Two companies off the radar find each other. Just before Christmas 2018, Corel Corporation had announced plans to acquire Parallels, creating a surprise package for many industry observers. The tech commenting community seems to fall into two categories: those people familiar with Corel and those familiar with Parallel because many of the comments were along the lines of … [Read more...] about Corel Corporation acquires Parallels
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StratusCore introduces digital escrow service for digital content
The extension to Virtual Studio also adds a virtual workstation service for content creation and game development. Digital content production vendor StratusCore has introduced a significant update to its Virtual Studio service for digital content creators in media and entertainment and game development. New features and services include Digital Escrow, a business framework … [Read more...] about StratusCore introduces digital escrow service for digital content
Demand for desktop CAD hardware expected to decline
Use of mobile and virtual workstation use of CAD tools will increase, according to new research survey. A recent survey of engineering and other CAD-using firms reveals spending will go down for desktop PCs and up for mobile products and virtual workstations for CAD use. The data comes as part of the Worldwide CAD Trends 2016 Survey from Business Advantage. Survey results … [Read more...] about Demand for desktop CAD hardware expected to decline
Looking inside: Frame workstation in the cloud
Company betting many adopters of remote, virtualized computing will prefer the cloud. By Alex Herrera Building up an IT environment to support complex visual workloads was never easy, but at least it was straightforward. You bought a bunch of high-performance workstations, one for each desk and perhaps one for the road, supported by servers for backup and offloading compute … [Read more...] about Looking inside: Frame workstation in the cloud
Numecent rounds up $15.5 million Series B investment
Deutsche Telekom again leads the investment round. Specializing in client-side virtualization has been a key to “disruptive growth.” Cloudpaging expert Numecent today announced it has raised $15.5 million in a major Series-B funding round, bringing the total funding to date in the company to approximately $38 million. Deutsche Telekom, who led the Series-A funding round, … [Read more...] about Numecent rounds up $15.5 million Series B investment
Construction, geospatial finding their way in virtualization
Data is needed everywhere, and virtualization is the new transport. A report from the recent Virtualize Conference. By Kathleen Maher Jon Peddie Research’s second annual Virtualize Conference featured an ambitious agenda, designed to reach a wider audience interested in the potential of virtualization technology. We probably went a little far, cramming in discussions of … [Read more...] about Construction, geospatial finding their way in virtualization
To virtualize or not to virtualize
Jon Peddie Research surveyed the users and would-be users of virtualization technology. By Jon Peddie We just wrapped up a survey of end users and asked them questions about their awareness and interest in virtualization and remote graphics. The first thing we wanted to find out was whether they even knew what a virtualization thingie was—they did, and a … [Read more...] about To virtualize or not to virtualize
Jon Peddie Research announces Virtualize 2015 agenda
Speakers from a variety of perspectives will share insights on implementing virtualization technologies. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released the agenda for the Virtualize 2015 conference taking place October 29, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. JPR says the conference will provide attendees “an overview of the options available and the ways in which … [Read more...] about Jon Peddie Research announces Virtualize 2015 agenda
Take a Virtualization survey and win $500 for your favorite charity
JPR and Business Advantage are gathering data on workstation virtualization trends and usage. Jon Peddie Research and Business Advantage are gathering usage data on workstation virtualization technology. Those who take the time to complete the survey (about 10 minutes) will receive a summary of the results and will be entered into a drawing to have a $500 donation made to a … [Read more...] about Take a Virtualization survey and win $500 for your favorite charity
Tell your virtualization story
Jon Peddie Research is looking for companies who have incorporated workstation virtualization to present their story at the upcoming VIRTUALIZE conference. Has your company deployed virtualization technology for some or all of your graphics-intensive applications and users? Do you know the ins-and-outs of what to look for if thinking about such deployment? Your story is … [Read more...] about Tell your virtualization story