Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [03.02.09] February 3, 2009
Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Memory Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, datacenter, desktop virtualization.Tags: Citrix, EMC, Gartner, Independence, Lanamark, Memory Virtualization Platform, Microsoft, mRemote, Netapp, Parallels, Remote Desktop, RNA networks, RNAmessenger, Solid State Disk, View Open Client, Visionapp, VMware, Xenocode
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It has been a while since we posted the last ‘virtualization & cloud industry news”, our excuses for this, here are the most important announcements:
Following project Independence of Citrix (a baremetal client hypervisor in collaboration with Intel), VMware released its open source VDI client: VMware View Open Client. VMware hopes to maximize its return by focussing thin client vendors, these thin clients will form an important number of all installed devices according to Gartner. So the battle moves from the server-side to the desktop. (more)
EMC and Microsoft extend their collaboration into 2011 (more)
Following the European Code of Conduct for Data Centers, the Green Grid initiative will be announcing on the 4th plans to develop a new metric for data center productivity and a data center 2.0 design guide.
RNA networks specializing in memory virtualization software (transforming server memory into a shared network resource) announced the launch of its Memory Virtualization Platform (MVP) and first product, RNAmessenger, based on the MVP (more)
The partnership between Xsigo and Dell will result in additional I/O ports on PowerEdge servers on the fly without the need for extra network interface cards, providing increased I/O virtualization. (more)
Parallels will preview its new hypervisor which was initailly scheduled for 2006 on its Summit 2009, furthermore its new orchestration product (Virtual Automation) will also be previewed.
Visionapp has released Remote Desktop 2009 with additional support for Citrix ICA, VNC, SSH, Telnet and HTTPS furthermore there are features of mRemote included in the new release (more)
Lanamark specializing in virtualization capacity planning and IT assessment software, the availability of Lanamark Suite 2009, including support for monitoring Citrix XenServer and VMware ESX, supplements server information with power consumption, form factor, age and warranty metrics, and simplifies capacity planning with significant user experience and reporting automation enhancements. (more)
XenoCode has released Virtual Application Studio 2009 building further in the application virtualization market (more)
Texas Memory Systems and NetApp partner on solid state disk
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