virtualization

PlateSpin solutions support both Windows and Linux operating systems

WALTHAM, Mass., June 1, 2010 -- Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced new versions of three of its PlateSpin® Workload Management products - PlateSpin Migrate, PlateSpin Protect and PlateSpin Forge®. These new versions support both Linux* and Windows*, making them the first virtualization management solutions to offer live migrations of workloads from anywhere to anywhere - physical to virtual, virtual to physical, and physical to physical - regardless of operating system platform.

Companies to Target High-Growth Technology Opportunities in the Japanese IT Market

SAN JOSE, CA, August 17, 2009 -- Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) and Net One Systems, the largest independent network integrator in Japan, today announced that the companies have agreed to extend their strategic business alliance to help enable the two companies to better address high-growth, emerging opportunities in the data center and service provider networking segments in Japan, particularly in the areas of virtualization and cloud computing.

Agenda and Session Abstracts Announced for Conference Focusing on Advances in GPU Computing

SANTA CLARA, CA, August 10, 2009 -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that sessions covering some of the most important trends in computing − including computer vision, advanced C for CUDA programming, computational finance, supercomputing clusters and advanced visualization − will be among the 130-plus hours of technical content at its GPU Technology Conference.

SANTA CLARA, CA and Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2009 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) and Fujitsu (TSE:6702) today enhanced the performance and virtualization capabilities of their chip multi-threaded (CMT) SPARC Enterprise server lines with the addition of 1.6 GHz UltraSPARC T2 and T2 Plus processors and a new release of Logical Domains (LDoms) virtualization software, leveraging the latest release of the Solaris Operating System (OS).

Highlights:
- CMT Servers with New 1.6GHz UltraSPARC T2/T2 Plus Processors Set World Records on Enterprise Benchmarks

New Servers Deliver Breakthrough Performance, Efficiency and Cost Savings for Enterprise Applications

SANTA CLARA, CA, July 21, 2009 -- Enhancing its Open Network Systems architecture, which converges compute, networking, software and storage, Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced new 1.6 GHz processors for its chip multi-threaded (CMT) Sun SPARC Enterprise systems running the Solaris Operating System (OS); new Sun Logical Domains (LDoms) virtualization software, leveraging the latest release of the Solaris OS; and, new Open Network Systems-based solutions aimed to help incre

ARMONK, NY, June 30, 2009 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) said today it is offering special finance packages through the remainder of 2009 for its System x family of servers that bundle the newly released VMware vSphereTM 4 virtualization platform. Qualified customers are eligible for financing on purchases as small as $5,000.

IBM’s System x lineup includes BladeCenter servers, System x rack and tower models, and the System x3950 M2 enterprise server, the single-system “reference platform” for the development of VMware vSphere 4 scalability.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Pressures Rise Due to Cost of Downtime and More Stringent RTOs

CUPERTINO, CA, June 30, 2009 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the global results of its fifth annual IT Disaster Recovery survey, which demonstrates rising DR pressures on organizations caused by soaring downtime costs and more stringent IT service level requirements to mitigate risk to the business. The study also shows that while DR budgets are higher in 2009, they are expected to remain flat over the next few years – requiring IT professionals to do more with the same or less.

New HP StorageWorks and client virtualization offerings allow customers reduce costs, drive greater efficiencies

PALO ALTO, CA, June 29, 2009 -- HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced new virtualization offerings that enable customers to reduce costs and drive greater efficiencies across their entire technology infrastructures. The offerings include enhancements to the HP StorageWorks and HP client virtualization portfolios that deliver a seamless transition from a physical to a fully virtualized environment.

New XenServer Central Community Website Offers Extensive Resources for Rapidly Growing XenServer Installed Base

BOSTON, MA, June 16, 2009 -- Citrix , Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) today announced the immediate availability of Citrix XenServer™ 5.5, a significant new upgrade that raises the bar once again for free, enterprise-class virtualization. Today’s announcement comes just 75 days after Citrix changed the game in server virtualization by making the full enterprise-class XenServer platform available for unlimited production deployment at no charge.

EMC Global Services Applies Enterprise Business Continuity Experience and Expertise to Improve Availability and Resiliency of Critical VMware Applications

HOPKINTON, MA, June 15, 2009 -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced a full range of new consulting, implementation, education and managed services that leverage EMC's deep expertise in virtualization and business continuity.