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Sophos Boosts Security Support For VMware Environments

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IT security and data protection company Sophos announced a strengthening of its Elite-level partnership with VMware by supporting VMware vShield Endpoint.

Sophos will demonstrate the VMware vShield Endpoint prototype as part of its wider virtualization security solution strategy at this week’s VMworld 2011.

The Sophos virtualization intelligent endpoint security solution minimizes physical footprint on each virtual machine by utilizing VMware memory sharing and the ability to stagger scans. In order to optimize virtualization in the future, the company has developed a working prototype using VMware vShield Endpoint, and will deliver support for vShield 5 in a forthcoming version of Sophos Endpoint Security suite.

VMware vShield Endpoint allows anti-virus scanning to be offloaded from each virtual machine to a dedicated scanner.

In related news, Sophos has achieved VMware Ready status for its Virtual Email Appliance.

HP Announces VirtualSystem for VMware

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HP today announced VirtualSystem for VMware, a turnkey solution that gives organizations a virtualized infrastructure that speeds implementation and provides a foundation for cloud computing.

HP VirtualSystem for VMware includes virtualized HP Networking solutions, HP Converged Storage, HP BladeSystem servers, HP Insight software with on-site installation services.

HP VirtualSystem is modular and easily optimized for midsize businesses, helping channel partners to sell and speed time to value. HP VirtualSystem for VMware offers partners faster time to revenue via streamlined and simplified solution sales and delivery of HP-optimized VMware solutions.

In addition to delivering HP VirtualSystem for VMware solutions, partners can customize HP Virtualization Smart Bundles. These are optimized configurations that deliver predictable performance and reduce complexity with modular components to add performance and capacity as needed.

HP VirtualSystem for VMware is available now starting at $167,300, including HP Converged Infrastructure, factory integration and three years of HP Support Plus 24.

Clients can leverage existing licensing agreements or purchase pre-installed VMware licensing from HP.

PHD Virtual Presents New Integrated Backup and Replication Solution

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PHD Virtual today announced the new version of PHD Virtual Backup and Replication, providing a single integrated solution for virtual machine backup, recovery and replication.

The new version includes an enhanced and optimized processing engine that provides unparalleled performance and scalability for backup and recovery of virtual machines along with new capabilities that provide more flexibility for DR in virtual environments.

PHD Virtual Backup and Replication boasts a new optimized processing engine, and a new enterprise edition provides twice the number of data streams per VBA (Virtual Backup Appliance), enabling up to 8 parallel streams for concurrent backup and restore processing.

The new processing engine also provides enhanced support to fully leverage multiple virtual CPU’s and virtual resources enabling seamless scalability.

PHD Virtual will demonstrate PHD Virtual Backup and Replication at VMworld 2011 next week in Las Vegas – it will be generally available in Q4 2011.

Pano Logic Sets Up Shop In India

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Pano Logic, provider of zero client desktop virtualization solutions, has announced its formal expansion into the Indian market, distributing through Pano Logic Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

The latter will appoint resellers in all the states of India and will provide sales and technical training for its partners. Opening the Indian market places Pano Logic into 20 countries globally.

The Pano System’s solid-state device has no processor, no storage, no memory and no operating system. As a result, it completely eliminates endpoint management, enabling the benefits of centralized management with a cloud ready device. Zero client devices also consume 95 percent less power than PCs and are unable to store data locally, minimizing security risks.

To commemorate its expansion into India, Pano Logic recently sponsored the Devas Snake boat team in the Nehru Trophy Boat Race – which they won.

NovaStor Launches Microsoft Hyper-V Support

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Data protection specialist NovaStor announces the availability of Microsoft Hyper-V support for its public cloud backup platform.

NovaBACKUP xSP 12.2 enables service providers to offer data protection services to business customers running virtual machines on Hyper-V and VMware.

New management features allow service providers to import existing backup jobs into their central management console, thereby massively simplifying the outsourcing process for new customers.

Former Cisco CTO Alan Conley Joins Zenoss

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Zenoss today announced the appointment of Alan Conley as chief technology officer.

Conley joins Zenoss from Cisco where for many years he led Cisco’s IT operations architecture and was most recently CTO of the Network Management Technology Group where he was responsible for Cisco’s cloud and virtualization management offerings.

Conley was a key driver of Cisco’s strategy and architecture for Cloud management, next generation network API, OpenStack, DMTF OVF 2.0, and Open Network Foundation (ONF).

Conley also brings to Zenoss more than 14 years’ experience in IT at Cisco as a distinguished engineer responsible for IT operations and management technology.

As CTO, Conley will be responsible for driving Zenoss cloud management vision, direction and on-going innovation.