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HP, Microsoft Partner on ‘Vblock Killer’ VM System
When three industry giants–Cisco Systems (networking), EMC (storage) and VMware (virtualization) formed the Virtual Computing Environment joint venture called Acadia in November 2009 to build Vblock virtualized data center systems, well-informed industry folks knew it was only a matter of time before another Tier 1 IT company or two stepped up to compete. That came…
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Cisco, Citrix Partner on Point-to-Point VDI System
Networker Cisco Systems and virtualization provider Citrix on Oct. 12 co-launched a new enterprise virtual desktop system optimized for high-scale use of video and audio — two rich media functions that often have fouled up VDI test deployments with unacceptable latency in the past. This is the first VDI partnership between the two well-established IT…
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VMware’s Cloud Foundry Aims at PaaS
The point of platform as a service is to enable developers to focus solely on their application code and data, leaving the maintenance of the underlying stack to the service provider. One of the biggest potential problems with this approach is that of lock-in: Moving from one PaaS (platform as a service) to another, in…
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Symantec, VMware to Offer Secure Desktop-as-a-Service Solution
Virtual desktops with security built-in are coming soon to enterprises and IT service providers, according to Symantec and VMware. Symantec and VMware expanded their strategic partnership to offer desktop-as-a-service applications with integrated security and management, Symantec said Aug. 31. The combined offering will combine Symantec Endpoint Protection and the Altiris Client Management Suite with VMware’s…