Juniper Networks Delivers OpenFlow Application to Enable Network Programmability & Flexibility for Customers

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2011 — Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced it is making the source code that drives its OpenFlow application, built on the Junos® Software Development Kit (SDK), accessible to its SDK developers in order to expand the available toolset for enhancing network flexibility and programmability.

VMware Unveils Management Portfolio for the Cloud Era

New Product Suites Continue to Reduce IT Complexity, Automate Cloud Management to Help Customers Deliver IT as a Service

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011 —VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today unveiled three product suites designed to simplify and automate IT management.  With significant enhancements to VMware vCenter Operations™ and the introduction of new VMware vFabric Application Management™ and VMware IT Business Management suites, VMware will help customers amplify the value of their virtual environments and achieve the agility and economics of cloud computing. 

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Concentra uses HP's desktop virtualization products

Summary: Desktop virtualization is making it possible for this healthcare organization to meet its goals for flexibility, cost management and regulatory compliance.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Suzanne Kosub, SVP and CIO of Concentra about how her organization is using desktop virtualization products from HP.  I enjoy speaking with customers from time to time to find out how products are really being used and why specific products were selected. Thanks, Suzanne, for taking the time to speak with me.

Oracle releases JavaFX 2.0, shares plans for Java 9

Company unveils the latest Java client and server technologies at JavaOne conference

Oracle kicked off the JavaOne conference yesterday by shedding light on upcoming editions of Java and unveiling JavaFX 2.0, a new release of Oracle's platform for building rich client applications. The Java upgrades -- Java 8 and Java 9 -- promise improved support for multicore processing and big data, while JavaFX 2.0 tightens the focus on enterprise Java developers and data-driven business applications.