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BMC Software Launches Virtualization Management Solutions In Partnership with Microsoft, Sun and VMware

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BMC Software today announced nine new, integrated solutions specifically designed to help customers eliminate the rising risk and operational expenses associated with inadequate management of virtualized IT environments.

The new solutions are grounded in a BMC-invented, highly automated set of Closed-Loop Change and Configuration Management (CLCCM) process workflows that reduce the latency, cost and risk associated with change management by as much as 75 percent.

BMC virtualization management solutions give customers a holistic, unified approach to IT planning, control, automation and management for today’s virtualized, multi-vendor IT environments.
BMC has extended its Service Assurance and Service Automation portfolios — key components of its leading Business Service Management (BSM) platform — to deliver virtualization-specific capabilities. The nine new offerings have been optimized to support goals for performance, compliance and enterprise visibility by addressing some of the most pressing challenges created by virtualization.
All of these new offerings are architected to support both virtual and physical infrastructures, further reducing cost and complexity by allowing IT operations organizations to use a single set of management solutions across their entire IT infrastructure.
As part of this new virtualization management offering, BMC has completed full solution integration with long-time partners Microsoft, Sun and VMware.

Industry Moves: Randy Bartlewski Joins Composite Software as VP of Alliances

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Composite Software (previous coverage) today announced the appointment of Randy Bartlewski as VP of Alliances. In this newly created position, Bartlewski will be responsible for expanding Composite’s global partner programs to meet the growing demand for Composite’s virtual data federation/data discovery solutions.

Composite’s current partners include of a group of companies that embed or resell Composite Information Server and Composite Application Data Services, such as BMCSoftware, Cognos, HP, Informatica, Motive, Pitney Bowes, SAS and Tripos International.

“Customers appreciate it when best-in-class vendors work together to provide comprehensive solutions,” said Bartlewski. “My job will be facilitating this process, especially as Composite continues to expand internationally.”

Bartlewski joins Composite Software from EVault, where, as VP of Channel Sales, he managed a channel sales organization that delivered enterprise storage software, SaaS, DR/BCP consulting services and e-mail compliance services. Prior to that, he worked in sales management positions for wireless communications companies including T-Mobile USA, Abovenet Corporation, Northpoint Communications, Winstar Communications (formerly Midcom) and Frontier/Allnet Communications. Bartlewski earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in Business Administration from California State University, Sacramento.

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Icomasoft Breaks Out of Stealth With VI PowerScripter

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Icomasoft, a Swiss pioneer of agent-less software solutions, today announced general availability of its first product: VI PowerScripter. This is a VMware VI Client plug-in with integration of PowerShell scripts into VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 objects.

The plug-in contains some scripts for standard admin tasks. Users can, however, create dozens of self-made scripts and access them through a dynamic context menu in VI Client. At general availability of version 1.0, icomasoft intends to sell a repository of a large number of standard scripts and workflows.

Functionality

  • Execution of PowerShell scripts through a dynamic context menu (usually no customization required)
  • Use of VM or host-based PowerShell scripts
  • Execution of scripts on single and multiple objects(Cluster, Datacenter)
  • Choice between debug and silent mode
  • Use of local scripts or network scripts
  • User-defined and almost unlimited extension of VI Client and VirtualCenter functionality
  • Execution of all PowerShell scripts with correct VirtualCenter permissions
  • Logging of all script executions
  • Use of standard icomasoft® scripts

User’s Benefits

  • Integration of self-created scripts into VMware’s standard management software
  • Reduction of required resources for administrative tasks
  • Easy monitoring and analysis of the virtual infrastructure behavior
  • Sustained permissions structure during the execution of PowerShell scripts
  • Increased security as no users profiles and passwords are being used
  • Mass configuration and individual configuration can be executed with one single script
  • Almost unlimited extension of the basic functionality of VMware infrastructures and free ESXi
  • Use of existing scripts with minimal or no customization

icomasoft VI PowerScripter (Beta 1) is available for free download.

VMware Releases Server 1.0.7, Workstation 6.0.5, Player 2.0.5 and ACE 2.0.5

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Closely following the recent release of a number of RC versions for a number of products, VMware has put out several versions with minor updates: VMware Server 1.0.7, Workstation 6.0.5, Player 2.0.5 and ACE 2.0.5.

The updates are expected to solve a number of security vulnerabilities. More information on this can be found here.

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