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Wyse Technology Announced PocketCloud 2.0 For iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Aug.31, 2010 in Cloud Computing, SaaS News & Updates Leave a Comment

SAN FRANCISCO, August 31, 2010 /Business Wire/ – Today at VMworld 2010, Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, 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 also available for viewing at VMworld 2010along with demonstrations of the latest cloud computing and desktop virtualization hardware and software solutions at Booth #521.

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 is an amazing combination of practicality and potential. The University of Toledo is already using Wyse PocketCloud on the iPhone to access our VMware View’ agent on the fly; saving us from having to bring our laptops on vacation with us,’ according to Joshua Spencer, Team Lead at The University of Toledo. ‘In the near future, however, we are looking at Wyse PocketCloud on the iPad as a way to arm our students and medical residents with convenient, reliable ‘ but most of all, secure ‘ computing environments that will improve both the patient experience and that of our residents and medical staff.’

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GlassHouse Technologies Launches Cloud Insight Tool to Maximize Success of Cloud Computing Implementation

Aug.30, 2010 in Cloud Computing, SaaS News & Updates Leave a Comment

Framingham, Mass. and San Francisco, CA., August 30, 2010 /GlassHouse/ – Today, At VMworld 2010, GlassHouse Technologies, a leading data center consulting and managed services firm, announced the launch of its Cloud Insight tool. The new maturity assessment tool is used as part of GlassHouse’s Cloud Snapshot and Cloud Impact Analysis services, and provides businesses with a detailed report outlining preparedness, best practices, strategies and next steps for organizations looking to implement cloud computing. Further, each assessment is tailored to a business’ unique IT infrastructure to maximize the success of the cloud implementation and help organizations map deployments to key business objectives.

As more companies shift to cloud computing initiatives, some organizations are running into critical road blocks that are hampering their ability to move to a cloud model. Some of these challenges include service delivery models not aligned to consume cloud services, the lack of a strategy, insufficient IT staffing and high costs. The GlassHouse Cloud Insight tool allows companies to gage their readiness for cloud computing and establish next steps to prepare for a successful initiative.

“Each company’s IT environment is unique and as a result, it is critical to develop a tailored cloud computing strategy,” said Mark Shirman, CEO of GlassHouse Technologies. “Our Cloud Insight tool helps provide businesses with the answers they are looking for prior to, and during a cloud migration to ensure that the organization is taking the right steps to prepare for, and execute a successful cloud implementation.”

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Cloud.com Now Offers Open Source Cloud Computing to VMware Customers

Aug.27, 2010 in Cloud Computing, SaaS News & Updates Leave a Comment

CUPERTINO, California August 2010 /Cloud.com/ – Cloud.com, a leader in open source private and public cloud computing software, today announced that its industry leading platform, CloudStack now supports VMware vSphere™ 4.1 and VMware vCenter™ Server. This new support enables enterprises and service providers who have already standardized on VMware virtualization technologies to extend their capabilities into the cloud without requiring changes to their existing infrastructure or virtualization management tools. Cloud.com will be demonstrating CloudStack on VMware vSphere at VMworld 2010, taking place August 30 – September 2 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

“We are pleased to see Cloud.com add support for VMware vSphere™,” said Jian Zhen, director, cloud computing solutions, VMware. “Cloud.com’s support underscores customer demand for developing cloud strategies on the industry’s only enterprise-class virtual infrastructure. Cloud.com’s customers can now choose to deploy their cloud infrastructure on the leading virtualization and cloud platform.”

Cloud.com delivers all of the essential components used to build, deploy and manage multitier and multitenant cloud applications in a simple to install software package. CloudStack seamlessly integrates with existing data center infrastructure without modification, special-purpose hardware or reconfiguration, making it possible for customers to instantly realize the benefits of the cloud. Through the implementation of Cloud.com’s common cloud APIs, including planned support for VMware’s vCloud API, Cloud.com provides an open environment that interoperates with a user’s existing cloud initiatives, bringing interoperability and extensions to users’ existing cloud deployments.

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