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Visual Cloud Development Platform Acquired by VMware

San Francisco-based Wavemaker, provider of a graphical development platform for Java-based Web and cloud applications, based on the Spring development enviornment, will be acquired by VMware, the company announced recently.

Desktop Virtualization: What are You Waiting for?

In this new column, Taneja Group lead virtualization analyst Dave Bartoletti will offer his personal insights and findings on all trends virtual and cloud.

Don't Get Caught Not Knowing Your vSphere Requirements

Read the forgetful manual. It'll save you some pain later on when troubleshooting vSphere.

Salesforce Rolls Out Facebook-Integrated Service Cloud 3

Salesforce.com has added support for native Facebook integration to Service Cloud, beefing up the app's social networking capabilities.

Amazon Opens Tokyo Datacenter

To extend its cloud services to Asia-Pacific customers, Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced the opening of a datacenter in Tokyo, Japan.

Clouds Collide in Strategic Microsoft vs. Google Battle

Microsoft's flagship Windows, Office and Exchange offerings may face renewed challenges in the stratospheric battle to come.

Virtualization and the Cloud the Easy Way

Rahul Bakshi of SunGard Availability Services doles out managed services.

Start Me Up: CloudSwitch in the Datacenter

Ellen Rubin's success with startups continues at CloudSwitch, a developer of a software appliance that enables companies to securely run applications in the cloud while remaining integrated with their datacenters.

RingCube vDesk 3.2 VDI Edition Creates User Options

The latest offering from RingCube creates a VDI client that can be customized for each user, but still enables pooled licenses, easy updates and centralized control of settings.

Going Cloud: The Changing Nature of Virtualized Datacenters

The push to the cloud is putting heavy pressure on virtualized datacenters to change with the dynamic times.

Clouds Collide in Strategic Microsoft vs. Google Battle

Microsoft's flagship Windows, Office and Exchange offerings may face renewed challenges in the stratospheric battle to come.

How to Create a Virtual vSphere Lab

The best way to learn anything is by doing it. You want to learn more about VMware vSphere? Build a lab.

First Impressions of vCloud Director

In case you haven't heard, the messaging at VMware nowadays revolves around cloud computing.

Mixed Bag: Thin Clients, VDI, Management, Etc.

Here are five random items that are worthy of comment.

CA Launches Portal To Fight 'Virtual Stall'

A new microsite from CA aims to help its partners sell the CA Virtual portfolio and its customers to overcome "virtual stall."

Amazon Adds Templates To Simplify Cloud App Deployment

Amazon Web Services today launched a new offering aimed at easing the development and deployment of apps to the cloud.

Virtualization Tools That Cost Nothing But Download Time

Flings, SDKs, open source stuff ... there's more to free tools than ESXi and the vSphere client.

Cisco E-Mail Cloud Service Ends

Cisco is calling it quits on its cloud-based e-mail service that has been available for testing for the past year.

Microsoft Inks Multiple Public-Sector Cloud Deals

Over the past few weeks, Microsoft has signed contracts with 14 state and local government entities for its cloud computing services.

Oracle Improves Sun Fire x86 Line for Private Cloud and Virtualization Deployments

Last week, Oracle rolled out enhancements to its Sun Fire x86 product, bolstering the company's line of enterprise-class rackmount and blade servers for private cloud and highly virtualized deployments.

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