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Catbird To Enhance Virtualization Security Solution With VMware vShield Integration

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Catbird has announced plans to deliver VMware vShield controls into Catbird vSecurity through an embedded OEM partnership with VMware.

The integration will give Catbird vSecurity customers the ability to deploy the VMware vShield App as an integrated component of Catbird’s broad security and compliance solution for virtualized infrastructure.

Catbird’s vSecurity weaves multi-function security directly into the fabric of virtual and cloud infrastructure to provide comprehensive protection. Available controls include vulnerability management, IPS/IDS, network segmentation, policy enforcement, inventory, configuration and change management, as well as monitoring and enforcement in many other key operational, security and compliance areas.

VMworld 2011 Will Take Place In Las Vegas And Copenhagen

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VMware has announced that VMworld 2011 makes its return to Las Vegas August 29th through September 1st at The Venetian and will also be held October 18th through 20th at The Bella Center in Copenhagen.

With more than 27,000 attendees expected worldwide, VMworld 2011 will spotlight VMware and the industry’s commitment to virtualization, cloud computing and the transformation to IT as a Service.

This year’s VMworld theme, “Your Cloud, Own it,” emphasizes the powerful role attendees play in designing clouds that meet the specific business needs and demands of their companies — whether it’s private, hybrid or public cloud.

VMware Launches ‘VMware Ready’ Desktop Solutions Program

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VMware earlier this week announced the expansion of its VMware Ready Program for partners providing desktop virtualization solutions based on VMware View.

The new VMware Ready Desktop Solutions Program provides customers validated desktop virtualization solution architectures that meet VMware’s functional and scalability requirements and are delivered by qualified VMware solution providers.

As part of the VMware Ready Desktop Solutions Program, VMware and its partners validate the complete solution stack, including hardware solutions for compute, storage and network resources, and identify qualified delivery partners who can deploy and support an end-to-end desktop virtualization solution.

VMware plans to expand the VMware Ready Desktop Solutions Program to include solutions from qualified partners with proven expertise in additional targeted vertical markets including education and healthcare.

VMware Launches vFabric 5, An Integrated Application Platform For Virtual And Cloud Environments

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VMware yesterday announced vFabric 5, an integrated application platform for virtual and cloud environments.

Combining the Spring development framework for Java and the latest generation of vFabric application services, vFabric 5 will provide the core application platform for building, deploying and running modern applications.

vFabric 5 introduces a flexible packaging and licensing model that will allow enterprises to purchase application infrastructure software based on virtual machines, rather than physical hardware CPUs, and to pay only for the licenses in use.

The model in vFabric 5 more closely aligns to cloud computing models that directly link the cost of software with use, consumption and value delivered to the organization.

vFabric 5 is engineered specifically to take advantage of the server architecture of VMware vSphere. The new Elastic Memory for Java (EM4J) capability that will be available in vFabric tc Server will allow for optimal management of memory across Java applications through the use of memory ballooning in the JVM.

Over 3 million developers use the Spring framework to build enterprise Java applications. With vFabric 5, users can gain insight into the performance of their Spring applications with the new Spring Insight Operations.

VMware vFabric 5 will be generally available in late summer 2011.

It will be offered in two versions: VMware vFabric Standard at $1,200 per VM and VMware vFabric Advanced at $1,800 per VM.

VMware Buys SaaS Company Digital Fuel

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VMware has announced its intention to acquire Digital Fuel, a provider of IT Financial and Business Management SaaS solutions.

Digital Fuel’s solutions enable companies to plan, manage and optimize cost and value in the emerging world of cloud based dynamic IT.

With this acquisition, VMware will enable enterprises to more effectively manage the business impact of IT environments, centralizing visibility of IT costs, integrating financial discipline into IT decisions, and delivering meaningful measurements and reports that drive engagement with the CFO and line of business stakeholders.

Terms of the acquisition were not announced.

The acquisition is scheduled to close in July 2011, subject to customary closing conditions.

Hitachi, VMware Enter Strategic Cloud Partnership To Deliver IT As A Service

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Hitachi and VMware have announced a strategic partnership enabling Hitachi to deliver new cloud services to financial institutions in Asia. The new solution, Private Cloud for Finance Institutes, is based on VMware vSphere and the VMware vFabric cloud application platform and will help Hitachi deliver IT as a Service to customers.

The new Private Cloud for Finance Institutes combines VMware’s virtualization and cloud infrastructure expertise with Hitachi’s experience in providing vertically integrated solutions to deliver cloud services for customers.

As part of the new partnership, Hitachi and VMware will also work together on continued technology collaboration and joint marketing initiatives.