December 2009
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Several exciting things have been happening at eG Innovations and we are pleased to share the news with you:
eG Enterprise supports for VMware vSphere and vCenter
New White Papers on VDI Management, Total Cost of Ownership
eG Innovations Included in Two Analyst Reports
eG Innovations has been named one of the Top 10 software
companies for 2009 by SiliconIndia
 
Events
Partner Close-Up
Industry Articles, Resources of Note

Product News

eG VDI MonitorTM
If you are deploying virtual desktops, the eG VDI MonitorTM, the latest addition to the eG Enterprise SuiteTM, will be of interest to you. It supports new features unique to the requirements of virtual desktop infrastructure monitoring, diagnosis, and reporting. Click here to find out more >>

Support for VMware vSphere and vCenter
The latest version of eG Enterprise SuiteTM, v 4.2.2, is now shipping with support for VMware vSphereTM 4 and VMware vCenterTM Server. eG Enterprise passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware®, specifically designed for management solutions, and is now listed in the VMware Product Catalog. Read more >>
 
New White Papers on VDI Management, Total Cost of Ownership

eG Innovations has published two new white papers below. Click here to download these and other eG Enterprise white papers.

Optimizing the Deployment & Management of Virtual Desktop Infrastructures with the eG VDI MonitorTM. If you are using your virtual server monitoring solution to monitor virtual desktops also, think again! Read this new whitepaper to see why virtual desktop infrastructures have different monitoring needs from virtual server infrastructures, and why you need a monitoring solution that is specific to VDI.
eG Enterprise vs. a Big 4 Monitoring Solution: Comparing Total Cost of Ownership. If you are looking for the best return on investment for a monitoring solution, check out this new whitepaper to see how eG Enterprise delivers value without burning a hole in your wallet!

Industry Recognition

eG Innovations Included in Two Analyst Reports
eG Innovations has been included in two reports from The 451 Group: Special Report on Cloud Management, and Market Monitor Report on Virtualization. The first report focuses on performance and availability management of the cloud. The Market Monitor Report looks specifically at the virtualization monitoring marketplace, providing data on market size, growth and share, and offering insight into key trends, growth accelerators and growth inhibitors.


The 451 Group is an independent technology-industry analyst company that was founded in 2000, and has offices in the US and Europe. The company says its research is designed to make sense of swiftly moving trends in the industry, creating information technologies (IT) used by large and midsized organizations.
 
Awards

eG Innovations has been named one of the Top 10 software companies for 2009 by SiliconIndia in its “si100” ranking. si100 is an annual listing of the top 100 technology companies founded and managed by Indians in the U.S. The si100 not only represents the continuing rise and glory of Indian entrepreneurship in high-tech but also recognizes companies that are having an impact the market place. Read more >>
 
Events

We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming VMware events:

vForum, Phoenix, Dec. 10, 2009
  VMware (VMUG) User Group,
Fall Quarterly Conference
Desert Willow Conference Center
Phoenix, AZ
vForum Minneapolis, Dec. 18, 2009
  Minneapolis Area VMware User Group (VMUG) Meeting
Hilton Bloomington,
Bloomington, MN
Meet eG Innovations and our partner Virteva at this event.
 
Partner Close-Up

The Ti Group, one of the UK 's fastest growing solution providers, has become an authorized reseller of the eG Enterprise SuiteTM. The Ti Group specializes in identifying business risks that relate to IT systems and providing services to address and mitigate those risks as well as finding innovative ways to reduce operating costs. Ti will also provide managed services supporting eG Enterprise to its clients. Read more >>
 
Industry Articles, Resources of Note

Cloud is an operations model, not technology
Desktop Virtualization is Not Server Virtualization
The Importance of User Workspace Virtualization in Desktop Virtualization (webcast)
Desktop virtualization cheat sheet
 
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