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VMware Launches Go Pro Cloud Service for Small Business
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions specialist VMware announced the general availability of Go Pro, a cloud service designed to enable small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) to consolidate, control, and secure their physical and virtual IT infrastructure. Go Pro is available by subscription for $29.95 per admin/month, and the company said later this they expect to…
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IBM Targets Midmarket with Virtual Desktop for Smart Business
IBM launched its Virtual Desktop for Smart Business solution on Monday for providers whose clients want anytime, anywhere secure access to desktops—including from mobile devices such as tablets, notebooks and thin clients. Virtual Desktop for Smart Business allows users to manage and host Windows or Linux desktops centrally. It can streamline software updates and application…
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CA Automation Suite Brings the Cloud to SMBs
IT management software and solutions specialist CA Technologies announced the general availability of three products in the CA Automation Suite, launched in October. CA Configuration Automation r12, CA Process Automation r3, and CA Server Automation r12 are designed to help SMBs (small and medium-size businesses) expedite their passage to a virtualized, cloud computing infrastructure. The…
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EMC, VMWare Create VDI Cloud at N.C. Hospital
IT infrastructure company EMC has unveiled plans to deploy its VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) software at Northern Hospital of Surry County, in Mount Airy, N.C., to lower health care costs and increase data protection at the facility. "We were running out of processing capacity and space in our data center as we expanded our EMR…
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Juniper Buys Virtual Security Vendor Altor Networks
Juniper Networks announced today it has bought virtual security vendor Altor Networks for $95 million. The acquisition builds on an existing relationship between the two companies, and Juniper actually invested in the company earlier this year. Founded in 2007, Altor specializes in intrusion prevention, firewall and monitoring for virtual environments. With the purchase, Juniper seeks…
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Juniper Networks Acquires Virtualization Security Specialist
Dec 6 (Reuters) – Network equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE:JNPR) bought Altor Networks, a company specializing in security for "virtualization" technology, for $95 million. Virtualization technology allows multiple machines to run on a single host computer, and is increasingly popular among large corporations trying to cut back on hardware in their data centers. The…