CA Technologies represents virtualization, automation & cloud computing at four industry conferences.

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Manpreet

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that several executives and customers will discuss best practices for achieving business agility and enhancing service delivery using virtualization, automation and cloud computing at four industry conferences. Executives will be speaking at Data Center World, VMworld Europe 2010, Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2010 and Interop New York during the month of October.

Data Center World

Ryan Shopp, senior director of product marketing, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies, will present “Five Steps on the Journey from Virtualization to Cloud,” October 5 at 3 p.m. PT. Data Center World (October 3-6) will be held at the Mirage Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

VMworld Europe 2010

Andi Mann, vice president of product marketing, and Stephen Elliot, vice president of strategy, both of Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies, will present “Getting Over the Hump – How to Jump-start your Stalled Virtualization Deployment,” on October 13 at 4:30 p.m. GMT+1.

Matthew Richards, senior director of product marketing, Cloud Computing, CA Technologies, and Stephen Hurford, communications director for DNS Europe, will present “How to By-Pass the Usual IT Roadblocks and Get Your Private Cloud Up and Running in Less Than 30 Days” on October 14 at 3:30 p.m. GMT+1.

CA Technologies will demonstrate its Virtualization Management, Virtual Security, Service Automation, Backup and Continuity, Assurance and Cloud solutions in booth 40 at VMworld Europe (October 12-14), which will be held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2010

Adam Famularo, general manager, Cloud Computing, CA Technologies, will present “Great Expectations: How the Cloud Changes Business Expectation and What IT Can Do Right Now,” on October 18 at 12:45 p.m. ET.

Roger Pilc, general manager, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies, and Chris Gebelin, executive director – enterprise management of MGM Resorts International, will present “Quit Stalling: Overcoming the Barriers to Broad-based Virtualization Deployments,” on October 19 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Andi Mann will present “Test Your Cloud Maturity Level: A Practical Guide to Self Assessment,” on October 20 at 7:00 pm ET.

Ken Blackwell, vice president and chief architect, Service Assurance, CA Technologies, will present “Assuring Applications and Services with Quantum Mechanics,” on October 21 at 12:15 p.m.

CA Technologies also will demonstrate its Virtualization Management, Service Automation, Assurance, IT Management Software as a Service, and Cloud solutions in booth PS2 at Gartner ITxpo (October 17-21), which will be held at Walt Disney World’s Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Fla.

Interop New York

Ryan Shopp, senior director of product marketing, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies, will present “Building a Private Cloud In Today’s Data Center With Today’s Infrastructure,” on October 21 at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Allan Andersen, vice president of product management, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies, will participate in a panel entitled “Best Practices for Desktop Virtualization,” on October 22 at 10:15 a.m. ET.

Patrick Ancipink, vice president of product marketing, Assurance, CA Technologies, will participate in a panel entitled “Advances in Network Management,” on October 22 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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VMware availability of VMware View 4.5, enterprise-class desktop virtualization solution.

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Manpreet

VMware, a company engaged in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, has announced the availability of VMware View 4.5, an enterprise-class desktop virtualization solution.

VMware View 4.5 is a complete, virtual desktop solution that enables enterprises to improve security; lower operating costs and simplifies desktop administration and management by establishing a modern, end-user computing architecture.

Vittorio Viarengo, vice president of end user computing products for VMware, said: “The release of VMware View 4.5 establishes a clear path to the modern desktop and our vision for a user-centric application and data delivery model. VMware View 4.5 provides the best of both worlds end user mobility and IT manageability.

“VMware View 4.5 dramatically expands the number of use cases for virtual desktop technology by offering the first offline solution in the market allowing users to check out their virtual desktop from the data center and take it on the road with them.”

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VMware Inc introduces availability of VMware View(TM) 4.5

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Manpreet

VMware, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!vmw/quotes/nls/vmw  (VMW  85.51, +0.57, +0.67%) , the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced the general availability of VMware View(TM) 4.5, the first enterprise-class desktop virtualization solution that delivers rich virtual desktop experiences to end-users online or offline. VMware View 4.5 is a complete, virtual desktop solution that enables enterprises to improve security, lower operating costs, and simplify desktop administration and management by establishing a modern, end-user computing architecture.

VMware’s vision for end user computing helps organizations evolve their legacy desktop computing environments to a more modern, user-centric application and data delivery model. The company’s strategy seeks to free users and IT from more than two decades of complex, device-centric computing and deliver a more consumer-focused cloud experience for the enterprise.

“The release of VMware View(TM) 4.5 establishes a clear path to the modern desktop and our vision for a user-centric application and data delivery model,” said Vittorio Viarengo, vice president, End User Computing Products for VMware. “VMware View 4.5 provides the best of both worlds — end user mobility and IT manageability. VMware View 4.5 dramatically expands the number of use cases for virtual desktop technology by offering the first offline solution in the market allowing users to check out their virtual desktop from the data center and take it on the road with them.”

VMware View 4.5 Powers VMworld 2010 San Francisco VMworld 2010 Hands-On Labs provided a rich opportunity to experience enhancements to VMware View 4.5. Attendees accessed more than 480 concurrent VMware View 4.5 seats resulting in over 21,000 total lab hours. During four days, more than 150,000 VMware View 4.5 desktops were provisioned over a Wide Area Network (WAN) environment. For the first time, the Labs were powered by VMware hybrid cloud technology based on VMware vSphere(TM) via data centers located in San Francisco, California; Ashburn, Virginia; and Miami, Florida to enable 4,000 virtual machines to be deployed and un-deployed every hour.

VMware View 4.5 Features and Benefits: VMware View 4.5 delivers new innovations, expanding the value of desktop virtualization to the enterprise:

–  Offline Desktop Access — VMware View Client with Local Mode, the
industry’s first integrated offline virtual desktop solution enables
users to access their virtual desktop even while disconnected from the
network. In addition to offline requirements, VMware View Client with
Local Mode delivers solutions to enable uses cases such as Bring Your
Own PC (BYOPC) and contractor owned IT. Innovative management provides
enforcement of consistent security and compliance policies across
connected and disconnected virtual desktops.

–  Rapid, Cost Effective Windows 7 Migration — VMware View 4.5 fully
supports Microsoft Windows 7 while providing a model for enterprises
to significantly reduce the cost and time required migrating from
legacy operating systems. Customers that combine VMware View 4.5 and
VMware ThinApp(TM) for application virtualization can realize even
more advantages, reducing the time and cost of Windows 7 migration by
50 percent. Customers can calculate their expected savings by visiting
VMware’s ROI calculator.

–  Expanded Administrative Capabilities — VMware View Administrator has
been enhanced to deliver unprecedented levels of manageability,
scalability and efficiencies for IT organizations. With the addition
of role based administration, monitoring dashboards, simplified
reporting and support for third-party tools VMware View Administrator
continues to drive simplification of virtual desktop management
through a single administrative interface.

–  Integrated Application Assignment — VMware View 4.5 simplifies the
delivery of virtualized applications to end-users through integration
of application assignment with the VMware View Administrator console.
Integration enables VMware ThinApp applications to be centrally
managed and easily delivered to pools or individual desktops.

–  Improved User Experience — With enhancements to optimize delivery of
virtual desktops to end-user on the Local Area Network and across the
WAN, VMware View 4.5 continues to improve end-user experience and
expand to address new use cases. Enhancements to the PCoIP display
protocol in the VMware View 4.5 release include expanded support for
authentication mechanisms, improvements to zero client capabilities
and optimized interaction for end-users over wide area links.

–  Reduced Solution Cost — With the introduction of tiered storage,
VMware View 4.5 helps reduce the cost of storage by enabling customers
to take advantage of multiple storage tiers including high performance
and locally attached storage. This helps to not only optimize
performance but also allows organizations to reduce the cost
associated with storage requirement for virtual desktop environments.
In addition VMware has worked with partners such as Dell, HP, Cisco,
NetApp and EMC to provide prescriptive reference architectures which
enable customers to deploy a desktop virtualization solution that is
both scalable and cost effective. Finally, through integration with
VMware vSphere 4.1, a key component of the VMware View solution,
customers benefit from increased desktop VM consolidation to improve
server utilization and further optimize solution costs.

–  Enhanced Security Features — Improved security management and
security card support in VMware View 4.5 expands secure access for
virtualized desktops while protecting sensitive data. Enterprises can
now deliver a secure, consistent desktop environment for all remote
and branch offices, mobile workers, and outsourced and contract
business models. VMware View 4.5 also supports the FIPS 140-2 U.S.
Federal Government Security Compliance, enabling protection of
sensitive and secure data for U.S. Federal Government agencies.

–  Flexible Device End-Points — View delivers a personalized,
uncompromising desktop experience across nearly any end-user device,
including Microsoft Windows and Mac devices, Zero Clients, Thin
Clients, Kiosks and new computing platforms such as the Apple iPhone
and iPad as well as Android devices. This capability enables new
flexible desktop models, supporting contractors and employees
leveraging their own endpoint devices so that enterprises can provide
users with increased flexibility to choose from new device types while
ensuring each system remains managed, secure and compliant. To see a
complete list of VMware View Ready clients visit

http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/view

–  Optimized Anti-virus Protection — Integration of VMware vShield(TM)
Endpoint enables the centralization of anti-virus and malware scanning
to optimize virtual environment performance, simplify AV management
and improve desktop security.

For a full list of new features in VMware View 4.5, see the product brochure.

Pricing & Availability: Available today, the VMware View 4.5 family of products includes:

–  VMware View 4.5, Enterprise Edition: includes VMware vSphere 4.1 for
desktops, VMware vCenter(TM) 4.1 and VMware View Manager 4.5, a
flexible desktop management server enabling IT administrators to
quickly provision and tightly control user access.

–  VMware View 4.5, Premier Edition: includes VMware vSphere 4.1 for
desktops, VMware vCenter 4.1, VMware View Manager 4.5, View Client
with Local Mode, VMware ThinApp 4.6, VMware View Composer and VMware
vShield Endpoint 1.0 to enable integration of offline capabilities,
image management optimization, application virtualization and
centralized anti-virus protection with virtual desktop delivery and
management.

VMware View 4.5 Enterprise Edition is priced at $150 per concurrent connection and VMware View 4.5 Premier Edition is priced at $250 per concurrent connection. Customers can download a 60-day free trial of VMware View 4.5 or existing customers with active SnS contracts can download the VMware View 4.5 update.

About VMware VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform — VMware vSphere(TM) — customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion, more than 190,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com

VMware, VMware ThinApp, VMware View, VMware vShield, VMware vSphere and VMworld are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. The use of the word “partner” or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the future of end-user computing, expectations for the evolution of desktop computing environments and user demands, our future Horizon technology and future benefits that can be achieved by customers. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer or information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into the virtualization market, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (iv) our customers’ ability to develop, and to transition to, new products and computing strategies such as cloud computing and IT-as-a-service, (v) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vi) rapid technological and market changes in virtualization software and platforms for cloud and desktop computing; (vii) changes to product development timelines; (viii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (ix) our ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; and (x) the successful integration of acquired companies and assets into VMware. These forward looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

Media Contacts:
Christian Bateman
VMware Global Communications
cbateman@vmware.com
(650) 427-1103

Hana Mandapat
OutCast Communications for VMware
Hana@outcastpr.com
(415) 345-4702

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CA Technologies introduces virtualization & cloud computing Solutions at VMworld.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Manpreet

Executives to Discuss How to Overcome VM Stall and Expedite the Development of a Private Cloud

CA Technologies /quotes/comstock/15*!ca/quotes/nls/ca (CA 20.91, -0.24, -1.13%) (http://www.ca.com/us/default.aspx) today announced that it is a platinum sponsor of VMworld Europe 2010, held from October 12-14 in Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Throughout the event, CA Technologies will showcase its many solutions for eliminating VM stall and progressing on the journey from virtualization to cloud computing (http://www.ca.com/us/content/campaign.aspx?cid=240694) in booth #40. Attendees will learn about CA Technologies four-step model for helping customers evolve from an entry-level virtualization project to a mature dynamic data center and private cloud strategy.

In addition, CA Technologies will host the following sessions:

Wednesday, October 13th at 4:30pm, Room 20

“Getting Over the Hump – How to Jump-start Your Stalled Virtualization Deployment”

Andi Mann, VP of Product Marketing, Virtualization and Automation

Stephen Elliott, VP of Strategy, Virtualization and Automation

Many organizations are experiencing virtualization stall, which prevents them from moving beyond the first stage on the virtualization maturity curve and realizing the full scope of benefits of the technology. This session will show how to ensure successful virtualization deployments by containing risk, managing resources and establishing effective management. Attendees will come away knowing how to identify problems in their IT organization before they appear, how to expand their virtualization deployments, and move further along in their journey to dynamic data centers and cloud computing.

Thursday, October 14th at 1:30pm, Room 10

“How to Bypass the Usual IT Roadblocks and Get Your Private Cloud Up and Running in Less Than 30 Days”

Matthew Richards, Sn Director Product Marketing, Cloud

Stephen Hurford, Cloud Services Director, DNS Europe

As enterprises get started with cloud computing, they are most often taking an evolutionary approach by expanding their virtualization, automation and standardization strategies-a sound approach, but one that can take time to execute. This session will highlight a new game-changing approach to get cloud up-and running in less than a month.

The above mentioned CA Technologies and DNS Europe executives will be available on-site for media interviews.

For full release visit: http://www.pitchengine.com/catechnologies/ca-tec hnologies-to-showcase-its-virtualization-and-cloud-solutions-at-vmworld-euro pe-2010/91103/

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About CA Technologies

CA Technologies /quotes/comstock/15*!ca/quotes/nls/ca (CA 20.91, -0.24, -1.13%) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services.

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Learning Tree International deploys Xsigo’s I/O virtualization technology.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Manpreet

Xsigo Systems, Inc., a technology leader in data center I/O virtualization, today announced that Learning Tree International, a world leader in hands-on training for managers and technology professionals, has deployed Xsigo’s award-winning I/O virtualization technology to support data center virtualization efforts. By using Xsigo, Learning Tree reduced cabling complexity by 80% and accelerated I/O management tasks by 20X. As a result, the company was able to expand its server capacity instantly without added capital cost or IT headcount, and expects to save 50% on the capital cost of future server additions.

“Our goal is to virtualize 100% of our applications, and we recognized early on that I/O issues like performance, complexity, and cumbersome management would present barriers to meeting that goal,” said Eric Smith, director of enterprise infrastructure services at Learning Tree. “With Xsigo virtual I/O we have eliminated I/O bottlenecks that constrained server performance, and we have streamlined management to let us complete tasks in minutes that would otherwise take days, putting us on track to meet our virtualization goal on time and at the lowest possible cost.”

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Learning Tree offers hands-on training courses that have enhanced the professional skills of more than 2 million employees from more than 65,000 organizations. The company’s virtualization infrastructure includes VMware ESX 4.0 software, Dell servers, NetApp storage, and Xsigo VP780 I/O Directors with 20Gb server connections. Xsigo offers a range of solutions that deliver from 10Gb to 40Gb of bandwidth through each server connection to eliminate I/O bottlenecks with performance up to 40X faster than typical 1Gb Ethernet connectivity.

For Learning Tree, a key benefit of virtual I/O is flexible storage connectivity. Because Xsigo allows all virtualized servers to access all available storage types — Fibre Channel, CIFS, and NFS — it is now possible to run any application on any server, enabling flexibility that would have been cost prohibitive with traditional I/O. A second benefit is the ability to quickly re-configure LAN connectivity in software to meet new operational requirements.

“We recently added a load balancer and needed to configure a new network for the virtual machines that would reside behind that device,” Smith continued. “With traditional I/O it would have taken days to install and configure NICs on the hosts, and then add the needed cabling. With Xsigo we did it in minutes without touching the servers.”

The Xsigo VP780 and VP560 I/O Directors consolidate data center infrastructure and provide dynamic connectivity from any server to any Ethernet or Fibre Channel network, a key requirement of cloud computing. At VMworld 2010, Xsigo announced a significant advancement in virtual I/O technology, an Ethernet-based version of its award-winning Xsigo I/O Director, the industry’s first virtual I/O technology to leverage the standard Ethernet ports found on every x86 server. With Xsigo, data center managers can reduce cabling requirements by 70 percent, cut power consumption by 30 percent, and complete routine management tasks in seconds rather than hours or days.

“As our environment grows, we can now add servers in under an hour — we just connect two cables and use pre-defined templates to configure the I/O,” Smith concluded. “Before this, we had to install, configure, and connect up to eight NICs and perhaps two Fibre Channel HBAs, which required days of repetitive configuration work that took time away from higher value tasks.”

“We are delighted that Learning Tree made Xsigo a part of their initiative to achieve a fully-virtualized data center,” said Bruce Fingles, vice-president of product management and alliances at Xsigo. “They are on the cutting edge of a wave of mid-sized firms who want to do more with virtualization and who recognize that the performance, agility, and simplicity of virtual I/O can help them get there faster and at less cost.”

About Learning Tree

Learning Tree International is a leading global provider of highly effective, hands-on training to managers and information technology professionals. Since 1974, over 65,000 organizations have relied on Learning Tree to enhance the professional skills of more than 2 million employees. Learning Tree develops, markets and delivers a broad, proprietary library of instructor-led courses focused on people and project management; leadership and business skills; Web development; operating systems; databases; networking; IT security; and software development. Courses are presented globally at Learning Tree Education Centers, on site at client facilities, and are available via Learning Tree AnyWare(TM), the Company’s proprietary live, online instructor-led training delivery option, which connects online participants to the actual classroom. For more information about Learning Tree products and services, call 1-888-THE-TREE (1-888-843-8733), or visit the Learning Tree Web site at www.learningtree.com.

About Xsigo Systems

Founded in 2004, Xsigo Systems, Inc. is the technology leader in data center I/O virtualization, helping organizations reduce costs and improve business agility. Based on patented and award-winning technology, Xsigo offers a complete I/O virtualization product family which includes the VP560 and VP780 I/O Directors. Xsigo has hundreds of customers, partners and resellers around the globe and services multiple industries including financial, education, government, entertainment, technology and telecommunications. The privately held company is based in San Jose, Calif., and funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Greylock Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. For more information, visit www.xsigo.com.

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Email Contact
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Credit Solutions organized “Best Practices in Energy Efficiency”.

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Manpreet

Credit Solutions, a debt settlement industry leader, was named a finalist in the SNW Fall Best Practices Awards Program in the “Best Practices in Energy Efficiency, Green Computing and the Data Center” category.

Credit Solutions’ efforts to decrease its impact on the environment got the attention of industry judges. Over a year period, Credit Solutions’ IT department became more environmentally-sustainable by embracing virtualization, consolidating server locations, lowering physical media usage, building smarter software applications and building technologies that allow for decreased paper usage.

Winners of the SNW Best Practices Awards will be announced on Wednesday, October 13 during the SNW Fall conference at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas. Award recipients will also be recognized on the conference website and may be featured in a special Computerworld supplement.

Credit Solutions also received an American Business Award for “IT Department of the Year” earlier this year and has received recognition for its innovative use of technology from the prestigious Red Herring 100 North America list and the InfoWorld 100 Awards.

About The SNW Fall Best Practice Awards Program
Produced by Computerworld and co-owned by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, the SNW Fall Best Practices Awards recognize IT end-user organizations in five categories: Best Practices in Storage Resiliency, Data Protection and Recovery; Best Practices in Virtualization and Cloud Computing; Best Practices in Planning, Designing and Building a Next Generation Storage and Server Infrastructure; Best Practices in Energy Efficiency, Green Computing and the Data Center; and Best Practices in Technology Innovation and Promise. For more information, please visit www.snwusa.com.

About Credit Solutions
Credit Solutions is recognized by the American Business Awards for the “Best Customer Services Department in Financial Services.” A charter policy partner of the United States Organization for Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA), Credit Solutions is certified by BSI Management Systems for USOBA best-practice compliance. For more information, visit www.creditsolutions.com. En español: http://espanol.creditsolutions.com.

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Arrow Electronics Inc announces value-added distributor for Xsigo in North America.

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Manpreet

Bringing additional data center virtualization solutions to the North American channel, Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!arw/quotes/nls/arw  (ARW  26.00, +0.55, +2.16%) , has signed a distribution agreement with Xsigo Systems. As the first value-added distributor for Xsigo in North America, Arrow ECS will offer Xsigo’s full suite of I/O virtualization products to value-added resellers in the United States and Canada.

“Xsigo products deliver cost savings and infrastructure consolidation, making them ideally suited for virtualized data centers. As IT managers migrate to cloud-computing environments, they need the agility and efficiency that Xsigo enables,” said Joe Burke, vice president of Arrow ECS’ storage networking business. “Virtualization is a sweet spot for many of our resellers, and we are pleased to offer them an innovative technology that lets them extend virtualization further into the data center as they architect next-generation computing solutions for their customers.”

The Xsigo VP780 and VP560 I/O Directors consolidate the infrastructure and provide dynamic connectivity from any server to any Ethernet or Fibre channel network, a key requirement of cloud computing. With Xsigo, data center managers can reduce cabling requirements by 70 percent, cut power consumption by 30 percent, and complete routine management tasks in seconds rather than hours or days.

At VMworld 2010 the company announced a significant advancement in virtual I/O technology, an Ethernet-based version of its award-winning Xsigo I/O Director, the industry’s first virtual I/O technology to leverage the standard Ethernet ports found on every x86 server. Unlike alternative approaches, such as FCoE, that require costly add-on cards, Xsigo’s new approach can deliver a complete end-to-end converged connectivity solution for less than $500 per server, or about one-third the cost of a converged network adapter card.

“Xsigo is pleased to work with Arrow ECS to expand our channel strategy in North America,” said Erik Hardy, vice president of worldwide sales for Xsigo. “Our products are highly complementary to many solutions that Arrow ECS distributes, and Arrow ECS brings extensive channel relationships and expertise that will enable Xsigo to achieve our objectives of increasing market share in North America. Our resellers will benefit from the high level of support and service that Arrow ECS offers, particularly in areas such as marketing, financing and engineering support.”

ABOUT XSIGO SYSTEMS

Founded in 2004, Xsigo Systems, Inc. is the technology leader in data center I/O virtualization, helping organizations reduce costs and improve business agility. Based on patented and award-winning technology, Xsigo offers a complete I/O virtualization product family which includes the VP560 and VP780 I/O Directors. Xsigo has hundreds of customers, partners and resellers around the globe and services multiple industries including financial, education, government, entertainment, technology and telecommunications. The privately held company is based in San Jose, Calif., and funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Greylock Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. For more information, visit www.xsigo.com.

ABOUT ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS

Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!arw/quotes/nls/arw (ARW 26.00, +0.55, +2.16%) , provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world’s foremost technology suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $4.9 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2009. Visit ecs.arrow.com for more information.

SOURCE: Arrow ECS

Arrow ECS
Dawn Small
Communications Manager
303-824-4188
dsmall@arrow.com
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Xsigo Systems
Jon Toor
Vice President, Marketing
408-329-5606
jtoor@xsigo.com

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Zenoss Inc announces the release Virtualization & Cloud Computing Survey.

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Manpreet

Zenoss Inc., a leading provider of dynamic service assurance products for public, private and hybrid clouds and corporate sponsor of Zenoss Core, today announced the release of the 2010 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Survey. Based on input from over 200 organizations the study found flexibility to be the leading driver for virtualization and cloud computing adoption use, while security was cited as the largest concern. The survey was conducted to help identify current trends in virtualization and cloud computing utilization and to collect input for addressing the IT management demands of those users.

“Cloud and virtualization technologies are impacting IT architecture in an unprecedented way, and while the technologies develop it’s equally important to provide complementary tools that provide visibility and management capabilities for the modern datacenter,” said Mark Hinkle, VP of Community at Zenoss. “This survey provides data on real enterprise usage trends so we can develop software that helps users fully understand and manage their virtual infrastructure.”

According to the survey data, VMware and Amazon EC2 have the largest market penetration in virtualization and cloud computing, respectively, while there are still a large number of organizations that are deploying applications on Xen, KVM, Rackspace Cloud and Google App Engine. Additional findings in the 2010 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Survey include:

* 40.7% indicated that they preferred to deploy servers virtually, 29.3% indicated they used virtualization whenever possible.
* 43.3% of participants indicated flexibility as the reason for using virtualization while 33.3% indicated hardware savings as a reason for using the technology.
* The number one stated goal with regards to virtual infrastructure was Cost Savings (64.7%) followed by Deployment Control specifically controlling virtual sprawl.
* 70.7% preferred tools that managed all infrastructure rather than point solutions that were virtualization specific.
* The vast number of virtualization users don’t utilize automation. In managing virtual environments only 39.3% of virtualization automate the starting and stopping of virtual machines based on operational conditions.
* 73.3% have not made a decision on their virtualization management solution.
* 25.8% indicated they would be deploying hosted data services.
* 50.8% indicated they used no specific management tools for cloud computing and 33.3% indicated using tools provided by their hosting provider.
* Security was the number one concern for cloud computing followed by management and monitoring.

The complete Zenoss 2010 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Survey is available at:

http://www.zenoss.com/in/virtualization_survey.html.

About Zenoss Core
Zenoss Core is an award winning open source network monitoring and systems management project that delivers the functionality to effectively manage the configuration, health and performance of networks, servers and applications through a single, integrated software package. The Zenoss Community is comprised of over 85,000 active members who are instrumental in evolving the solution as well as providing timely support and help for all questions. One of the most active projects on SourceForge, Zenoss Core has been downloaded over one million times and is being used by companies in over 180 countries. The Zenoss Core project is sponsored by Zenoss Inc., a commercial open source independent software vendor. For more information on Zenoss Core, visit http://community.zenoss.org.

About Zenoss Inc.
Zenoss is the leading provider of Dynamic Service Assurance to the next generation datacenter. Zenoss Enterprise is a purpose-built Dynamic Service Assurance product that assures IT service delivery to applications, business services and real-time physical, virtual and cloud-based infrastructures. With a community of over 85,000 users, Zenoss products monitor over one million network and server devices daily and have been used in over 25,000 organizations in 180 countries around the world. Commercial customers include leading companies such as Rackspace, VMware, LinkedIn, Carlson, Motorola and Deutsche Bank. To learn more about Zenoss’ award-winning IT operations management software, visit http://www.zenoss.com.

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3PAR Expands Partnership With Leading Enterprise Solutions.

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Manpreet

3PAR(R) /quotes/comstock/13*!par/quotes/nls/par  (PAR  32.98, +0.01, +0.03%) , the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today that it has expanded the company’s sales channel in India through partnership with APARA Enterprise Solutions Ltd. A leading enterprise storage integrator in India, this partnership authorizes APARA to sell the 3PAR InServ(R) Storage Server and 3PAR InForm(R) Software and to provide integration and training services designed around 3PAR Utility Storage across India. Following on the opening of a new 3PAR sales and customer service office in Bangalore earlier this year, the partnership with APARA expands 3PAR’s ability to meet the growing demand for agile and efficient, enterprise-class storage technologies to support cloud computing, virtualization, and green IT initiatives in India’s enterprise and service provider datacenters.

“There is a high demand in India for agile and efficient enterprise storage to help sustain economic growth and power cloud computing,” said Arvind Khurana, 3PAR’s India country manager. “By offering greater performance than traditional storage arrays, requiring up to 90% less administration, and drawing up to 75% less energy for power and cooling, 3PAR Utility Storage has helped enterprise and service provider customers alike do more with less as they scale to meet new business demands.”

“Our focus on enterprise customers and best-of-breed solutions that cater to high SLAs has helped us create a niche for ourselves in the Indian market,” said Ashish Khushu, Chief Operating Officer of APARA. “Over the years, we have developed an uncanny ability to evaluate and choose the right technologies and products to help our customers succeed. We believe that 3PAR Utility Storage is one of these technologies, and that our partnership with 3PAR is critical to helping effect key enterprise storage technology shifts within the Indian market.”

“The growth of 3PAR’s sales channel in India is strategic to our growth across the entire Asia Pacific region, and to our worldwide growth,” said RJ Weigel, 3PAR’s Vice President of Worldwide Sales. “As a leading systems integrator in India, we believe that APARA’s expertise in helping customers deploy leading-edge, best-in-class technologies makes our partnership an ideal vehicle for ensuring that Indian customers are at the forefront in adopting datacenter technologies that drive agility and efficiency at scale.”

About 3PAR 3PAR(R) /quotes/comstock/13*!par/quotes/nls/par (PAR 32.98, +0.01, +0.03%) is the leading global provider of utility storage, a category of highly virtualized, dynamically tiered, multi-tenant storage arrays built for public and private cloud computing. Our virtualized storage platform was built from the ground up to be agile and efficient and to eliminate the limitations of traditional storage arrays for utility infrastructures. As a pioneer of thin provisioning and other storage virtualization technologies, we design our products to reduce power consumption to help companies meet their green computing initiatives and to cut storage total cost of ownership. 3PAR customers have used our self-managing, efficient, and adaptable utility storage systems to reduce administration time and provisioning complexity, to improve server and storage utilization, and to scale and adapt flexibly in response to continuous growth and changing business needs. For more information, visit the 3PAR Website at: www.3PAR.com.

Copyright 2010 3PAR Inc. All rights reserved. 3PAR, the 3PAR logo, Serving Information, InServ, InForm, InSpire, and Thin Built In are all trademarks or registered trademarks of 3PAR Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

3PAR U.S. Contact
John D’Avolio
3PAR
+1 510 668 9328

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Red Hat announces Qualcomm adopt Redhat Enterprise Virtualization as key virtualization platform.

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Manpreet

Red Hat, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!rht/quotes/nls/rht  (RHT  40.07, +3.32, +9.03%) , the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has adopted Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization as a key virtualization platform for its production workloads.

Qualcomm first implemented Red Hat Enterprise Linux in 2003 and became an early adopter of the virtualization technology integrated into the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform in March 2007. The company also became active in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization beta program in 2009, allowing it to test the performance, scalability and density features offered by the solution.

“After completing our formal evaluation of the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization portfolio, we’ve begun to put the solution into our production environments,” said Bob Gerling, staff IT engineer at Qualcomm. “Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization was a logical next step in our evolving Red Hat technology collaboration that builds on our extensive use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its integrated virtualization technology.”

Qualcomm today deploys Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 as its base operating system and leverages the solution’s integrated KVM hypervisor to also deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 as its guest operating system. It manages these virtual instances with the management tools included in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

“Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is now one of our key, standard virtualization platforms,” said Gerling. “We look forward to continuing to work with Red Hat as its platform offers organizations like ours an enterprise-grade, open source alternative to traditional virtualization offerings.”

For more information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, visit www.redhat.com/rhev.

For more news about Red Hat, visit www.redhat.com. For more news, more often, visit www.press.redhat.com.

About Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions and an S&P 500 company, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 65 offices spanning the globe. CIOs ranked Red Hat as one of the top vendors delivering value in Enterprise Software for six consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value survey. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with virtualization, applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.

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(C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, the Shadowman logo and JBoss are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

SOURCE: Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat
Kerri Catallozzi, 919-754-4268
kcatallo@redhat.com

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