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XenDesktop 7 Gets Moving

Citrix extends its VDI solution with mobile capabilites.

Citrix's New Partner Program Opens Up Opportunities

This year's Citrix Summit conference, which took place this week in Anaheim, Calif., was an opportunity for the company to spotlight its recently revamped solution advisor partner program.

Rackspace's New Offerings Allow Windows Apps To Run in OpenStack

Rackspace announced a new initiative to make it more attractive to have Windows apps run in its OpenStack environment.

SUSE Cloud Integrates with Hyper-V

The collaborative work makes it easier for organizations that use Hyper-V for their private cloud environments to also work with SUSE Cloud.

Microsoft Gives Windows Azure IaaS Boost To Compete with Amazon

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the general availability of new Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings on Windows Azure, positioning itself as a competitor against IaaS provider Amazon Web Services.

Linux Foundation Takes On Xen

The open-source Xen hypervisor is now being managed by The Linux Foundation.

Windows Azure Active Directory Now Open for Business

Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD), Microsoft's cloud-based identity management solution, is now out of the preview stage and available for use as a commercial service for use by organizations.

Microsoft Releases 'Paid Preview' of Windows Azure Backup Service

A "public paid preview" of Microsoft's Windows Azure Backup service is now available, Microsoft announced Monday at its Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.

Citrix Releases CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0

Version 2.0 CloudPortal Business Manager, Citrix's cloud services delivery platform, was released last week.

Citrix Delivers Self-Service Cloud Management

A new release of CloudPortal Business Manager provides a platform for Anything as a Service.

VMware's Software-Defined Datacenter Taking Shape

VMware integrated Nicira technology into new VMware NSX family of network virtualization services; company also creating hybrid cloud services unit.

VMware Partner Exchange: New Cloud Credits, Partner Competencies Revamped

New partner incentives revolve around selling public and hybrid cloud services; also, partner competencies revamped to account for role-based learning and individual competency achievements.

VCE Adds Vblocks for Midsized, Remote Deployments

New Vblock versions sized for midsized and remote office deployments; specialized version for SAP HANA in-memory database also available.

Citrix Closes Mobility Management Gap with XenMobile

Citrix melds mobile application management technology from recent ZenPrise acquisition into new offering.

VMware Debuts Horizon WorkSpace, Updates to Horizon Suite

VMware announced updates to its Horizon Suite, including a mobile component that provides for enterprise-grade device management.

Free Training: Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Users

Microsoft training module available for free for a limited time; provides look into/comparison of Microsoft virtualization solutions for those already familiar with VMware's solutions.

Azure Storage Gains on Amazon S3 (Report)

A report by enterprise cloud storage provider Nasuni shows Microsoft's cloud storage competes and sometimes bests the competition in performance and other criteria.

New vSphere Offerings Focus on Operations, Data Protection

vSphere customers who want health, compliance and capacity information sans bells and whistles of the vCloud Suite can opt for new vSphere with Operations Management component. Also, VMware scales up VM data protection for midsized customers.

Citrix Receiver Supports Windows Surface RT, Windows 8

Lightweight Web interface now supports latest Windows tablet and its touch-enabled features.

VMware Fixes Recently Discovered ESX Flaw

VMware was quick to respond to a flaw that resided in an important driver used by a number of its virtualization products, including ESX and View.

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