Fedora 18 Features Updated User Interfaces and Desktop Environments

The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced the availability of Fedora 18, the latest version of its free, open source operating system distribution. The Fedora Project community is dedicated to the development and advancement of open source technologies, which culminate in a new release of… Continue reading Fedora 18 Features Updated User Interfaces and Desktop Environments

New Dimensional Research Report Depicts 2013 as the Year of VDI in the Mid-Market

Pivot3, a leading provider of VDI converged storage and compute appliances, today announced the results of a research study conducted by Dimensional Research that found more than 80 percent of companies surveyed are currently using or considering Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as part of their IT strategy. A large proportion of mid-market sized businesses are… Continue reading New Dimensional Research Report Depicts 2013 as the Year of VDI in the Mid-Market

Panasonic Announces Support for EMC Cloud-Based Scanning Application

Panasonic, a provider of industry leading document imaging and scanner solutions, announced today compatibility with the EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit for all current document scanners. By integrating this technology into Panasonic’s document scanners, customers can streamline image acquisition into web applications and business processes without the need to download additional software or Active X components.… Continue reading Panasonic Announces Support for EMC Cloud-Based Scanning Application

Arrow Electronics Delivers Juniper Networks QFabric Architecture for IBM Flex Systems

Addressing the growing needs for customers faced with server sprawl and virtualization management issues, Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced that it would offer converged infrastructure bundles designed to help simplify integration for cloud data centers. Built upon the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Flex System and the Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) QFabric™ technology, Arrow’s new… Continue reading Arrow Electronics Delivers Juniper Networks QFabric Architecture for IBM Flex Systems

ServInt Introduces New Flex TwoCore and Flex ThreeCore Semi-Dedicated, Fully Managed Servers

ServInt, a pioneering provider of managed cloud hosting for enterprises worldwide, today introduced its new line of fully managed servers under the Flex TwoCore and Flex ThreeCore brands. The new semi-dedicated servers host just two customers on each unit and offer dedicated hardware resources previously only available at much higher price points. The Flex TwoCore… Continue reading ServInt Introduces New Flex TwoCore and Flex ThreeCore Semi-Dedicated, Fully Managed Servers

Ethernet Alliance Hosts Chinese-Language Webinar Addressing Multi-Tenancy and Virtualization Architecture Challenges

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced registration is now open for its first Chinese-language webinar hosted in China at http://www.cnw.com.cn/bjjt/. Slated for Wednesday, January 16 at 14:00 (GMT+8), the “Ethernet 311: Plumbing for Clouds: Overlay Protocols for Multi-Tenancy” webinar will be presented in… Continue reading Ethernet Alliance Hosts Chinese-Language Webinar Addressing Multi-Tenancy and Virtualization Architecture Challenges

SDN and Virtualization of Evolved Packet Core to be a $400 Million Market by 2018

Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Software Defined Networking – three sides of the same coin – will soon bring the benefits of IT evolution to the mobile broadband EPC. In the past, cellular networks were, by necessity, hierarchical with centralized control and data structures. These architectures required high performance, custom hardware to process, and route traffic.… Continue reading SDN and Virtualization of Evolved Packet Core to be a $400 Million Market by 2018

Leapfrog Deploys Cloud-Based Wi-Fi Services with ADTRAN’s Virtual WLAN

ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), and Leapfrog Services, Inc., today jointly announced that Leapfrog has launched a cloud-based hosted Wi-Fi service utilizing the ADTRAN Bluesocket virtual WLAN (vWLAN®) solution. The revolutionary software-based wireless solution centralizes control and management of the WLAN on a hypervisor, making it possible to control wireless access points from anywhere in the world.… Continue reading Leapfrog Deploys Cloud-Based Wi-Fi Services with ADTRAN’s Virtual WLAN