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Release: Parallels Desktop 6 For Mac Enterprise Edition

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Parallels has announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition, software for running Windows and Mac applications side-by-side on a Mac without rebooting.

The new Parallels Desktop 6 Enterprise Edition enables IT departments to support Windows-based business applications for Mac users with a configurable, policy compliant solution that easily fits into existing business processes.

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition fits into existing business processes and helps the IT department to reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining client-based software. IT can simplify administration with the Parallels mass deployment package builder, which dramatically reduces the time and expense of rolling out the solution. IT teams may also choose to deploy and manage Parallels client software and virtual environments through standardized software distribution and systems management tools, extending existing investments.

Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition is available as an annual subscription service that simplifies licensing compliance and auditing across an organization through a unified Parallels volume license key.

Release: Parallels Automation For Microsoft Services (And More)

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Parallels, the hosting and cloud services enablement provider, has announced expanded support for Microsoft technologies and tools to help service providers become full-service cloud service providers.

Parallels Automation for Microsoft Services and the enablement tools for ISVs will help Microsoft independent software vendors (ISVs) profit from the cloud.

To allow for efficient integrated delivery of cloud services based on Microsoft technologies with other complementary offerings, Parallels Automation for Microsoft Services (PA 5.2) enables service providers of all sizes to profit from the Cloud by automating delivery of the most complete set of cloud services, including Office 365 Syndication, Hyper-V Cloud, Exchange Server 2010 SP1, and SharePoint Foundation 2010.

With Parallels Automation for Microsoft Services, service providers will be able to resell Microsoft offerings and increase the average revenue per user. With support for the n-tier resell business model, Parallels Automation allows system integrators and VARs to extend the range of cloud services without investment in infrastructure.

Within the Microsoft Services suite, Parallels has also upgraded Parallels Automation support for Microsoft’s System Center Hyper-V Cloud, enabling service providers to offer an IAAS solution either directly or through resellers.

Parallels is now deployed with 10 Cloud Service Providers in Americas, Europe and Asia offering reseller services to the Microsoft VAR and SI community.

Desktone Teams Up With mindSHIFT Technologies For Virtual Desktops In The Cloud

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Desktone, which specializes in cloud-hosted Desktops as a Service (DaaS), has announced that it is partnering with mindSHIFT Technologies, an IT outsourcing and cloud services provider for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs).

The companies are working together to bring a premium cloud-hosted virtual desktop solution to mindSHIFT customers.

This new cloud-based offering combines Desktone’s virtual desktop infrastructure technology with mindSHIFT’s cloud portfolio and MSP services to provide SMBs with a comprehensive IT solution.

Egenera Signs Reseller Agreement With HP Solutions Provider

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Egenera, a provider of open converged infrastructure software for data center management, announced that the company has entered into a reseller agreement with HPM Networks, a provider of enterprise IT solutions and professional services with specialized virtualization and networking practices.

HPM is an HP Preferred Partner and one of HP’s largest solution providers.

The company has a significant presence in northern California and other west coast business centers. Both Egenera and HPM Networks are members of HP AllianceONE, a comprehensive partner program focused on HP’s Converged Infrastructure strategy of providing a shared services model to deliver secure, best-in-class applications.

With more than 20 years of experience in virtualization and IT architecture, HPM’s practice excels in communicating and delivering technical and strategic solutions at all organizational levels. Core competencies include data center consolidation, business continuity, desktop and server virtualization, data protection and cloud computing.

Virtustream Raises $10 Million Series B Round

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Virtustream, a provider of cloud services and next generation infrastructure solutions, has landed $10 million of Series B round financing to complement the company’s previous Series A round for a total of $59 million in equity capital raised to date.

Virtustream’s Series B funding comes from existing investors: Intel Capital, Columbia Capital, Noro-Moseley Partners, and TDFunds.

Virtustream will use the proceeds from this new capital raise to productize its internal cloud provisioning platform, xStream, into a distributable end “cloud O/S” software product.

This will allow customers to purchase the xStream software to place atop their own infrastructure assets to gain the unique efficiencies of xStream’s infrastructure provisioning architecture. It will also allow Virtustream to be a channel partner for service providers such as Telecommunications Carriers and Systems Integrators to facilitate the development of their cloud solutions.

Virtustream will also invest resources in the branding, marketing and advertising of its products and services, and in expanding its market presence in San Francisco and London.

Finally, Virtustream will invest in growing its Cloud Advisory Services group, which supports enterprise clientele in a consultative manner to help them determine optimal cloud adoption and migration strategies.

VMTurbo Debuts Free Virtualization Management Suite

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VMTurbo, a provider of workload management software to analyze, optimize and control the virtualized data center, has announced download availability of a free VMTurbo Community Edition that provides real time monitoring and a library of 32 pre-defined historical reports.

With the Community Edition, VMTurbo is democratizing virtualization monitoring and reporting and giving crucial visibility to companies that want to improve their infrastructure.

The Community Edition provides the first step towards improving the virtualized data center’s performance and efficiency, and includes free:

– Infrastructure monitoring
– Problem detection
– Performance reporting
– Capacity reporting
– Capacity alerting