Virtualization & Cloud Computing News
LANDesk Introduces Service Desk with Integrated Mobile Workforce and Advanced End-User Self-Service
LANDesk Software, a global leader in systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management, today announced LANDesk® Service Desk 7.5, a significant upgrade to the LANDesk IT service management (ITSM) solution. In today’s always-on global workforce, IT administrators are expected to be readily available, regardless of their location or the time of day. This [...]
Five Trends to Watch for at CES 2012
Consumer Reports today announced its list of trends to watch for at The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, which gets underway this week in Las Vegas. The full article can be found at www.ConsumerReports.org. CES offers an annual preview of the technologies that could come to consumers’ homes, cars, or pockets in the near future. [...]
Catbird Security Honored by SC Magazine as Virtualization Security Innovator of the Year
Catbird®, the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2011 Industry Innovator by SC Magazine. The exclusive, short-list of companies featured in the December 2011 issue are acknowledged by setting benchmarks in their respective product areas. Catbird’s groundbreaking vSecurity® platform was recognized [...]
CSC CloudCompute for Government Offers Federal Community Cloud That is Built Using NIST Guidelines
CSC (NYSE: CSC) announces CSC CloudCompute™ for Government (CCFG), which provides infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for CSC’s new federal community cloud that is built using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines and allows for future as a service offerings. Designed primarily for U.S. federal agencies and government personnel, this multi-tenant community cloud [...]
AuthenTec Acquires Proxure to Enhance Security Offerings for Consumers, Small Businesses
AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Proxure, Inc., a provider of syncing and cloud-based storage services for PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec has acquired all of the assets of Proxure, including all software products and intellectual property. Proxure’s portfolio, which includes [...]
Four Screens Are Better than One with Lenovo’s New “Personal Cloud” Vision
Lenovo, the world’s number two PC company, is flexing its innovation muscle at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and beyond, to create a seamless digital experience for its customers across multiple devices, be it PCs, tablets, smartphones or Smart TVs. Lenovo recently unveiled its “Personal Cloud” vision, marking the transformation of the company from a [...]
IBM Closes on Acquisition of Platform Computing
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Platform Computing, a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed. On October 11, 2011, IBM announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Platform Computing, a global leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software [...]
OCZ Technology Acquires SANRAD Inc.
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. OCZ, a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced it has acquired SANRAD Inc., a privately held provider of flash caching and virtualization software and hardware. “This transaction is an important step in OCZ’s enterprise solid state drive strategy,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of [...]


