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AppSense Revenues Growing Rapidly
AppSense, provider of user environment management solutions for large-scale environments, reported a 50 % increase in U.S. revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. Its global business realized a 30 percent increase in worldwide revenue.
25Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedDSA Research Group Releases OpenNebula (ONE) 1.0
Recently, the dsa-research group announced that a Technology Preview (TP2) of the OpenNEbula (ONE) Virtual Infrastructure Engine had been made available. Now, a stable release (v1.0) of OpenNebula (ONE) is available for download, again under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0.
25Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVirtualization Pretty Big Down Under
Twice as many Australian businesses are using virtualization than the rest of the world, according to analysts, reports Techworld. Gartner says between 8 and 9 % of medium to enterprise businesses are virtualizing their x86 servers, while global uptake remains at about 4 to 5 %.
24Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedEMC Reports Strong Q2 Results, Might Spin Off VMware Anyway
So VMware performed below expectations, but how did parent company EMC do the past quarter? Not too shabby, actually. In its Q2 Earnings conference call (see transcript here), the company outlined that it had performed well against the backdrop of a challenging economic environment, although its outlook for the future was less rosy.
24Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedForbes Interviews Paul Maritz
Forbes interviewed newly appointed VMware CEO and Microsoft vet Paul Maritz after last night’s earnings call. This is the most interesting excerpt as far as we’re concerned.
23Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedSeanodes Raises $2.4 Million From OSEO
Seanodes, developer of what they call “Shared Internal Storage solutions”, today announced it has received about $2.4 million in funding from OSEO, France’s national agency for industrial innovation, in the form of a no-interest loan to support ongoing technology development and company growth.
23Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVerari Systems Claims Blade-Based Solution Doubles VMware Efficiency
Verari Systems, developer of data center consolidation platforms utilizing blade-based computing and storage solutions, today announced that the Verari Systems’ VB1257 VMware ESX 3.5 certified blade - gasp -delivers twice the number of VMware virtual machines per blade than similar competitive blade offerings while consuming 50% less power.
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedAvnet Launches VirtualPath University
Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, announced a dedicated training program called VirtualPath University for value-added resellers in the United States.
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedReflex Security Introduces Reflex Virtual Security Center
Reflex Security, a virtualization security management company, today announced the availability of Reflex Virtual Security Center (VSC), which aims to provide heightened visibility and control for virtualized environments. Reflex VSC provides a single authoritative visual interface to secure the virtual data center.
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedDiane Greene’s Potential Payout Nearly $50 Million USD
According to VMware’s proxy statement, Greene could be paid a bonus of $491,678 and her stock options may vest early, which could increase the value of her potential payout to $47.5 million or even more.
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedVMware (VMW): Second-Quarter 2008 Results (Updated)
VMware reported its second-quarter 2008 results today, in a call followed closely after the abrupt removal of Diane Greene two weeks ago (see our ‘the week after’ post too for reference).
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedEmulex First HBA Vendor to Support Sun’s Solaris Containers
Emulex recently announced that its LightPulse Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) now offer Virtual HBA technology within Solaris 10 Operating System environments. Enhanced capabilities such as virtual port management, available via Emulex’s HBAnyware management suite, are designed to enhance the overall functionality of Solaris Containers.
22Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | Continued![[image]](http://mowser.com/img?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.mofuse.com%2Fimages%2Fbadges%2Fbadge_blue.png)
