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Grazed from EETimes. Author: PR Announcement.

A10 Networks™, the technology leader in Application Networking, today announced the aCloud ecosystem initiative based on its AX Series Application Delivery Controller (ADC) platform. The aCloud initiative consists of a combination of AX ADC form factors and management tools for Cloud Service Providers, enabling them to create elastic pay-as-you grow environments and billing infrastructures.

Cloud Service Providers seek to fulfill increasing computing demands as enterprises move IT resources to the Cloud for operational efficiency, increased internal IT agility and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO). This need has created a critical requirement to provide advanced features for components in the Cloud, so that advantages with best of breed internal deployments are not lost. With the AX Series’ comprehensive advanced Layer 4-7 load balancing, application acceleration and security features, customers and Cloud Service Providers can rapidly build cloud environments and deploy on-demand; offering premium feature sets at a competitive price…

Grazed from PR NewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its next-generation V-Series zero client cloud monitor (model CAV42K), which adds the Teradici Tera2 chipset, putting it at the forefront of cloud computing performance. During this week’s VMworld 2012 global virtualization conference (booth 939), LG is demonstrating 10 cloud monitors, highlighted by the new V-Series.

"The V-Series represents the next generation in LG’s expanding range of cloud monitors," said J.J. Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of the IT Business Unit of LG Home Entertainment Company. "The V-Series employs the Teradici Tera2 chipset to enhance the features offered by its predecessor. The V-Series provides better picture quality than previous models and is an ideal solution for any company or large organization." …

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Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL) and leader in global cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced details of its new Savvis Enterprise Cloud Ecosystem Program, which brings additional flexibility to Savvis’ enterprise cloud computing environment through partnerships with innovative cloud technology providers.

Through this ecosystem approach, Savvis’ cloud clients gain access to leading orchestration, brokerage, management and governance solutions that complement their private, hybrid and public cloud environments…

Grazed from Broadcast Newsroom. Author: PR Announcement.

Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) announced today that CEO Steven Sprague and Executive Vice President Brian Berger will speak at the Information Assurance Symposium (IAS) on securely enabling "Bring Your Own Device," or BYOD, and authenticating to the cloud. The Information Assurance Exposition (IAE), August 28-30 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, will run in conjunction with the symposium.

"The cybersecurity space is constantly redefining itself," commented Mr. Sprague. "Currently, enterprises and government organizations are struggling to adapt security practices to consumer trends like BYOD and the explosive expansion of cloud computing. The one constant, however, is the need for collaboration, both within the industry and between industry and government. You see examples of how this can work when solutions are built on industry-standard technology such as the Trusted Platform Module. In our presentations at IAS, both Brian Berger and I will address how building on the industry-standard technology can move cybersecurity forward in leaps and bounds."…

Grazed from Broadcast Newsroom. Author: PR Announcement.

KANA Software, Inc., a global leader in customer service solutions delivered on-premise or in the cloud and used by more than 900 organizations worldwide, including half of the Global 100 and 250 government entities, today introduced its KANA Express multi-channel web customer service solution aimed at mid-sized businesses and divisions and subsidiaries of global brands.

KANA Express offers comprehensive and end-to-end customer service and interaction management capabilities delivered on-demand via the cloud using a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, which provides access to enterprise level performance, support, and infrastructure previously out of reach for mid-sized businesses while reducing operational costs. Given their fiscal complexities, capital constraints and increasingly super competitive business environment, KANA Express was designed to empower mid-sized organizations with an on-line focus to gain rapid, affordable access to multi-channel web customer service and contact center technology…

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V3 Systems, the industry leader in Desktop Cloud Computing (DCC), announced today the expansion of its virtual desktop appliance line featuring new Intel processors and SSDs in a streamlined 1U chassis.

V3 Systems will be demonstrating this new line of hardware VDI appliances at booth No. 1809 during VMworld 2012 in San Francisco.

The first two models in the next generation product line are the V-E523 and V-E529 appliances. Both products offer lower costs-per-desktop, faster performance and higher desktop densities for V3’s customers…

Grazed from Forbes. Author: Joe McKendrick.

The constant promise we hear about cloud computing is that is supposed to lift many of the burdens of information technology management away from companies, and out to some service provider. However, the promise is always a lot sweeter than the reality. And that reality is that new types of skills are required to successfully manage today’s cloud environments.

For one, many clouds are internal to organizations, developed, hosted and managed by IT or another part of the enterprise – thus requiring many of the same skills that an Amazon Web Services or IBM need to keep their offerings going…

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Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today introduced the StrataXGS® Trident II Series, a new line of Ethernet switching solutions optimized to meet the bandwidth, scalability and efficiency demands of cloud networking environments and mega data centers. Visit www.broadcom.com to learn more.

Based on Broadcom’s award winning StrataXGS architecture, the new 10/40 GbE series is the first to deliver more than 100 10GbE ports, a 4X increase in network virtualization scale and a 2X increase in forwarding and classification tables, enabling a significant return on investment on private and multi-tenant public cloud computing infrastructure connectivity…

Grazed from The Register. Author: Phil Muncaster.

The world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, China Mobile, is finally jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon with its own iCloud rival, which will also be available to internet users outside the People’s Republic.

The ‘Mcloud’ service is currently being tested and will be ready before the end of the year, offering users a whopping 16GB – more than three times the amount of free storage offered by Apple, according to China Daily.

Shen Hongqun, deputy general manager of China Mobile’s data business department, described the service as a “digital information bank” for users…

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Jack Rosenblum.

Companies are increasingly aware of the business value that cloud computing brings and are taking steps towards transition to the cloud. A smooth transition entails a thorough understanding of the benefits as well as challenges involved. Like any new technology, the adoption of cloud computing is not free from issues. Some of the most important challenges are as follows.

1. Security and Privacy

The main challenge to cloud computing is how it addresses the security and privacy concerns of businesses thinking of adopting it. The fact that the valuable enterprise data will reside outside the corporate firewall raises serious concerns. Hacking and various attacks to cloud infrastructure would affect multiple clients even if only one site is attacked. These risks can be mitigated by using security applications, encrypted file systems, data loss software, and buying security hardware to track unusual behavior across servers…