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Defining Hybrid Cloud at Cloud Expo New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Hybrid is an end state for most customers as it balances choice and the needs of the business against cost, flexibility and risk. In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Mark Clifton, Director Cloud Solutions at Dell Commercial Business Unit, will discuss Hybrid cloud adoption as well as the issues around data portability, integration and security that need to be proactively addressed.

Big Data Brings Big Changes

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:23:00 EDT

The explosion of big data and the need for faster data are spurring a search for data scientists as well as data architects. It’s no secret that rocket .. err … data scientists are in short supply. The explosion of data and the corresponding explosion of tools, and the knock-on impacts of Moore’s and Metcalfe’s laws, is that there is more data, more connections, and more technology to process it than ever. At last year’s Hadoop World, there was a feeding frenzy for data scientists, which only barely dwarfed demand for the more technically oriented data architects.

HP Will Reportedly Lay Off 10%-15% of Workforce

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:53:00 EDT

An HP source told Business Insider that HP is going to make “massive” job cuts of 10%-15% of its workforce of 324,600 people. Bloomberg then picked up the tambourine and said the number is more like 8%, or 25,000 people. Factoring in attrition, early retirement and shifting jobs offshore, Business Insider reckons “HP’s total workforce numbers won’t reflect all of the cuts.” It thinks “we might also hear that HP is not going to rip the bandage off in one fell swoop, but will do one modest layoff in 2012, shift more work to offshore workers, and trim the workforce more over time.” It’s expecting to hear that HP Services is having “another abysmal quarter” and that “HP’s outsourcing units could be particularly hit hard with whatever layoffs come and many of their jobs moved offshore. We’re hearing that people with eight-10 years of experience – or are at the top of the salary charts – are the most vulnerable.”

Cloud Expo New York: Private PaaS for the Enterprise and Beyond

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:00 EDT

If your organization already uses virtualized infrastructure, you are well on your way to providing IT as a Service. But as businesses demand faster results in today’s competitive market, organizations look to gain more benefits from cloud computing than just virtualized infrastructure. Learn how to extend & ensure your private cloud investment with a private Platform as a Service (PaaS) and provide on-demand availability, flexibility, control, and ultimately, faster time-to-market for your development teams. In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Bart Copeland, President & CEO of ActiveState Software, will discuss how Private PaaS technology gives you control over where, when and how you leverage the cloud.

Research and Markets: IT Market in Canada 2011-2015 - The Information Technology Market in Canada to Grow At A CAGR Of 3.4 Percent over the Period 2011-2015

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:18:18 EDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2dlbjr/it_market_in_canad) has announced the addition of the "IT Market in Canada 2011-2015" report to their offering.

Carousel Industries to Lead Training Seminars at International Avaya Users Group Global Education Conference in Boston

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:19:35 EDT

Carousel Industries, a leader in data networking and converged communications, announced that it will lead four separate presentations at the International Avaya Users Group (IAUG) Global Education Conference, which will take place in Boston between May 20th and May 24th. Each session will be led by Carousel experts and will run between an hour and an hour and a half. The sessions will focus on how end-users can best leverage Avaya technology to improve productivity and collaboration in a secure manner within the enterprise.

Cloud Computing Standards | CTO Power Panel at Cloud Expo New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:03:00 EDT

In this CTO Power Panel at the 10th International Cloud Expo, chaired by Jeremy Geelan, industry-leading CTOs & VPs of Technology will discuss such topics as: Which do you think is the most important cloud computing standard still to tackle? Who should and shouldn’t be using a PaaS product today, and why? Can a public cloud ever be truly secure? How important is open source to cloud computing and Big Data? "Mission-critical apps are now safe in the cloud." True or false? In your company how important a component is mobility in your cloud thinking? If we now have "elastic IT" does that mean you view yourself as an "elastic CTO"???

Cloud Expo New York: How Secure Are You?

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:00 EDT

Nearly every enterprise is evaluating cloud computing solutions either today or in the near term. Many have already made the leap, and many more are getting close to putting that first toe in the water. But there are key considerations that should be made, questions to be asked, and designs to consider before you can feel secure with your provider. In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, David Gulick, Product Manager, Hosting Product Management at Savvis, will help give you food for thought when having these conversations both internally and externally with service providers.

Supermicro to Exhibit at Cloud Expo 2012 New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:15:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and green computing, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York. Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology, is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions for Embedded Systems, Enterprise IT, Data Center, HPC, and Cloud Computing worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly solutions available on the market.

Cloud Expo New York: How the Cloud and Mobile Are Improving Business

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT

Come learn real-world examples where cloud and mobile are changing the way business works and the impact they're having on efficiency and productivity. In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Rodrigo Coutinho Senior Product Marketing Manager at OutSystems, will look at how mobile and the cloud are interwoven and the wave of change these two 2012 megatrends will bring to your organization. He will also provide a roadmap to assure you can navigate this sea change for business success.

Silicom Secures Major New Design Win from Emerging ‘Big Data’ Storage Industry Player

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:59:29 EDT

Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: SILC) today announced that it has secured a major Design Win for its 10Gbps multi-port network adapters from a new customer, one of the ‘big data’ storage industry’s strongest emerging players. Significant purchase orders received to date, together with guidance provided by the customer, lead the Company to project that sales related to this Design Win will total approximately $1 million per year.

Nexsan CEO Philip Black to Present at Red Herring Americas 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:53:49 EDT

Nexsan®, a leading independent provider of data storage systems, today announced that company CEO, Philip Black, will be presenting at the Red Herring Americas 2012 event on May 23rd in Santa Monica, Calif. Nexsan is among the 2012 Red Herring 100 Americas Award finalists, and is featured for its radical price/performance innovations in Hybrid Storage.

GigaOM Code ▸ gigaomdiscount Special Offer as Cloud Expo Partner

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:35:00 EDT

As a media partner of Cloud Expo, GigaOM is offering a special 20% discount for each registration package for SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City. To obtain your 20% discount, here is a quick summary of all you need to do - feel free to cut and paste these instructions into any email blast you might be sending out. Cloud Expo 2012 New York, June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading Cloud industry players in the world.

The Most Immediate Way of Getting to the Cloud: Cloud Expo New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:00 EDT

Whether you are a large enterprise, a growing business, a government organization, or a service provider, Cloud Expo New York is THE place you need to be June 11-14...so you can better understand both the provision and use of the cloud services that increasingly transforming IT and business alike. Cloud Expo covers every aspect of Cloud Computing: performance, integration, security, availability, compliance, purchasing, budgeting, development, visibility, automation...the works!

InfoSystems Strengthens Technology Solutions Organization with Addition of Senior IT Experts

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:46 EDT

InfoSystems, an award-winning technology, communications and software solutions provider based in Chattanooga, announced the addition of three senior technology professionals to their expanding team of experts. To serve their growing customer base, the last five months have seen the onboarding of senior solutions architects Chad Lowe and Kevin McKenzie, and senior networking engineer Ron Black.

Marine Resources Group Makes the Move to the Cloud with Virtustream xStream

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:12:42 EDT

Virtustream, Inc., the leading cloud solutions provider, today announced that Marine Resources Group (MRG), one of the largest maritime services companies in the United States, has deployed Virtustream’s xStream enterprise cloud solution to drive profitability and maintain its competitive edge in the marine services market.

Veeam to Present at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:02:16 EDT

Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualization management solutions for VMware vSphere and Windows Server Hyper-V, announces that William H. Largent, Veeam’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference in New York on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. ET.

Cbeyond Announces Windows Server 2012 Beta Offering

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:48 EDT

Cbeyond Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading provider of cloud and network services to small and medium sized businesses, today announced the limited release of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 beta offerings. Working with Microsoft to offer the new Windows Server 2012 – the industry’s first cloud-ready server - Cbeyond is one of the few companies offering beta versions of the new solution.

Riverbed to Showcase Next-Generation Storage Consolidation at EMC World 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:18 EDT

Today, Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the performance company, announced its participation at EMC World 2012 from May 21-24 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. EMC World brings together IT professionals who are responsible for designing, building, and operating advanced IT environments. Both Riverbed® (booth# 837) and EMC (booth# 237) will showcase a joint proof of concept comprised of EMC storage solutions with Riverbed Granite that demonstrates a next-generation storage architecture for globally distributed enterprises looking to achieve the highest levels of consolidation. Granite makes it possible to move any data on a server to a secure, centralized location while maintaining high performance access just as if the data was stored locally. In addition, Riverbed representatives will discuss performance as the critical factor for successful backup and replication, and storage solutions in the cloud.

Data Center Fabric for Cloud Computing at Cloud Expo New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Enterprise IT organizations want to deploy a virtualized data center fabric that will provide the foundation for agile private cloud computing. Getting there does not have to be difficult, but it does require a new approach to data center infrastructure design – an approach that is non-disruptive, vendor-agnostic, and very adaptable to changing business requirements. In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Bruce Fingles, Chief Information Officer and VP of Product Quality at Xsigo, will look at the limitations of traditional thinking, and show how extending the power of virtualization can help maximize performance, minimize complexity, and empower IT organizations with an agile data center fabric.

Rishidot Research Announces DeployCon 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:49:00 EDT

Rishidot Research LLC, the next-gen analyst firm, on Thursday announced DeployCon 2012, the first conference focused exclusively on Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for enterprise. According to market research firm IDC, the worldwide public PaaS market is expected to grow from $2.2 billion in 2010 to $9.1 billion by 2015. As this service-driven model of cloud computing matures and enterprises accelerate adoption, the focus shifts towards PaaS. Even though PaaS has been comfortably embraced by individual developers and startups in large numbers for a few years, enterprises today are evolving their opinion and implementation of PaaS in their IT strategy. DeployCon 2012, the enterprise PaaS Summit, aims to bridge the gap.

Acme Packet Charts the Course to Cloud-Based IP Communications Networks

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:32:00 EDT

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), at its annual Interconnect customer conference, today unveiled a series of groundbreaking new solutions for its session delivery network portfolio. These solutions advance the company's strategy to provide customers with the broadest range of platforms, from purpose-built hardware to virtual machines to elastic cloud infrastructures.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst to Deliver Keynote Address at Open Source Business Conference

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:13 EDT

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that president and CEO, Jim Whitehurst, will deliver the keynote address at Computerworld’s Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) on May 21, 2012. OSBC 2012 features content-rich sessions from visionary thought leaders and industry executives on how open source technology is being used and what the implications are from a business perspective, and the conference offers the chance to connect with the developers, users and companies behind some of the most significant open source, mobile and cloud technologies.

Solarflare PTP Ecosystem Ensures Interoperability and Delivers Complete Solutions to Customers

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:55 EDT

Solarflare, the leader in application-intelligent 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) networking software and hardware, responded to customer requests by inviting top-tier grandmaster vendors to submit their products to Solarflare test labs. Solarflare's commitment to industry development includes ensuring compatibility with the leading grandmaster vendors in the time synchronization market to demonstrate interoperability and provide a complete solution to customers for all three participating companies. Solarflare has completed testing its SFN5322F Onload PTP server adapter with the Symmetricom SyncServer® S350, Spectracom SecureSync®, and Meinberg LANTIME M600 GPS grandmasters, which included the testing of network infrastructure switches commonly deployed in Solarflare's customer networks.

It's Time to Consider Human Capital Again

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:45:00 EDT

Throughout history there has been a cycle that ebbs and flows where new technology makes production more efficient and reduces the need for manpower in a particular space, thus forcing those in charge into the difficult position of deciding who stays and who goes. This is normally replaced by an uptake in needs for employees elsewhere, and eventually by expansion of the original vertical market, a return to labor-heavy workloads. This cycle has existed (in a variety of forms) for ages. With a crossbow, less skill and more bodies were needed to field an army. With early guns, more skill and less bodies were needed. The cycle goes around again. The same is true of any marketplace where technology can help improve efficiencies. In the case of farming, fewer small farms and an increasing number of massive farms with staff no larger than the small farms whose land the large ones take up. The reason being technology improving the rate of all the jobs that are required on a farm.

Leveraging the Cloud for Better User Experience at Cloud Expo New York

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:00 EDT

The cloud has many benefits, but when it comes to application development, how does the cloud help enterprises and development teams create custom software and applications that end users actually care about? Using real world examples from Adobe, Herff Jones and Navy Federal Credit Union, this session will highlight the advantages cloud computing provides for quickly developing custom software and applications with compelling user experiences. In their general session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Anthony Franco, president of EffectiveUI, and Ken Guiberson, CTO of EffectiveUI, will explore: Using the flexible nature of cloud computing to rapidly design and deploy integrated enterprise applications Leveraging the cloud for a highly visible and transparent development process Using a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to create a hybrid cloud

NextIO Secures $12.3 Million in Series F Financing

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:18 EDT

NextIO, the pioneer in I/O consolidation and next-generation networking solutions, today announced it has closed a Series F funding round of $12.3 million. This round included investment by existing investors and an undisclosed strategic investor. NextIO, which demonstrated significant growth in 2011, will use the new funds to further expand sales and marketing efforts and to further expand NextIO’s family of I/O consolidation solutions.

Huawei Selects Metaswitch for PCE and Unified Control Plane Software

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:17 EDT

Metaswitch today announced an expansion of its ten-year technology relationship with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, to include licensing of DC-PCE, Metaswitch's Path Computation Element software.

Running Big Data Applications on Eucalyptus IaaS Cloud at Cloud Expo NY

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Infrastructure as a Service cloud platforms enable enterprise to experience agility. Infrastructure agility is key to deploying Big Data platforms and applications. As datasets grow in size and numbers in the enterprise, there needs to be a place to store, secure and analyze the datasets. IaaS clouds like Eucalyptus, with the industry's de facto standard IaaS API implementation, can be “the place” to enable enterprises to deploy Big Data analytics and applications. Because all data is now in a centralized secure system, it becomes easier to enforce precise and well-documented security policies on sensitive data. The combination of flexibility, rapid automation, speed with which you can dynamically programmatically control infrastructure using Eucalyptus IaaS API, enable enterprises to develop, test and deploy new Big Data applications at a fraction of the cost that's never been possible before.

Insight Recognized as an HP Cloud Center of Excellence

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:17:00 EDT

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT), atechnology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, today announced its U.S. operating division has unveiled its HP Cloud Center of Excellence in its Bloomingdale, Ill., facility. Insight is a Premier HP Partner, and its HP Cloud Center of Excellence provides clients convenient access and an interactive learning environment with live demonstrations and briefings for HP Cloud Solutions. The Insight HP Cloud Center of Excellence includes systems with complete and integrated solutions for building and managing services across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. The center is fully equipped with HP software, servers, storage, and networking products allowing clients to see how HP cloud solutions seamlessly work together.

Application Delivery Heavyweight F5 to Showcase Diameter Signaling Solutions and Expertise at LTE World Summit

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:16 EDT

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced that it will participate in several conference sessions and host a booth as a Bronze sponsor of the LTE World Summit 2012, taking place May 22–24 at the International Convention Center (CCIB) in Barcelona. F5 will also participate in the conference as a Gold sponsor of the “Handling the Signaling Surge” Focus Day on Tuesday, May 22. Visit F5 at booth #43 to learn more about the compelling business value that F5^® Traffix solutions deliver to Carrier Service Providers.

Beyond BYOD: Mobility Without Compromise

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:00 EDT

The BYOD trend requires sweeping changes to the way devices are used in the workplace. Find out how to confront and manage those changes, provide a better user experience, and ensure security. Gartner Hosted BYOD VIDEO: Mobility and the Social Enterprise Technical Design Workshop VIDEO: Bring Your Own Device Without Compromise Design Guide: BYOD – Device Freedom Without Compromising the IT Network

Liquidware Labs™ Introduces FlexApp™ UIA Technology in Current Release of Flagship User Virtualization Solution ProfileUnity™ 5.0

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:35:41 EDT

Liquidware Labs, the leader in desktop transformation solutions, announced today that ProfileUnity 5.0 with FlexApp user installed applications (UIA) technology is available. ProfileUnity with FlexApp allows virtual desktop users to seamlessly install their own applications into any non-persistent Windows® environment, including virtual desktop solutions from VMware®, Citrix®, and Red Hat®, without affecting master images or underlying systems. As a result, fewer desktop images can be used to support more workers on virtual desktops.

Perficient Joins EMC Information Intelligence Group Consulting Preferred Partner Program

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:04:19 EDT

Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced that it has been selected to join the EMC Information Intelligence Group Consulting Preferred Partner Program (C3P). C3P is a new EMC program that consists of a small group of elite, “go to” partners who will work in conjunction with the IIG Consulting team to drive customer success. C3P partners, like Perficient, have been selected based on their certified, highly-skilled consultants and proven track record of meeting customer requirements with Documentum-based technology.

ScaleMP to Exhibit at Cloud Expo 2012 New York

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that ScaleMP, a leading provider of virtualization solutions for high-end computing, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York. ScaleMP is the leader in virtualization for high-end computing, providing maximum performance and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). The innovative Versatile SMP (vSMP) architecture aggregates multiple independent systems into a single virtual system, delivering an industry-standard, high-end symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) computer. Using software to replace custom hardware and components, ScaleMP offers a new, revolutionary computing paradigm.

Silver Peak to Highlight WAN Optimization for Big Data and the Cloud at EMC World

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:22 EDT

Silver Peak Systems, an EMC Select partner and the leader in data center class wide area network (WAN) optimization, today announced it will present and exhibit at EMC® World Las Vegas 2012, May 21-24, 2012 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. EMC World is the premier educational forum for EMC customers, partners, and IT professionals. Silver Peak will be showcasing its Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) in booth #521.

ENETsolutions Achieves Cisco Gold Certification

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:02:00 EDT

ENETsolutions, a leading Houston-based IT support, consulting and solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully met rigorous standards set by Cisco Systems, Inc. in networking competency, service, support, and customer satisfaction to earn Cisco^® Gold Certification. The company has become only one of 30 partners in the United States and one of only 55 partners worldwide to be certified Cisco Master Managed Services Certified Partner, Cisco Master Unified Communications Specialist, and Cisco Gold Certified Partner.

Cloud Expo New York: Using APIs to Extend Your Business Reach

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:00 EDT

How can businesses harness the power of APIs to reach new customers and markets? In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Alistair Farquharson, CTO at SOA Software, will walk the audience through the growth and evolution of the API, why effective API management is important, and how the game changes when companies expose business applications to the outside world. He will also discuss: A brief history of the API How to use APIs to make money, save money, build brand "Appification" and the innovation model of the open API API management nuts and bolts, and best practices Why Enterprise APIs are important Some great examples of companies doing it right

Pure Storage Unveils Next Generation FlashArray With High Availability, FlashCare(TM) Technology and Data Integrity Fabric

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:19 EDT

Pure Storage, the all-flash enterprise storage company, today announced that its next generation FlashArray 300 Series with the 2.0 release of the Purity Operating Environment is generally available. The FlashArray delivers higher resiliency via active/active high availability, FlashCare Technology and an enhanced Data Integrity Fabric. Additional advances include always-on encryption with zero key management, a new web user interface, command line interface, and VMware vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) support. Pure Storage makes it affordable for enterprises and cloud providers to broadly deploy all-flash storage for their performance workloads, including virtual servers, virtual desktops, and databases and analytics workloads. With over 100 units shipped and production deployments for over a year, the FlashArray's performance, reliability, deduplication and compression are enterprise proven.

Nicira Virtualizes the Network for Offshore Cloud Specialist Calligo

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:21 EDT

Nicira, the network virtualization company, today announced that Calligo, a full-service cloud service provider based in the Channel Islands, has adopted Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) to support its customers in the offshore industries in the region. Calligo is using NVP to make two data centers – one in Jersey and one in Guernsey – operate as a single facility, with computing capabilities and applications utilizing the virtual and physical capabilities in either location.

Dell Introduces the First Multi-User 2U Rack Workstation for Virtualized 3D Workloads

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:01:25 EDT

Dell announced today it is expanding its client virtualization solutions with the introduction of the first virtualized 2U rack workstation enabling up to four concurrent professional graphics users to work from a single workstation from virtually anywhere. The Dell Precision R5500 rack workstation is the first four-GPU (graphics processing unit) configuration to be certified by Citrix with GPU pass-through on Citrix XenServer® 6 using Citrix XenDesktop® HDX™ 3D Pro, and brings additional security, IT resource optimization and end user flexibility to high performance workloads. This new usage model is designed for customers running 3D workloads in the engineering, medical, media and entertainment, scientific, software development and economic and finance market segments looking to support additional users on a single workstation.

Kutztown University Evolves Data Center With Advanced Avaya Ethernet Switching Solution

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:31 EDT

Pano Logic Transforms PCs Into Zero Client Desktops

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:28 EDT

Pano Logic, the leader in zero client desktop virtualization (VDI), today announced the general availability of Pano System 6 software that provides a new way for organizations to abandon costly PC-based computing. Pano System 6 introduces the Pano Virtual Client (PVC), which transforms PCs or laptops into virtual desktop clients. The newest version of the Pano System also features enhanced security, incorporating RSA SecureID's two-factor authentication for Pano Remote users, further securing mobile employee access.

Cisco Study: IT Saying Yes to BYOD

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:25 EDT

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced findings from the Cisco IBSG Horizons Study of 600 U.S. IT and business leaders that shows IT is accepting, and in some cases embracing, "bring your own device" (BYOD) as a reality in the enterprise. The study shows some of the quantifiable benefits and complexities associated with allowing employees to use their own mobile devices on their employers' networks. Coinciding with the publication of the study, Cisco also highlighted "Smart Solutions" for the enterprise and opportunities for service providers to help customers, and end users, make the most of mobility experiences in the office, at home, or on-the-go.

Boston MedFlight Works With Broadleaf on Application Uptime, Recoverability and Disaster Recovery

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:18 EDT

Broadleaf, a leader in designing and implementing vendor solutions for data storage, virtualization and WAN optimization, announced that Boston Medflight (BMF) engaged Broadleaf to provide a solution that would improve uptime for a mission critical application and lay the groundwork for an effective IT infrastructure disaster recovery plan.

Fujitsu Develops High-Speed Thin Client Technology for 10-Fold Improvement in Responsiveness

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:18:54 EDT

Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed technology for high-speed thin clients that will respond as much as ten times faster to user operations, even in low-quality network environments.

Infinitely Virtual Selected as Intuit Host Provider, Enabling QuickBooks Hosting in the Cloud for Virtualization Clients

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:23 EDT

QuickBooks, Intuit’s market-leading financial management software, is now available on a cloud-hosted basis to clients of Infinitely Virtual, the hosting company announced today. Infinitely Virtual, a leading provider of virtual server cloud computing services for businesses, has been approved as an Intuit Commercial Host, enabling it to provide QuickBooks capability to clients via its virtual server platform.

Cloud VDI: Leveraging the Full Potential of the Cloud at Cloud Expo NY

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 EDT

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has been a hot topic in the IT community for years but delivery models have limited its use. Today there are real options for using the technology to truly replace the existing desktop infrastructure to realize tangible benefits. Today’s cloud-sourced VDI offers the enterprise new opportunities for security, centralization, mobility, and business continuity while avoiding much of the upfront investment of traditional in-house deployments. Utilizing cloud-based VDI to centralize application deployment, secure corporate property, or scale the IT enterprise brings flexibility and a layer of abstraction that was not previously available. There are many different delivery strategies on the market with different benefits, nuances, and use-cases. While most agree that IT’s consumption of infrastructure is changing drastically, how do you choose which is the right model for your business?

Netlist Announces 16GB HyperCloud(TM) Memory Technology Qualified for HP SmartMemory on HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:02:01 EDT

Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance memory subsystems, today announced that Netlist's 16GB HyperCloud memory modules have been qualified by HP and will become the basis for HP SmartMemory HyperCloud for use on HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) DL rack-mount server models.

NVIDIA Unveils Cloud GPU Technologies, Redefining Computing Industry for Third Time

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:26:28 EDT

technologies that accelerate cloud computing using the enormous computing capabilities of the GPU.