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Bitzer Mobile Debuts New Mobile Virtualization Solution for Enterprises

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Bitzer Mobile, a software technology solution provider that simplifies enterprise application access on mobile devices, today announced the availability of the new Enterprise Virtualized Mobility solution, which isolates corporate data from personal data on employee-owned mobile devices and enables secure remote access of enterprise applications on the same devices using multi-platform native mobile apps.

At the heart of EVM is a “virtual container” that is deployed on mobile devices as a native app.

This virtual container is controlled by the IT personnel in an enterprise to deliver the right data and access to the right mobile employee on a device of his or her choosing. This addresses the demand of consumerization of the enterprise where an employee’s personal mobile device is often used to access corporate data and decision making information.

Bitzer Enterprise Virtual App Containers (EVC) are free to download for development and available today from the iPhone App store, Android Market and BlackBerry App World.

Customer branded EVC user licenses with administrator control panel start at $5,000 per year for fifty users with discounts for larger user licenses. MVL development is open and free for use by do-it-yourself IT departments, system integrators and independent developers.

Virtustream Gets A $49.4 Million Capital Injection

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Virtualization infrastructure services provider Virtustream has raised $49.4 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.

Virtustream delivers infrastructure services to enterprise customers, leveraging its xStream platform to deliver elastic compute resources at consumption-based pricing.

Virtustream owns and operates its own data centers in the U.S. and U.K., and has offices in Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, London, Dublin and the Channel Islands.

Intel Capital is an investor.

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Zero Client Desktop Virtualization Company Pano Logic Releases Pano System 4

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Pano Logic, provider of zero client desktop virtualization solutions, this morning announced Pano System 4, a zero client device that it says will replace PCs and thin clients with server-side software flexible enough to support all three leading hypervisor platforms (Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere/View).

John Kish, CEO of Pano Logic, commented:

“The consumerization of IT is becoming a powerful catalyst for desktop virtualization, and as network technology matures and security vendors catch up, cloud computing can finally deliver upon its promise to the desktop.

This new paradigm requires a desktop architecture that works independently of the underlying hypervisor infrastructure and is interoperable with any management system. That is what we are giving customers today with Pano System 4.”

Pano Logic is including a year of maintenance and support with all new purchases of the Pano System.

So Long, Alessandro, And Thanks For Breaking New Ground With Virtualization.info

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After running virtualization.info, which has long been regarded as the leading resource for independent virtualization industry news and analysis, for a total of seven years, Alessandro Perilli on the last day of 2010 announced that he’s starting a new job today.

Perilli is now a Research Director for Gartner, where he will be covering cloud computing, virtualization and datacenter technologies in the firm’s IT Professionals research team.

As a result, Perilli will be stepping down from his role with virtualization.info. Kenneth van Surksum will be replacing him as editor of the site, as well as sister site cloudcomputing.info.

He has big shoes to fill.

We wish both Perilli and van Surksum all the best in 2011 and beyond, and will continue to subscribe to Virtualization.info, which has long been providing solid news on the booming industry we actively track as well.

Godspeed, guys.

Rapid7 Expands Board With Industry Vet Christopher Young, Releases NeXpose 4.10

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Rapid7, provider of unified vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions, has appointed former RSA executive and VMware Vice President and General Manager Christopher Young to its board of directors.

Young previously served as senior vice president of RSA products, where during his six-year tenure he built RSA’s identity protection and verification business, led the company’s global engineering, product management and product marketing organizations, and was responsible for the strategy and delivery of RSA’s entire product portfolio.

Young joined VMware this past September to lead the company’s newly formed end-user computing business unit.

In related news, Rapid7 today announced NeXpose 4.10, the latest version of its vulnerability management solution.

NeXpose 4.10 provides operational efficiency and reporting with new features such as dynamic asset groups, advanced asset reporting filters, expansion of supported authentication methods and industry-leading detection with more than 61,000 vulnerability checks.

Wyse Launches PocketCloud 2.0, A Mobile Cloud App for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

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Wyse Technology has announced the upcoming availability of Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 can be purchased from the iTunes App Store.

Wyse PocketCloud is a remote desktop application that has been extremely successful in the iTunes app marketplace, and is ranked among the top 10 business applications since it was introduced at VMworld 2009.

It allows end users to access their files, desktop and applications on any physical or virtualized infrastructure via a choice of popular, well supported protocols. Wyse PocketCloud is VMware Ready Certified for VMware View™ for the entire family of Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad), with seamless integration into a pre-existing VMware View environment with no special setup or software required.

Wyse PocketCloud provides secure mobile display and control of physical or virtual instances of Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Remote Desktop Services, and Terminal Services features in Windows Server products.

Wyse PocketCloud for iPhone and iPad also includes the new Wyse PocketCloud Premium. Wyse PocketCloud Premium enables a richer and more intuitive interaction with the multimedia, files and applications in your Windows desktops.

New in Wyse PocketCloud for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad):

  • Auto Discovery: Secure hassle-free access to your devices with minimal setup, no technical know-how needed
  • VNC Support: Connect to your Mac, and Home editions of Windows
  • External Monitor support on iPhone 4 and iPad (requires Apple’s VGA adapter): Share your desktop on an external display
  • Performance improvements made for iOS 4
  • iPhone 4 retina display support

Wyse PocketCloud Premium

  • Video Streaming: Stream media video files (mpeg, wmv, avi) from your remote desktop to your device anywhere over WiFi and 3G
  • File Browser: Quick access to applications, files and active applications
  • Need a file and don’t know where you put it? Finding files is easy with desktop and folder search
  • Thin Browser enhancements: Use your remote desktop’s Internet Explorer bookmarks and history

Promotional pricing will continue at $14.99.

All customers using Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 will have access to the new Wyse PocketCloud Premium that enables new capabilities during your remote desktop experience. Wyse PocketCloud Premium will be available in 3 month and 12 month increments at $2.99 and $9.99 respectively. All versions will be available at the iTunes App Store.