bMighty News Flash: Monday May 11, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Riverbed Deepens Microsoft Partnership -- Riverbed Services Platform will enable the deployment of Windows Server 2008 R2
• D-Link Partners With ManageEngine -- Enables management of D-Link Simple Network Management Protocol based business-class networking products by the ManageEngine software suite
• Netgear Pushes Deeper Into SMB Storage -- Introduces ReadyNAS 2100 rack-mounted storage appliance and ReadyNAS Remote Secure Access
• Microsoft Will Send Windows 7 Test Files Tomorrow -- Windows 7 Release Candidate software users will be "pinged" with up to 10 updates designed to test its ability to update the operating system on the fly

MOBILE

• iPhone, Android Use Skyhook For Location Data -- Explosion of location-based applications use Skyhook Wireless to triangulate Wi-Fi access points with GPS cell phone tower data

SECURITY

• TrendMicro Leads Rating For SMB Endpoint Security -- West Coast Labs tests score Trend Micro's Worry-Free Business Security Advanced product ahead of McAfee and Symantec

SERVICES

• Iron Mountain Moves Into Cloud Services -- Virtual File Store requires the deployment of a server that "looks like" network-attached storage
• Dell Enhances SMB Solutions Centre -- Now available in 10 countries with interactive content, industry research, tag clouds, and enhanced search options
• SoftLayer Launches CloudLayer Computing -- New service built on Citrix XenServer integrates with dedicated servers, automated services, and other CloudLayer services