According to the Cisco Cloud Index, more than 50 per cent of computing workloads in data centers will be cloud-based by 2014, and global cloud traffic will grow more than 12 times by 2015, to 1.6 zettabytes per year. Based on these trends, Cisco announced it has updated its switching portfolio with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) and 40 GE capabilities.
Steria has unveiled Workplace On Command, a centrally-managed aggregated services offering which provides users with easy and secure access to enterprise applications, data and cloud services, regardless of location and access device. Workplace On Command is expected to allow organisations to create a bespoke environment, combining infrastructure and services, which is fully supported by Steria and Microsoft.
SMC Networks has introduced an upgraded and well-advanced version of SMC7904WBRAS-N2 v2, a Wireless Modem Router. It is claimed to be a highly integrated residential broadband access device which combines the function of ADSL modem, wireless N access point and 4-ports Ethernet router.
EMC Corporation has announced a new EMC Proven solution for Citrix XenDesktop environments. The solution expands EMC's portfolio enabling Citrix customers to accelerate the adoption of virtual desktop infrastructures and realize the benefits of a secure, centrally managed end-user computing environment...
LifeSize, a division of Logitech has announced the LifeSize (UVC) universal video collaboration Platform. The LifeSize UVC Platform integrates the capabilities of multiple single-purpose infrastructure products and makes them instantly available from one interface with one login account.
Riverbed Technology has introduced new capabilities to its Cascade application-aware network performance management (NPM) solution, which delivers the needed visibility into virtualized data centers and data centers that use load balancing application delivery controllers (ADCs). This new release, Cascade 9.5, extends end-to-end service performance monitoring .
MTNL has initiated and redefined Broadband services ahead of Telecom policy that, minimum download speed for Broadband customers is said to now be 512 Kbps in place of 256 Kbps. Peeyush Agrawal, Executive Director, MTNL Mumbai announced this initiative to be introduced from Republic Day. With this initiative all customers having broadband plans with download speed less than 512 Kbps are expected to be automatically upgraded to 512 Kbps download speed, without any additional charges.
Cisco has announced that in just over two years its new Cisco Unified Computing System, (Cisco UCS) which integrates compute, networking, management and virtualization, has captured the attention of data center managers and CIOs alike - over 10,000 customers worldwide, including 3,000 in Europe, have deployed UCS.