Citrix is focusing on the SMB market ahead of its Synergy conference, with a new version of VDI-in-a-Box
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Study: Cloud To Drive Major IT Spend
Spending by public cloud service providers will grow at a sharp rate over the next few years, according to IDC
Reuters Gets Trend Micro Deep Security Protection
Thomson Reuters is deploying Trend Micro Deep Security for protection at the hypervisor level
UK Leads In Private Cloud Adoption
Businesses in the UK are pushing into the cloud at a faster-than-average rate, according to VMware
Colt Launches Private Cloud Services In Europe
Companies in Europe will be able to access private cloud services from local data centres by the end of 2012
Oxford University Builds VMware Private Cloud
Oxford University will offer managed cloud IT services to other universities in Britain
HP And Microsoft Plan ‘Vblock Killer’ VM System
New kids on the V-block, HP and Microsoft, aim to out-box Cisco, EMC and VMware with HP VirtualSystem
Cloud Environment Innovation Promised By EMC
EMC, preparing to launch Project Lightning, seeks better ways to move VM workloads around data centres
Quantum Launches vmPro For Virtual Protection
Quantum has launched its vmPro virtual data protection offerings to safeguard virtualised systems
Cisco Virtual Firewall Protects Multi-Tenant Cloud
Cisco rolled out switches and a virtual firewall appliance to expand its ASA data centre range
VMware And Telefónica Build Schizo Smartphones
VMware has announced partnerships with Telefónica in Europe and Verizon in the US for mobile virtualisation
Microsoft And VMware Tussle Over Private Clouds
Microsoft says its private cloud is better-priced, VMware says it's all about quality
VMware Launches Cloud Management Portfolio
VMware's new management tools give organisations greater insight into the workings of their virtual environments
VMworld 2011: Better Virtual Management
The virtualisation industry will benefit from better management, and clearer pricing, says analyst Ovum
Parallels Takes Virtualisation Crown: Review
Good management means Parallels. Mac virtualisation beats VMware Fusion, Oracle Virtual Box
Citrix And Cisco Snuggle Up For Virtual Desktop Push
Cisco and Citrix are looking to make it easier to deploy large-scale desktop virtualisation projects
HP Extends FlexNetwork For Multimedia And Cloud
HP has extended its FlexNetwork portfolio with hardware and management tools for cloud and video
Red Hat Buys Gluster For Cloud-Ready Storage
Red Hat enters the storage software business by acquiring a virtual appliance-style file system vendor
Parallels Looks To SMBs With Cloud IaaS Launch
Parallels's new cloud solution allows service providers to easily deliver cloud infrastructure as a service
Microsoft Windows Server 8 Preview: Review
The preview of Windows Server 8 takes on VMware's virtualisation, and boosts support for networks and management
Rackspace Brings Virtual Desktop Hosting To Europe
Hosted Virtual Desktop is Rackspace's bid to tap into a growing market for mobile device access
Cisco Plans Virtual Networking For Microsoft Hyper-V
Cisco will provide data centre packages that will control Microsoft Windows Server 8 virtual environments
Google Touts Its Green Data Centre Credentials
Google has for the first time released details about the energy consumption of its data centres
Organisations Not Ready For Cloud: Computacenter
Many organisations don't have the infrastructure to adopt the cloud, even if they wanted to, says Computacenter
Hyper-V Desktops On Microsoft’s Windows 8
Microsoft is working to enable Hyper-V virtualisation technology inside the upcoming Windows 8 OS
Juniper Virtual Gateway Given Security Upgrade
Juniper's vGW platform has been upgraded with security management, continuous monitoring and antivirus
Samsung Backs VMware Mobile Play
Samsung has revealed it will make phones that can run VMware's mobile hypervisor technology
VMware And Symantec Pledge Secure DaaS Offering
Symantec and VMware promise a desktop-as-a-service offering with security and management capabilities
VMware Targets Hybrid Cloud Deployments
Many new products and services have been seen before but they are coming into general availability now
VMware vSphere 5.0 Supports Giant VMs: Review
Storage and networking capabilities get a work over with the latest version of VMware's vSphere