VMware used the Las Vegas VMworld conference to announce a pair of “new products and services for the post-PC era.”

Visitors to the Windows-focused BUILD conference in Anaheim, California got a first glimpse of what Microsoft has in mind for the upcoming Windows 8 release. Redmond rolled out a Developer Preview of Windows 8, so that programmers can get started planning and building applications for the new system.  

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SunGard announced the availability of Recover2Cloud, a new suite of recovery services for cloud platforms

A10 Networks announced the rollout of two new additions to its line of SoftAX virtual machines (VM) for VMware

Cloud computing cost management solution provider Cloud Cruiser announced the availability of a new cost management solution for OpenStack that includes workflow tools that offer accounting and management features for optimizing costs in cloud environments.

Aberdeen's Petarack packs over a petabyte of managed SAN storage in a single rack.

Microlite Corporation makes cloud storage more affordable for everyone.

Advanced Clustering Technologies announces the latest version of its open source stress test and diagnostics tool, breakin.

To better advertise its developer-centric nature, Tasktop Technologies recently renamed its Tasktop product line to Tasktop Dev and announced the release of Tasktop Dev 2.1.