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Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [20.01.09] January 20, 2009

Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, datacenter, desktop virtualization.
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Citrix is working together with Intel on a Type-1 hypervisor, the product is scheduled to be released in 2H2009 in two versions: an open source version to the Xen project and a commercial Citrix product. (more)

Earlybert pointed to us that it is an Type1 hypervisor and not a Type2, he is absolute correct, we have corrected the remark. Thanks Bert.

Igel Technology will release a new productline on January 28th, 2008 with increased flexibility and management.

Virtualization & Cloud Industry News [07.01.09] January 7, 2009

Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, datacenter, desktop virtualization.
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Registration for Citrix Synergy 2009 in Las Vegas has been opened. Synergy hosts this year Network World Live!, Virtualization Congress, Geek Speak Live!

Igel Technology is one of the first thin client vendors to obtain VMware View 3.0 certification approval for their thin clients.

LinMin introduces bare metal provisioning 5.3 with improved GUI and support for the latest Linux distris.

Sun buys QLayer, Qlayer will be part of the cloud computing unit within Sun. QLayer was one of the driving forces behind CloudCamp Brussels and generated a turnover of around 0,8 million EUR. The company specializes in development of virtual data center software.

VMware confirms that eight new ESX configurations have been approved by Microsoft for support under the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP). (more)

Tod Nielsen has been hired by VMware, Tod comes from Borland, where he’s been CEO for the last three years. He will be the new VMware chief operating officer, a specially created job that reports to fellow Microsoft veteran, VMware CEO Paul Maritz.

Bob Muglia has been named president of the Server and Tools Business within the Redmon giant Microsoft, he served the same group previously as Vice-President.

Vizioncore announced that vRanger Pro 3.2.8, the latest version of its backup and restore solution, is the first product on the market today to provide full support for VMware ESXi 3.5 (more)

Intel is sued by Matthew Robert Young for $5 billion from prison. Mr. Young insists that the chip maker has based its core 2 Duo chip and its virtualization technology are based on trade secrets … (more)

Parallels updates its Mac desktop virtualization software to improve DirectX support and adds experimental support for upcoming Microsoft and Apple operating systems (more)

NASDAQ uses Amazon for cloud storage (more)

Virtualization Industry News [18.12.09] December 18, 2008

Posted by Roel Gydé in Application virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center Management, File Virtualization, I/O Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Virtualization & Storage, desktop virtualization.
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  • XVM has released VirtualBox 2.1 (more)
  • Xeround (specialist in database virtualization) puts out Xeround Data Grid 2.8 (more)
  • DotNetPanel 2.8.1 has been released, the first hosting control panel using Hyper-V (more)
  • Bill Demas leaves MokaFive as CEO, he will be replaced by Dale Fuller (ex CEO McAfee and Borland)
  • Egenera signs OEM agreement with Dell
  • JumpBox (specialist in creating virtual appliances) has released 38 open source applications in OVF format
  • Igel Technology certifies for VDM 2.1
  • VKernel moves Capacity Planner from version 2.1 in 3.0, 2.1 has been around for only 1,5 months
  • Xen.org today announced that Oracle has joined the Xen Project Advisory Board
  • Catbird releases Catbird Compliance Enforcer 1.0 (more)

IDC and Yankee have released their predictions for 2009: the two most important ones are:

  • Microsoft will turn the hypervisor-market upside down
  • VDI will go mainstream in 2009

Igel Technology releases Linux firmware 3.09 November 10, 2008

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Igel Technology has released its new Linux firmware (version 3.09). This new firmware contains a rich new feature-set providing the necessary digital services to connect to virtualized environments.

New features include:

  • support for VMware VDM 2.1
  • new ICA Client 10.40 fixing access to readonly mounted devices with Office2003
  • Firefox 2.0.0.17 with some security fixes and support to hide context menu
  • Winconnect 6.0.72h with support for W2k8 server per device licensing and fixed smartcard logon         with session directory
  • PCSC smartcard service: support for extended APDUs (used with long encyption keys)
  • Powerterm session can now use enviroment variables to evaluate the host name.
  • Startup ethernet based cards dhcp configuration only if a link (connected cable) is detected
  • SecMaker NetID version 4.9.4.1
  • Added support for displays with resolution of 1280×800
  • Support for Olympus Dictation Devices through ICA
  • Support for VLANs (Virtual LAN) with ethernet interfaces

Full overview of all digital services connectors (depending on model-type)

  • ICA Client 10.40.133432
  • RDP Winconnect 6.0.72h
  • RDP rdesktop 1.6.0
  • PowerTerm InterConnect 9.1.0.238
  • PowerTerm WebConnect 5.6.0.4000-rel.20413
  • SAP GUI 710rev3
  • Firefox 2.0.0.17
  • JRE 1.5.0_13
  • Acrobat Reader 509
  • MPlayer 1.0rc1
  • Flash Player 7
  • Real Player 8.0.3.421
  • KPhone 4.2
  • ThinPrint Client 6.3.91.1
  • NX Client 3.0.0-65
  • Cisco VPN Client 4.8.00.0490-k9
  • X Server 6.8.1

The new firmware and release notes can be downloaded here.

Igel releases Remote Management System 3.0 September 22, 2008

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IGEL RMS 3.0 is a pillar of the IGEL Universal Desktop strategy that gives a great user experience and the lowest deployment costs by being able to deliver many different server-based applications using their native access protocols or “Digital Services”. It does this by allowing each different Digital Service in a Universal Desktop to be remotely controlled using IGEL Remote Management Suite 3.0. These changes can be made individually to a Universal Desktop or deployed to many thousands of desktops with drag and drop simplicity using profiles. There is no need to create different scripts or firmware images for each terminal and this is what makes IGEL RMS 3.0 so powerful and able to deploy subtle individual changes to users, even in large thin client environments.

New Digital Services that can now be remotely controlled by IGEL RMS 3.0 include VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2.1, Citrix XenDesktop Appliance mode, Ericom® PowerTerm® WebConnect client, the native SAP GUI and Firefox web browser. This is in addition to the existing ability to control ICA/RDP, VoIP and terminal emulation. More

Windows CE-Based Virtualization by Igel September 10, 2008

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IGEL announced the availability of its latest Microsoft Windows CE firmware. The inclusion of the Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect client allows customers to choose from 10 hypervisors when delivering virtual PCs. The firmware upgrade also includes support for the Citrix XenDesktop Appliance standard. All Windows CE-based IGEL thin clients can be switched from a traditional IGEL Universal Desktop to a tightly defined virtual PC using ICA to access Citrix XenDesktop. These features come in addition to the existing support for the Leostream connection broker that can connect to a VMware VDI infrastructure plus other digital services such as terminal emulation, web and media player.

Full report here.

IGEL Technology And Glacier Computer Announce Release Of Rugged Igel Thin Client Solution September 8, 2008

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Glacier Computer has announced that IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, has released their IGEL-5310 LX Premium Image for the Glacier Everest rugged industrial computer.

Common installations are onboard forklift computers, warehouse walls, and at shop floor data collection stations. The IGEL 5310 thin client is designed specifically for software environments that require rich digital services, maximum performance, and security. More info here.