VMworld 2010 is at its last day and VMware decided to place the second keynote today. The second keynote is usually more technical than the first one, but as virtualization.info readers know, the first keynote already was a split between vision/strategy and technology/roadmap , with both Paul Maritz, CEO, and Dr. Stephen Herrod, CTO and SVP of R&D on stage.  So today it will be interesting to see what will be presented. Rick Jackson, CMO, is on stage to introduce the day. The theme is “innovation”. Apparently, VMware wants to use today to reinforce its image as leading innovator. To do so it invited three guest speakers to show some cutting-edge technologies. The first one is Pranav Mistry , inventor of SixthSense. SixthSense is a wearable gestural interface that leverages a camera and a tiny projector mounted in a pendant to augment reality on any object around users. It projects information onto surfaces, walls, and other physical objects. A video of the prototype in use is shown. It’s almost exactly the futuristic interface seen in the Minority Report movie and even more than that. A lot of companies are working to bring to the market that interface, but Mistry’s project seems well beyond that. The second guest is Natan Liner , Intel Fellow and part of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the M.I.T. Media Lab. He introduces project LuminAR, a robotic lamp that combines a pico-projector, camera, and wireless computer in a compact form factor. This self-contained system enables users with just-in-time projected information and a gestural user interface, and it can be screwed into standard light fixtures everywhere. The long-term idea is to provide augmented reality through a new computer form fact that can fits into any standard lamp arm providing 120V AC. The third guest is Tan Le, Cofounder of Emotiv Systems . The company is working on a direct interface for the brain called Emotiv. Dr. Stephen Herrod is invited on stage to demonstrate how the interface, which only costs a few hundred dollars, works. Now the guests are on a very short panel with Jackson about the way we could rethink computing. Jackson closes the keynote with a simple message: innovators think out of the box and VMware adopters have been innovators. This is a rather subtle way to leverage the human emotions: VMware first inspired the audience with futuristic projects, then it suggested that virtualization has been and still is similarly innovative, and finally implied that anybody can be an innovator believing in its products and adopting them. Overall,  this has been one of the most interesting VMworld ever in the last few years, and VMware deserves some credit for the incredible improvement shown in messaging. Execution is an entirely different story that can’t be proven on stage but will be seen on the field in the next few months. Starting tomorrow, virtualization.info (and cloudcomputing.info) will restart usual coverage of the industry. There are more than 100 announcements that have been released during this week, so expect a lot of information to come. Labels: Events , VMware

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Wyse Technology has announced the upcoming availability of Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 can be purchased from the iTunes App Store. Wyse PocketCloud is a remote desktop application that has been extremely successful in the iTunes app marketplace, and is ranked among the top 10 business applications since it was introduced at VMworld 2009. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Arkeia Software, a provider of network backup solutions, today announced availability of Arkeia Network Backup v8.2 for VMware’s vSphere 4.1. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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VMware at VMworld introduced its cloud application platform strategy and solutions, enabling developers to build and run modern applications that intelligently share information with underlying infrastructure to maximize application performance, quality of service and infrastructure utilization. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Virtual Computer has announced NxTop 3.0; a suite of products for large enterprises, businesses, and consumers. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Just before the VMworld 2010 opening keynote, cloudcomputing.info received a couple of confirmations that VMware is about to rename its not-yet-launched vCloud Service Director (vCSD) in just vCloud Director. This would explain why the VMworld content catalog doesn’t show anymore the breakout sessions about vCSD. On top of that, the company may be preparing a special bundle to launch version 1.0, including vCenter Chargeback and the new vShield Edge with it. Our source reports that the bundle will feature the new per-VM licensing , starting with a 25 VMs pack. The platform should be available on Sep. 1st. Labels: Chargeback , IaaS , Platform Management , Security , VMware

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DeviceVM today announced the availability of Splashtop Remote for the iPad. Splashtop Remote allows users to effortlessly access and control their PC, fully experiencing Windows remotely through an iPad. For the first time, users can enjoy a rich and interactive remote PC experience that includes full real-time video and audio capabilities. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Desktone, provider of a platform that enables hosted virtual desktops as a service, today announced that Peter McKay has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Citrix Systems earlier this week announced a new release of Citrix XenDesktop that extends the benefits of desktop virtualization to enterprise laptop users with the addition of two new technologies: Citrix XenClient and Citrix XenVault. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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VKernel, provider of Capacity Management products for virtualized data centers, has announced the general availability of VKernel Capacity Management Suite 2.0 (CMS 2.0). [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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