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• VMware's plan for the Apple iPad still taking shape

  VMware won't be the first vendor to bring virtual desktops to the Apple iPad, having been beaten to the punch by rival Citrix.

• Check Point bolsters VMware security

  Check Point's Security Gateway software is now available in a virtual edition that is compatible with VMware virtual environments.

• Bluesocket unveils virtual Wi-Fi controller on VMware

  Bluesocket is offering its rebuilt enterprise Wi-Fi controller software on virtual machine platforms, the first one being VMware. The company will port the code for other hypervisor platforms in the future.

• VMware aims to displace Windows with cloud-based desktop apps

  VMware is developing a new hosted service with the code name "Project Horizon" that will allow delivery of cloud-based desktop applications to any sort of user device, and perhaps further its goal of diminishing the importance of Microsoft's Windows operating system.

• Microsoft flaunts customer dumping VMware

  Microsoft is still refusing to showcase Hyper-V at VMworld in protest of VMware rules that Microsoft believes are designed to limit competition, but that doesn't mean the Microsoft hype machine will abstain from anti-VMware marketing.

• HP acquires automation vendor Stratavia

  HP has acquired Stratavia, which makes <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100307-stratavia-data-center-automation.html">database and application automation software</a>, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced today.

• VMware launches software to crack app performance problems

  VMware has upgraded its application management software Hyperic claiming to offer a way for administrators to fix application problems more quickly.

• VMware beats forecast with strong Q2 results

  VMware on Tuesday reported a 48 percent jump in revenue for the second quarter, a greater increase than expected, and raised its outlook for the full year on strong demand for its virtualization software.

• Red Hat CEO: VMware our biggest competitor

  When it comes to enterprise open source software vendor Red Hat, one might assume its biggest competitors to be Oracle, Novell, Microsoft, or even IBM.

• BNZ ready to retire 500 servers

  Virtualisation is the name of the game for the Bank of New Zealand, which expects to phase out around 500 servers after purchasing two high-end Z series computers from IBM.