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August 2007 - Posts
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When is a good thing too much of a good thing? It’s surely a question somewhere in the back of the minds of investors in VMWare (VMW). Since the stock went public two weeks ago — at $29 a share, 21% above its initial price of $24 a share — it has rocketed 150% to close Monday at $72 a share.
It’s... Read More...
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SearchStorage asks questions in part one of its virtualization MegaFAQ, and discusses five general virtualization frequently asked questions:
Q: What is storage virtualisation? Why do I need it? What does it buy me?
A: There's a significant amount of confusion in the market. In general, we've ... Read More...
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With the increasing adoption of virtual infrastructures, organizations are beginning to view the data center in a different way – not as a heterogeneous mix of different servers, operating systems, applications and data, but as a set of portable workload units that comprise valued business services.... Read More...
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Montana Linux recently interviewed OpenVZ Project Manager, Kir Kolyshkin.
About the OpenVZ Project
ML: Please tell me a little bit about yourself... education, hobbies, family... what jobs did have before SWsoft / the OpenVZ project?
Kir: I graduated in CS from Ukhta State Technical Univer... Read More...
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Pano Logic™ today announced the industry’s first all hardware, no software desktop device, designed specifically for server-based desktop virtualization. Pano Logic has invented a purpose-built desktop virtualization architecture that surpasses today’s desktop PC, leveraging the powerful trend towar... Read More...
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CRT Capital’s Ashok Kumar offers a provocative take this morning about Citrix’s (CTXS) plan to take on VMware (VMW) in the virtualization market by acquiring XenSource for $500 million.
To put it bluntly, Kumar does not think that Citrix is going to reach its goals. “Citrx’s acquisition of XenSou... Read More...
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So far this year, it's been a topsy-turvy IPO market for tech companies. Some offerings hare surged, like VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Data Domain (Nasdaq: DDUP), while others have crashed, such as Sourcefire (Nasdaq: FIRE) and Limelight Networks (Nasdaq: LLNW). So there was some trepidation late last wee... Read More...
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Nivio, world's first windows based online desktop, announced technology collaboration with AMD to launch virtual desktops for the mass market. The partnership will see AMD invest an undisclosed amount in its research and development and support Nivio's vision of virtual desktop access for a worldwid... Read More...
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KACE, the leading provider of systems management appliances, today announced the availability of the industry’s first integrated appliance to optimize management of both virtual and physical environments. KACE gives all organizations, regardless of size, the ability to simplify management of virtual... Read More...
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Attendees at next week’s Foreword Financial Expo will have the opportunity to hear Secuware, a leading provider of Windows® enterprise security, discuss the latest developments in secure access control. Feliciano Rivera, Secuware’s executive vice president and general manager, will discuss virtualiz... Read More...
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Intel today rolled out a new desktop processor for business machines with hardware-based security features that it says can help prevent stealth malware attacks and better secure virtual machines.
The new vPro 2007 Platform, which was code-named Weybridge by Intel, also comes with an upgraded fe... Read More...
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It was only nine years ago that Diane Greene and her husband helped found VMware, a startup with the idea of taking the concept of hardware virtualization that was commonplace in high-end servers and mainframes and bringing it to the rapidly expanding x86 marketplace.
Fast-forward to 2007, and V... Read More...
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A month ago, I told you that IBM had initiated a Redbook Residency program to solicit volunteers to help Big Blue write up documentation on forthcoming support for VMware's popular ESX Server virtual machine hypervisor on System x and BladeCenter servers configured as a hybrid combination with Syste... Read More...
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A couple of years ago, no one had heard of virtualization. Now, the leading company in the field, VMWare (VMW) has gone public. And, the service is moving into the core business of HP (HPQ) and Dell (DELL)--the PC.
Virtualization allows multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the... Read More...
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Getting tired of old servers? Poor storage utilization? Painful backup and restores? Tight IT budget? Get your nights and weekends back. Virtualization from servers to storage can significantly improve asset utilization, reduce costs, simplify backup and disaster recovery.
Only when building a vi... Read More...
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FastScale Technology, Inc., a provider of next generation software virtualization and provisioning solutions for enterprise data centers and Web farms, today announced the introduction of the FastScale Virtual Manager™, the latest addition to the company’s flagship product, FastScale Composer™ Suite... Read More...
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Pano Logic has announced a virtualised desktop system that contains no software at the client. It claimed that the eponymous device both cuts desktop management costs and improves security.
The company said the Pano is "a purpose-built desktop virtualisation architecture that surpasses today’s d... Read More...
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Virtualization technology, which allows multiple operating systems to run different applications on a single computer, has caught the attention of IT managers for its promise to let them better manage and utilize corporate IT resources.
However, some IT managers and security researchers warn tha... Read More...
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Industry analyst firm IDC released market figures last Thursday indicating that computer giant HP has extended its lead into the worldwide blade server market in both total blade server units shipping and factory revenue.
According to a release issued on the organisation’s website, HP significant... Read More...
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Storage vendors are hoping to cash in on the recent public outing made by VMWare on the stock market.
Earlier this month the virtualisation giant, owned by EMC, went for an initial public offering (IPO). On the first day of trading it gave the firm a market cap of about $19bn (£9.6bn).... Read More...
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