automation

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New Force10 Open Automation Functionality Offers Alternative to Proprietary Software

November 9, 2010 — Data center and service provider technology developer Force10 Networks has added new functionality to its network automation solutions to provide today’s data center environments additional flexibility, availability, manageability and lower operational costs.

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NetConnect Plans Acquisition of Infrastructure Management Firm Ensim

November 4, 2010 — Online collaboration solutions provider NetConnect has entered into a preliminary agreement to buy infrastructure management software developer Ensim Corporation, in what is expected to create cloud-computing offerings that address the need to manage both software and services for large enterprises and service providers. A letter of intent has been approved by both parties, and a definitive agreement expected to be reached within the next two weeks.

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Parallels Launches Latest Major Web Hosting Control Panel Release

November 2, 2010 — Automation and virtualization software developer Parallels has made version 10 of its flagship control panel, Parallels Plesk Panel, generally available, enabling service providers to more easily deliver profitable services to hosting customers.

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UK Web Host Outsourcery Becomes Parallels Platinum Partner for Added Cloud Services

October 27, 2010 — This year’s Microsoft worldwide Hosting Solutions Partner of the Year, Outsourcery has partnered with Cloud services firm Parallels to provide a reliable, scalable platform capable of delivering unified communication solutions.

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Web Host iWeb Automates Dedicated Server Deployments

October 20, 2010 — In a major milestone in the company’s transition to automated on-demand server hosting services, Canadian Web host iWeb has introduced “Smart Servers”, a new line of servers that can be deployed in less than two hours.

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cPanel's Automation Bootcamp and Conference Set to Kickoff Monday

October 1, 2010 — This year’s cPanel “Automation Bootcamp” conference is set to begin next week, featuring sessions and other opportunities to help hosting professionals maximize their business’ profitability, achieve total automation, and vastly expand their knowledge base.

VMware View 4.5 Delivers Rich, Secure Virtual Desktop Experiences

September 13, 2010 — Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware has announced the general availability of VMware View 4.5, which provides an enterprise-class desktop virtualization solution for delivering rich virtual desktop experiences to end-users online or offline.

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Microsoft Hosting Exec John Zanni Joins Parallels as Vice President of Alliances

September 8, 2010 — Known as a fixture in the hosting industry, John Zanni, who has led the Microsoft’s hosted Software + Services business initiatives, has now joined virtualization and automation software developer Parallels as vice president of alliances.

Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware

September 3, 2010 — In the latest collaboration with virtualization solutions provider VMware, Intelligent workload management provider Novell has announced the general availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware.

VMware to Buy Analytics Provider Integrien and Cloud Security Firm TriCipher

September 1, 2010 — Virtualization and cloud infrastructure firm VMware has announced definitive agreements to acquire Integrien, a developer of real time application and infrastructure performance analytics software, and TriCipher, a provider of secure access management and enterprise identity federation for cloud-hosted Software as a Service applications.