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	Parallels Desktop 7 adds Lion virtualization, more Parallels has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 7.0, its popular virtualization solution for OS X. The new version introduces a number of features designed to make the product run better under Lion. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. In this Issue Oracle quadruples capacity of virtualization software VMworld's quirkiest moments VMware strives to expand security partner ecosystem VMworld: Security, regulatory concerns still a challenge in virtualization Desktop virtualization users say the technology brings challenges VMware refreshes View virtual desktop software Citrix personalizes, extends virtual desktops Preston Gralla: Microsoft takes off the kids glove in the battle for the cloud Giving Users the Virtual Desktop They Want VMware launches cloud-packaged Postgres Samsung backs VMware mobile hypervisor Fusion-io brings virtualization to flash I/O acceleration cards WHITE PAPER: Rackspace Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack Through this year-long series of whitepapers and webinars, independent analyst Ben Kepes will be building a cloud computing curriculum designed for technologists and non-technical users alike. The mission is to build widespread knowledge about the cloud revolution and encourage discussion about the cloud's benefits for businesses of all sizes. Learn more. Oracle quadruples capacity of virtualization software Oracle has updated its server virtualization software with greater policy control and more connectors for storage systems, the company announced. Read More VMworld's quirkiest moments The VMworld Conference, attended by more than 19,000 people, presented what's in the works for the virtualization of desktops, servers and their management. But that doesn't mean this show wasn't without its quirky moments. Here are a few. Read More VMware strives to expand security partner ecosystem VMware said it has added more security vendor partners to its vShield product-development program. Security firms work with the company to develop data protection specifically designed for VMware's flagship virtualization platform, which today is vSphere 5.0. Read More VMworld: Security, regulatory concerns still a challenge in virtualization While VMware users harbor little doubt about the cost savings and productivity gains brought by virtualizing their networks, security concerns still exist on many fronts, whether it's figuring out how to meet regulatory compliance with auditors, or evaluating cloud services. Read More Desktop virtualization users say the technology brings challenges Sacking the old PC in favor of desktop virtualization is starting to grow and the information technology managers taking the lead on that trend offer some perspectives on the networking and security challenges it brings. Read More VMware refreshes View virtual desktop software Keeping pace with its rivals in the VDI (virtual desktop interface) market, VMware has updated its desktop virtualization software so that users can now personalize their desktops and stream them over WANs (wide area networks), the company said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper 2011 Professional Edition FREE Trial Diskeeper prevents the majority of fragmentation (scattered file fragments randomly placed across the hard drive) before it can happen and instantly defrags the rest. More importantly, Diskeeper 2011 brings data flow up to peak speed for the best possible productivity. Download now! Citrix personalizes, extends virtual desktops Working to boost the versatility and speed of virtual desktops, Citrix Systems has updated its XenDesktop software to allow users to personalize their desktops, as well as offer the ability to access their desktops over wide area networks, the company announced. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft takes off the kids glove in the battle for the cloud Microsoft showed just how serious it is about dominating cloud services, paying companies $150 per seat to switch to its cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, and launching a cutting, tongue-in-cheek video ad targeting VMWare's virtualization tools. (Insider -- free registration required.) Read More Giving Users the Virtual Desktop They Want Scenario: The user experience will make or break desktop virtualization. Read More VMware launches cloud-packaged Postgres Augmenting its line of software to support cloud deployments, VMware has created a package for running the Postgres database in a virtualized environment, the company announced. Read More Samsung backs VMware mobile hypervisor Samsung plans to make phones running VMware's mobile hypervisor technology and enterprises may be able to better manage those phones with new software from VMware, the virtualization company said. Read More Fusion-io brings virtualization to flash I/O acceleration cards Fusion-io has bundled virtualization software from its IO Turbine acquisition with its PCIe-based solid-state storage adapter card to serve up flash cache to multiple VMs on a single physical server. Read More
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