There’s little doubt that VMware will continue to maintain its lead as a virtualization supplier in the short run, but doing so…
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Memo to I.T.: Don’t fight the public cloud; embrace it
Citrix CTO, Simon Crosby, today explained how enterprise workers will use the public cloud even if it breaks the rules. And the "cloud in your pocket" on a smartphone is changing the I.T. segment faster than anything else. He has a solution for the security though.…
Read MoreSimon Crosby leaving Citrix to tackle cloud security
Simon Crosby is leaving his post as data center and virtualization CTO at Citrix Systems to launch a new company called Bromium that will utilize virtualization technology to tackle cloud computing security. The company raised $9.2 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.…
Read MoreCitrix Founder Gets $8.5M to Break Down Data Silos
VirtualWorks, a Boca-Raton, Fla.-based startup from Citrix Systems founder Ed Iacobucci, has raised $8.5 million from Florida's New World Angels investment group to tackle the problem of corporate data dispersed across servers, devices and clouds. It could also help with data portability between clouds.…
Read MoreCitrix Commercializes OpenStack & Takes on VMware
Citrix today announced the first commercial distribution of the open source OpenStack cloud-computing software, which Citrix ix calling Project Olympus. It's a bold move to announce an OpenStack distribution so early into the project's existence, but Citrix must to something to combat bitter rival VMware.…
Read MoreRackspace Does Hosted Virtual Desktops
Rackspace has added virtual desktops to its collection of cloud services, a move that could prove very lucrative as the worlds of cloud computing and next-generation mobile devices converge. The new offering, called Hosted Virtual Desktop, pairs Citrix's XenApp and XenDesktop products with Rackspace infrastructure.…
Read MoreWeb Conferencing Coming to Skype With GoToMeeting Integration
Thanks to a partnership that's been announced today with Citrix Online, Skype users will later this year get web conferencing functionality. By making use of Citrix's popular GoToMeeting conferencing product, Skype users will be able to easily quickly set up online meetings.…
Read MoreGoToMyPC Debuts for iPad
Citrix's popular remote access tool GoToMyPC is now available for the iPad , with a new app that lets users access files, programs and network resources on desktop Macs or PCs from their tablets, and can can remotely connect via 3G or Wi-Fi networks.…
Read MoreDec. 20: What We’re Reading About the Cloud
Today's links focus on the importance of infrastructure in building reliable services. We have Tumblr investing in a new data center, KT building a cost-efficient cloud and Citrix's Simon Crosby telling why private clouds could have helped prevent the Wikileaks debacle on all fronts.…
Read MoreTo Succeed, Collaboration Technology Must Be “Invisible”
As the world transitions through a "work shift" with remote workers increasingly collaborating online, success will be defined by the companies that can adapt to the new realities, according to Brett Caine, president of Citrix Online at the GigaOM Net:Work conference.…
Read MoreOct. 22: What We’re Reading About Infrastructure
Any way you slice it, cloud providers and vendors are doing alright. Microsoft won its big NYC deal, rPath got $7 million, IBM is selling customers on mainframe clouds, pharma firms are snatching up cloud resources and Citrix's cloud business is growing by the quarter.…
Read MoreBarriers to Remote Work: It’s The Mindset, Not the Tools
As broadband erases the boundaries between places and time zones, companies can take advantage of remote workers and virtual teams, but two new surveys show that many organizations aren't, and generally it's not because they don't have the tools, but because they don't have the mindset.…
Read MoreGoToMeeting to Get Integrated HD Video Conferencing
Citrix's web conferencing products (GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToTraining) will have integrated HD conferencing, the company announced at its Citrix Synergy conference today. The HD technology, allows up to six simultaneous conferencing streams at a resolution with a total maximum resolution of 1920 x 960.…
Read MoreVirtual Desktops Are Hot Again
There is a resurgence of activity around virtual desktops -- where enterprises take desktop compute environments and make them configurable, deployable and manageable from a central location. Since it's so hot, we look at companies that will challenge Citrix and VMware in this emerging sector.…
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Virtualization, Are We There Yet?
As much as we hear about virtualization, it can be surprising to get actual numbers on deployments and realize how low they remain -- just 18-19 percent of workloads on enterprise x86 servers have actually been virtualized, according to new data released by Lazard Capital Markets.…
Read MoreZoho Adds Facebook Connect Support
Zoho today announced support for Facebook Connect, which means you can now access its entire suite of applications using your Facebook account. If you don't already have a Zoho account, then you can sign up with your Facebook ID.…
Read MoreiPhone Informer — Touching the iPhone This Week
In the weekly iPhone roundup there's actually a good reason to reconsider the iPad if it looks like a meager performer upon first glance. Virtualization software on a large display could meet the needs of those wanting a full-fledged operating system.…
Read MoreVirtualization Is the Trojan Horse to Take the iPad Beyond Apple's OS
Citrix's announcement that its Receiver software will allow iPad users to run Windows 7 sessions via virtualization has caused predictions that the iPad may have much promise as a business tool. But why stop at Windows? The iPad will reach beyond Apple's iPhone OS and Windows.…
Read MoreYour Office in the Clouds: The Best Online Virtual Desktops
I recently wrote “How to Carry Your Office on a Stick,” which showcased the best ways to install portable applications on a…
Read MoreEnterprise Virtual Worlds to See Real-World Growth
3-D virtual world applications for enterprise use will grow into an industry earning $8 billion to $10 billion in annual revenue by…
Read MoreVMware to Buy SpringSource for $420M
VMware (s vmw) today said it’s agreed to buy SpringSource, maker of an open-source platform for Java developers, in a cash-and-stock deal…
Read MoreOracle Buys Virtual Iron to Beef Up its Virtualization Software
Oracle (s ORCL) today said it would buy Virtual Iron, a startup that has built a suite of virtualization software based on…
Read MoreTwitter's an Energy Guzzler & Other Hard Truths for Web 2.0 App Addicts
For most Twitterers, it’s safe to say that the environmental impact of tweeting what you had for dinner ranks quite below top…
Read MoreNew Boxee Alpha for Mac and Apple TV Released
Do-it-all media software Boxee just got a new update that should have Apple (s aapl) users jumping for joy. It incorporates elements…
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