Microsoft Corp. released tools to help companies deploy Windows Vista, acknowledging that there are deployment and application-compatibility pains enterprise IT managers face when updating business desktops to the new OS. The company unveiled the new tools, Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs ... Read More...

PlateSpin Ltd. today announced that the company has won the 2007 “ Virtualization Technology of the Year ” award as part of The Banker Technology Awards. Backed by The Financial Times UK , The Banker Technology Awards recognize innovation and excellence... Read More...

With x86 server virtualization maturing and competitors to VMware becoming stronger, I figured it was time to talk with some real-world users of server-slicing technology beyond VMware. This week, I’m focusing on Xen. This newsletter and the next will include an edited transcript of a talk I had... Read More...

Tim Mangan of TMurgent Technologies and Kevin Kaminski of Big Hat Group are pleased to formally announce the formation of a new partnership focused on developing training and other materials for customers of Microsoft SoftGrid. This partnership, known... Read More...

What if the service provider that offers you online backup could provide ready-to-use desktop configurations, enabling you to set up and manage desktops and laptops without having to touch the users' machines? If you think it sounds attractive, you're not alone. "We are seeing a lot of interest ... Read More...

Parallels, Inc. announced today its release of Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, a completely new version of its award-winning software that enables Mac users to run Windows, Linux, and any other operating system at the same time as OS X on a single Mac... Read More...

Virtual Iron Software ( www.virtualiron.com ), a provider of enterprise-class server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management software, today announced the general availability of Version 3.7 of its platform. With Virtual Iron's support for... Read More...

Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions, today introduced a new version of the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway(TM) Virtual Edition that integrates Proofpoint's Secure Messaging(TM) encryption module, in addition... Read More...