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StorMagic Targets Virtualization Resellers with New Program
The new partner program replaces a more generic, Microsoft-centric program that StorMagic has revamped and turned into the new program that it announced just prior to the VMware Partner Exchange event, said Mike Stolz, vice president of sales and marketing at StorMagic. The company is currently looking to expand the number of channel partners it…
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VMware Announces Partner Program Changes
VMware is focusing on simplifying the way their channel partners deliver virtualization solutions by announcing new solution-based competencies, an enhanced information portal and new tools and training. VMware Partner Network builds on VMware’s existing partner program, and brings all of VMware’s resellers, integrators, ISVs and services providers under the same program, simplifying the way channel…
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Hosted Virtual Desktop Market to Top $65B by 2013
The worldwide hosted virtual desktop (HVD) market will accelerate through 2013 to reach 49 million units, up from more than 500,000 units in 2009, according to Gartner Inc. Worldwide HVD revenue will grow from about $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion in 2009, which is less than 1 percent of the worldwide professional PC market, to…
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HP Adds Virtualization to Business Service Automation Suite
HP has added virtualization enhancements to its Business Service Automation (BSA) software suite and created a social network to go with it. HP Storage Essentials optimizes capacity allocation and utilization to help manage the increased storage requirements of virtualized data centers and HP Operations Orchestration now offers better provisioning and repurposing of servers and storage…
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VMware Promises to Cut Server Costs by Half
VMware has announced a new promotional program that guarantees at least 50 percent savings on server hardware. Customers participating in the promotional program will work with the VMware Professional Services organization to deploy VMware’s virtualization platform on existing servers using established best practices. Customers will not have to pay for the design and implementation services…
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Extending Power Savings Beyond ‘Earth Hour’
On Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. local time, people around the world will shut off their lights for one hour. The goal is to let world leaders know that the citizens of the world are concerned about global warming and unchecked energy consumption. While silent demonstration may prove to be an effective political statement,…