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dynaTrace AJAX Edition 3.6 Now Supports Firefox 11

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:18:00 EDT

With the new release of the dynaTrace AJAX Edition you have Beta support for the Firefox 11 browser and therefore you can test the performance of your Web sites with the latest available Browsers from Mozilla and Microsoft. The AJAX Edition now supports Firefox 10, 11 and Internet Explorer 8, 9! To help you prepare for the future we added Internet Explorer 10 (developer preview). If you also take care of the legacy browsers and automated browser testing, you should take a look at the dynaTrace AJAX Edition Premium which helps you to guarantee a good performance for legacy, current and future browsers.

Cloud Good for 14 Million New Jobs, Microsoft Says

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST

Microsoft has a study run up by IDC that claims that cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs by 2015 along with business revenues of close to $1.1 trillion. The theory is that “Enterprises that embrace cloud computing reduce the amount of IT time and budget devoted to legacy systems and routine upgrades, which then increases the time and budget they have for more innovative projects” And “When IT innovation happens, business innovation is reached, which then supports job creation.” A third of the jobs will be in communications and media, banking and manufacturing with China and India, where companies aren’t tied to large legacy investments, nabbing about half of the jobs created or 6.8 million.

Atlantis Computing Expands VDI Solution Partner Program

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:28:24 EDT

Atlantis Computing, a provider of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) storage and performance optimization solutions,has announced the expansion of its VDI Solution Partner Program with Dell and 46 new authorized partners in North America, EMEA and APAC. The Atlantis Computing VDI Solution Partner Program offers a unique opportunity for VMware, Citrix, and Quest partners to complement their existing VDI offerings with a solution architected to help them grow their VDI business. The Atlantis ILIO software virtual appliance allows organizations that are deploying virtual desktops to ensure the success of their project by slashing the amount of storage normally required, boosting performance to ensure user acceptance, and enabling security to be deployed without impacting server density. The solution is easily deployed by channel partners into existing VMware View, Citrix XenDesktop, or Quest vWorkspace deployments to either support more users on the same storage, or address ongoing scalability and performance issues.

Ventana New Media Sweeps Up Three Awards at Golden Bridge Awards Ceremony

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:03:00 EDT

Ventana New Media has earned the prestigious Golden Bridge Awards titles for their Ventana New Media Engine. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, women in business and the professions, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry in the world. Organizations from all over the world are eligible to submit nominations including public and private, for-profit and non-profit, largest to smallest and new start-ups. Winners were honored in New York on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 during the 3rd annual awards dinner and presentations. Ventana New Media was established to give companies vastly greater control over their corporate message and audience targeting when engaging in online campaigns. It significantly improves corporate branding, product/service awareness, website traffic and community building. The communities accessed and built through the Ventana New Media platform can also be harnessed as valuable lead generation tools. As marketing content is published through the system to the Internet, it gains viral exposure that expands corporate presence and increased awareness among prospects, customers, partners and other key audiences.

Cloud Computing: The Risks, Benefits, and Success Factors

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT

The market for cloud technology and integrated services is currently transforming from the hype cycle to testing, piloting, and implementation by larger enterprises. Given the potential for significant cost savings, smaller and medium sized organizations are also becoming early adopters of this technology. The emerging market for cloud services is being driven by the economic downturn in North America, continuing globalization, government edicts, consumer acceptance of technology, and the growth of the extended enterprise. Cloud technology enables organizations to limit the large capital expenditures previously associated with costly data centers and applications and transform these costs into operating expenses paying for technology resources only as needed. In addition, using the cloud enables end users to accelerate time to market since it uses pre-existing virtual technology and infrastructure that can be delivered and accessed globally.

Cloud Computing: Clear Thinking About its Risks, Benefits, and Success Factors

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:20:53 EDT