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Nimsoft has launched Nimsoft Monitor for vCloud. As its name suggests, Nimsoft Monitor for vCloud allows managed services providers (MSPs) to monitor and optimize the performance of VMware-oriented data centers and cloud services platforms.

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Alert Logic, the security as a service software provider for the cloud, has released two new security software solutions as an added layer of network protection, particularly for its end-user business customers currently using the Amazon EC2 cloud environment. The development comes as Alert Logic tries to capitalize on the findings of its most recent cloud security services report, which found that cloud environments pose a lower security risk than on-premise solutions.

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EMC Corp. has acquired Pivotal Labs, a Big Data specialist that offers software development services. The acquisition is one of two recent announcements from EMC that involve Big Data…

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The managed security services provider StillSecure has partnered witht PeakColo, an enterprise-level cloud services provider, to offer PeakColo customers managed security services in their own cloud environments.

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Less than a month after making some major upgrades to its IT performance suite for its enterprise business customers at the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Global Parter Conference (GPC) in Las Vegas, HP Software has released new application transformation solutions to help enterprises create a better user experience for their end-users.

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Symantec has acquired Nukona to push into the mobile application management (MDM) market, protecting Apple iOS, Android and HTML5 apps. Symantec also recently purchased Odyssey Software for mobile device management (MDM).

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ViaWest, the cloud and managed services provider, has promoted Jason Carolan (pictured) into the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) post. In the newly-created role, Carolan will be responsible for developing a strategic direction for all of the MSP’s products and technology initiatives.

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Need further proof that the cloud is everywhere? It even has a place on the Formula One racing circuit. That’s right. Internap Network Services, the IT infrastructure services provider, has inked a deal with Sahara Force India, an upstart Formula One racing team, that makes the IT provider the official supplier of web hosting and content delivery network services for the team’s official website. The deal comes on the heals of Internap’s purchase of Voxel Holdings, a cloud services provider (CSP), for roughly $30 million.

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Avaya, the unified communications (UC) provider, has officially acquired RADVISION, a videoconferencing and telepresence technologies provider over IP and wireless networks.

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Roaring Penguin, the anti-spam software company, has released a new version of its CanIt anti-spam solution. The upgrade includes a continued focus on the managed services provider (MSP) market.

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Rackspace has recently added to its leadership team in order to bring aboard more open source expertise. The hosting and cloud  services provider has recently brought aboard Andrew Shafer [pictured], co-founder of Puppet Labs and former VP of Engineering at CloudScaling, to help its Cloud Builders and OpenStack teams develop products and bring them to market more quickly.

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nScaled, which brands itself as a Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS) provider for the SMB market, has developed a new Free Cloud Recovery Account service to enable VMware users to discover new tools for recovery, backup and archiving. nScaled has been working closely with VMware since early 2010.

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StillSecure, the managed network security provider, has signed an agreement with Lokahi Solutions, a cloud infrastructure and hosting provider for both SMBs and enterprise companies. Here’s a closer look at how StillSecure plans to help its newest partner strengthen its cloud offering.

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Paessler AG, the network monitoring software provider, has added a new company executive in order to strengthen the software company’s North American presence — its largest business market to date.

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I recently drove to a friend’s house to drop off a copy of a file I had promised him long ago. One problem: I left my USB drive at home. That’s where my cloud story begins…

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The wireless enterprise networking solution provider Meru Networks has developed two new solutions that the company says will help enterprise IT departments better manage the influx of mobile devices to corporate networks as a result of the exploding bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend.

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Zyrion Inc., the cloud and IT monitoring software company, has developed the new Zyrion Predictive Analytics Module designed to help IT service providers identify and isolate network performance problems within cloud infrastructures.

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Plenty of good news coming from Paessler, as the company released its 2011 sales report that shows significant growth in channel sales, North American business and overall company size. Here are the details, courtesy of the network monitoring solutions provider itself.

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ManageEngine, the IT management software provider, continues to develop and upgrade its IT management solutions at a record pace during the first half of the 2012 calendar year. ManageEngine finished last week by upgrading its Password Manager Pro solution to allow the company’s enterprise customers to launch browser-based Windows RDP, SSH and Telnet sessions from iOS mobile devices. Now the IT software provider has shifted its focus to its auditing capabilities, something that ManageEngine President Raj Sabhlok says has been a focus of discussion among ManageEngine’s business customers.

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The IT service management sector is red hot with competition these days. It seems as though the IT service management software provider ManageEngine either releases or upgrades a security product every day. Then BMC Software shook the industry up last month by acquiring Numara Software, a SaaS provider. And now more news from BMC, as the IT management software provider has made public its managed services deal with Lenovo, the world’s second largest personal computer vendor. Here’s the update.

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The name really says it all. StopTheHacker is an SaaS provider that aims to help web hosting providers, website owners and web designers detect and protect against malware attacks. And this week, the SaaS provider introduced a new software package that includes more advanced security features. The goal, according to StopTheHacker CEO Peter Jensen, is to give StopTheHacker corporate business customers a more comprehensive solution to protect their websites from both online threats and hackers.

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Managed services providers are on the hunt for marketing and technical support specialists this week. To that end, the MSPmentor Job Board features new opportunities to help these technology providers dish out their latest managed solutions. So as you spring your clock forward (you remembered, right?), spring into a new career move. And thank us later. Here’s a sampling…

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Desktone, the desktop as a service (DaaS) provider, has partnered with tuCloud, a managed and hosted virtual desktop provider, to offer virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in cloud environments.

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