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Proofpoint To Provide Security And Compliance Solutions For VMware Zimbra

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Proofpoint, a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions for enterprise messaging and collaboration, today announced a collaboration with VMware to provide security and compliance solutions for the VMware Zimbra platform.

The integration of Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy with VMware Zimbra provides customers with advanced regulatory compliance, email encryption, anti-phishing, data privacy and data loss prevention capabilities

VMware Zimbra is a collaboration hub for email, contacts, calendars, documents, file sharing, tasks, social media and enterprise applications. VMware Zimbra supports Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer on any desktop or device, and works with Windows, Mac and Linux desktops.

Proofpoint has worked with VMware Zimbra to custom-engineer the integration of its solutions with the VMware Zimbra platform to provide users with maximum protection
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The VMware Zimbra Platform has open APIs to add new end user functionality called “Zimlets.” This partnership introduces a new Zimlet: the secure-send Zimlet which allows users to send encrypted messages using Proofpoint Encryption.

Moreover, Proofpoint has introduced functionality to automatically quarantine spam by learning from actions taken by the user.

Qualified trial users of the Zimbra collaboration server virtual appliance can download a fully functional, 60-day trial version of Proofpoint Enterprise. Qualified trial users that purchase a license for Zimbra collaboration server can have the trial period for Proofpoint Enterprise Protection extended for another 12 months.

AppSense Establishes Certified Specialist Program

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AppSense, provider of user virtualization technology, today announced the AppSense Certified Specialist program with computer-based testing for information technology provider Pearson Vue.

As the second tier of its three-tier global certification program, the specialist certification program is designed to increase and benchmark competency while validating an IT professional’s ability to implement, configure, and administer the AppSense User Virtualization Platform (UVP).

The AppSense UVP decouples the user layer from any native PC or virtual desktop, capturing this user-specific ‘digital personality’ into a centralized management framework. The UVP then delivers this personality, along with related IT-defined policies, on-demand to any point on an organization’s desktop and application delivery infrastructure – physical and virtual.

Adaptivity Raises $6 Million; Lee Congdon Joins Board; Robert Macfarlane Joins As New CTO

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Adaptivity, which provides an intelligent IT blueprinting software suite, announced today that it has raised an additional $6 million of venture capital financing from Intel Capital, Intersouth Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners, to be funded in two $3 million tranches the first of which was funded on July 29, 2011.

The company also announced that Lee Congdon, CIO of Red Hat, has joined its Board of Directors and that Robert MacFarlane, former VP and Director, Technology Asset Management of Wells Fargo, has joined the company as its new CTO.

The additional equity funding will be used to accelerate product development and scale sales and marketing infrastructure to support growing market demand for the company’s Blueprint4IT Lifecycle Suite of software products.

The investors previously invested $10 million in October 2010.

Okta Teams up With Cloud Sherpas To Accelerate Adoption Of Cloud Computing In Enterprises

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Today, Okta, an on-demand identity and access management service provider, and Cloud Sherpas, a Google Apps cloud service provider, announced a new partnership with the goal of accelerating enterprise adoption of cloud computing.

This partnership between Okta and Cloud Sherpas will help organizations of all sizes adopt Google Apps and streamline initial set-up and reduce IT expenses, as well as increase productivity for employees and administrators.

Cloud Sherpas is a reseller and solutions provider, simplifying the process of ‘going Google,’ and says it has helped more than one million end users from hundreds of companies migrate to Google Apps — the cloud email and collaboration platform for businesses from start-ups to large enterprises.

Okta and Cloud Sherpas have already worked together to bring cloud to a number of companies, including AMAG Pharmaceuticals, using Okta to manage Google Apps and more than 20 other cloud-based applications.

Open Virtualization Alliance Is Growing Like A Weed

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The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA), a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies, today announced that it is – still – experiencing rapid growth in participation from companies focused on cloud computing and emerging markets around the globe.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technology provides unique advantages for companies looking for an open alternative for building cloud deployments and in emerging markets where cost and freedom from vendor lock-in are key criteria in selecting a virtualization solution.

More than 50 percent of OVA members are focused on cloud computing, and virtualization is a key component of every cloud.

OVA membership is growing significantly among companies in new global regions, including Asia Pacific and Latin America.

More than 200 technology companies have joined the OVA in total, delivering over a 20-fold growth in members since its launch three months ago.

At its launch in May 2011, the OVA founding members included: BMC Software, Eucalyptus Systems, HP, IBM, Intel, Red Hat and SUSE.

The consortium today announced the addition of 134 new members, including:

6WIND, AccelOps, Acronis, ACT750, aiCache, Aleux, ALOG Datacenters do Brasil, Alphinat, Altern-IT, Appnovation, AppZero, Authernative, Avere, Bacula Systems, Balidea, Bloombase, Bobcares, Broadcom, CA Technologies, Canonical, Centec Networks, Chelsio, CiRBA, ClassCat Co, CloudPassage, CloudRows, CloudShare, Cloudsoft Corporation, Cloudspace, Colfax International, ComputeNext, Coraid, CoreDial, LLC, coreFusion, CumuLogic, Cybera, DataStax, DCH, Defcon-IT, Dyn, Eaton, ElasticHosts, ElasticStack, Emulex, Endace, Ennoia Systems, Exelanz, Exetra ICT, FOSS-Group GmbH, Fujitsu, Guida Advisory, HelpSystems, Hitachi, Hitachi Data Systems, Igelamerica, Infosim, InfraStacks, Interface Masters Technologies, IPe, iSencia, IT Linux, Jambu, Jaspersoft, Jinfonet Software, Jinny Software, Joyent, JW Electronic Co. Ltd., K35, Kamp.de, Leading Edge, Linbit, LinuxIT, m2mi, Mamatec, Manage Operations MO, ManageIQ, Mellanox Technologies LTD., Midokura, MiTAC International Corp., MKNOD, NEC, Neebula, NetApp, Net Direct Systems, NetView, Netweb Technologies, Nexenta, NoLogin, Nubefy, Obsidian Systems, OnApp, op5 AB, OpenCrowd, OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA), Persistent Systems, Platform Computing, PLX Technology, Pragmatech Solutions Inc., Puppet Labs, QLogic, QNAP, Quest Software, Radware, RAID Inc., Raima, ReasonNet b.v., Savant Tecnologia da Informacao, ScaleMP, ScaleXtreme, SecludIT, Securelinx, Silicom, Silver Peak Systems, SkyLinux, Soporte Libre, Sourcefire, Splunk, StreamWIDE, Sublime IP, Summan, System Fabric Works, Texas Memory Systems, Tripwire, Unitrends, VaraLogix, Virtensys, Virtual Open Systems, Vision Solutions, Vizuri, VKernel, WiKID Systems, Xsigo and Zenoss.

ClearCube Acquires Network Elites, Enters Public Cloud Services Market

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ClearCube Technology, which specializes in virtual desktop products for cloud computing, including rack-mounted workstations, blade PCs and zero clients, today announced that it has acquired privately-held Network Elites, a cloud computing and managed services provider based in Dallas, Texas.

The acquisition accelerates ClearCube’s entry into the public cloud services market and expands on ClearCube’s portfolio of private cloud computing offerings.

Network Elites, founded in 2001, has developed a comprehensive platform for cloud computing service delivery. The company is said to be profitable and that it achieved a 40 percent revenue increase between 1H 2010 and 1H 2011.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.