and EnergyLok Services. With this cooperation and the allocated resources, Upsite Technologies and its European partner Daxten are in the best position to respond to all customer demands to provide data centres with efficient airflow management. To introduce the EMEA distributor status, Daxten offers an additional 10% discount on new orders for multiples of 10 KoldLok® units received before the 31st of December 2011.

Information Security Forum predicts ‘perfect storm’ with 2012 security challenges

08 Dec 2011

With 2011 coming to an end, security threats show no sign of slowing down.  This is according to independent information security body, the Information Security Forum (ISF).

Highlighting the main challenges for organisations in 2012, Global VP, Steve Durbin, believes: “Predicting the future of IT threats is always very difficult.  Organisations can usually only deal selectively with individual aspects, but we are seeing a convergence of several major security issues that will have a significant impact in the coming months and beyond.  You could argue that we are heading towards a ‘perfect storm’, where a combination of threats relating to cloud, consumerisation, cyber security and more, will come together at the same time.”

Bi3 Solutions Embeds Talend’s Data Integration Technology to Power Cloud-based Social Media Intelligence Applications

08 Dec 2011

OEM offering “Powered by Talend” allows solving critical Big Data integration challenges for customers’ real-time, high-volume social media data

Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced that Bi3 Solutions, the leading provider of Decision Intelligence Solutions, has embedded Talend Intergration Suite inside its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to ensure that their applications can process and extract content from high-volumes of social media data.

Red Hat Releases First Integrated Scale-Out Storage Product for Unstructured Data

08 Dec 2011

Red Hat Storage Software Appliance delivers flexibility, performance and quality for enterprise environments

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Storage Software Appliance, which is its first integrated product that provides scale-out storage for unstructured data. 

Tufin unveils its top security predictions for 2012

08 Dec 2011

As December rolls in and 2012 looms on the IT security horizon, Tufin Technologies – the security lifecycle management specialist – has come up with its top five security predictions for the year ahead.

Varonis says corporates must invest in data protection or face huge EU fines

08 Dec 2011

Commenting on reports that the European Commission is planning to impose fines of up to five per cent of global turnover on errant companies losing private data, Varonis Systems is advising major corporates to invest in the necessary data defences before it is too late.

State of Resilience 2011 report from Vision Solutions covers changing nature of disaster recovery and business continuity

08 Dec 2011

• Fourth Annual State of IT Systems Resilience Report from Vision Solutions study reveals organisations using a variety of technologies to protect data and innovate
• Number of companies using or adopting cloud in 2012 projected to grow to 45 percent

Vision Solutions, Inc., the world’s leading provider of information availability software and services for the Windows, Linux, IBM Power Systems and Cloud computing markets, has released its “State of Resilience” report for 2011. Findings from the report include how directives for 24/7 data and application availability within companies are affecting technology choices for business continuity, including adoption of virtualisation and cloud computing methods.

Quest Software Survey Reveals Improving Business Agility and Managing the Mobile Workforce Among Top Drivers of Virtualisation Initiatives in 2012

08 Dec 2011

Survey Indicates More Than Half of Organisations Will Allocate at Least 25 Percent of 2012 IT Spend to Managing Virtual Environments  

Improving business agility, delivering cost savings, meeting increasingly demanding user expectations, and managing the growing mobile workforce will be the top drivers of IT spending on virtualisation initiatives in 2012, according to a Quest Software survey of more than 200 organisations. In addition, more than half of the respondents surveyed indicated that at least 25 percent of their 2012 IT budgets will be allocated to virtualisation projects across a broad range of critical initiatives, including backup and recovery, virtual desktops, network management, and performance and capacity management, thus highlighting the clear need among the end-user community for comprehensive virtualisation management solutions.

Forbes Names Scale Computing No. 13 on America’s Most Promising Companies List

08 Dec 2011

Scalable, fault-tolerant storage leader recognized for compelling business model, strong management team

Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of scalable, fault-tolerant storage systems tailored to the virtualization and disaster recovery needs of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), today announced that the company has been named No. 13 on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies 2011. Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies features 100 privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital. The complete list can be found at www.forbes.com/ampc and in the December 19, 2011 issue of Forbes.

Empirix Rolls Out Intelligent End-to-End Network Visibility

08 Dec 2011

New Industry-First Capabilities Give Service Providers and Enterprises Unique Insight into Network Performance and Customer Experience across Mobile, IP and Legacy Environments

Empirix Inc. today announced the availability of powerful new data correlation and analytics capabilities delivered through Empirix xCentrix that, for the first time in the industry, gives organisations a complete, unified view of network performance across all technologies. By correlating data from Empirix testing and monitoring solutions with third-party network monitoring systems and external sources, Empirix xCentrix provides a full analysis of how customers experience voice, video and data applications from end-to-end. The result is a solution that empowers service providers and enterprises to understand their business as a whole, make smarter decisions and effectively master the complexities inherent in ensuring a high-quality customer experience.

ISACA Issues COBIT Assessment Programme to Help Enterprises Ensure Consistent and Reliable Processes

08 Dec 2011

For the past 15 years, enterprises around the world have been using COBIT to improve and assess their IT processes. Until now, however, a there has been no consistent approach for internal and external professionals to assess these processes. ISACA’s new COBIT Assessment Programme provides consistency and reliability so business and IT leaders can have confidence in the assessment process and the quality of the results as they maximize the business value of their IT investments.

Claranet Joins Prince’s Trust group to change young lives

06 Dec 2011

Three year relationship signed with the charity’s Internet and Media Leadership Group

Claranet, the managed service provider, has joined The Prince’s Trust Internet and Media Leadership Group (IMLG) which brings together broadcasting, publishing, internet and media firms who want to give disadvantaged young people a new start in life.

Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Silver Springs Networks Provide Telecommunications Network to Support Growth in Onshore Wind Development

05 Dec 2011

Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Silver Spring Networks today announced that they have been selected by UK Power Networks as telecommunications partners for its forthcoming Flexible Plug and Play (FPP) Low Carbon Networks project.  The £9.7million project has been awarded funding under Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund and is set to form part of Ofgem’s ongoing commitment to making Britain’s electricity grid smarter.

Varonis welcomes PwC economic crime report, but cautions on data awareness issues

05 Dec 2011

Varonis Systems Inc. the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software has welcomed the publication of PricewaterhouseCooper’s global economic crime survey 2011, but cautions that - in order to report economic fraud to the relevant authorities - companies must be aware that a fraud has taken place.

EfficientIP expand its outreach in the UK with Inavate

05 Dec 2011

Inavate, specialist of business development in niche markets now includes EfficientIP’s highly competitive IP, DNS and DHCP management technology in its network solutions offer.

European leader on the DDI market (DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management) - announce the signature of a new partnership with Inavate – innovative provider of data storage, security and network solutions. Inavate adds to its offer the suite of EfficientIP’s appliances, SOLIDserver™, designed to deliver and manage critical IPAM-DNS-DHCP-NTP-TFTP services.

Platform Computing dramatically simplifies private cloud management for enabling enterprise Platform-as-a-Service

05 Dec 2011

Latest version of award-winning Platform ISF includes cloud application designer and incorporates Intel TXT support for enhanced virtualisation security

Platform Computing the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software, today launched Platform ISF 3.0, the latest release of its award-winning* software for building private and hybrid clouds. Designed to dramatically improve customer productivity when deploying and managing application services, the new version includes the Platform Cloud Application Designer, which allows customers to create reusable templates for deploying business applications in the cloud. The product also includes a completely redesigned user interface (UI), automated capabilities for application and service-level management, Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) support and a self-service portal aimed at easing cloud administration for IT and line of business managers. The new product is being demonstrated this week at the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas at the Platform Computing Booth #37.

Brand-Rex wins Scotland's VIBES Environmental Management Award

05 Dec 2011

‘The greenest large company in Scotland” might be a fitting description for Brand-Rex the international data network infrastructure and cabling company following its winning of the VIBES (vision in business for the environment of Scotland) Management Awards on 29^th November 2011.