Avastu Blog: Sustainable Global Clouds

IT consultancy Atos Origin reports successful consolidation of email and VoIP for its global help desk across five continents in just five weeks, using SAP Business Communications Management software. The company is now running on unified communications and says it is getting the highest standards of resilience and reliability – delivering flexible, cost-efficient and streamlined services for manufacturing users from its service centres in France, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Sao Paolo and Tenerife. Mick Hassall, vice president of global managed operations at Atos Origin, explains that the company was facing a range of challenges mostly due to diverse local infrastructures and proprietary technologies. More news here.

VirtualLogix(TM), Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization(TM) company, today announced a demonstration of how real-time virtualization can create industry-leading QoS for VoIP applications, while maintaining a secure firewall with VLX and Intel(R) vPro(TM) processor technology at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, September 18-20 (Booth # 715-26 located within the Intel Pro Zone). VirtualLogix collaborated with Intel on the technology to develop the compelling VoIP demonstration. Intel Developer Forum attendees will benefit from seeing this demonstration of how real-time virtualization can provide isolation and QoS between virtual appliances and the application OS, including Windows(R) or Linux, allowing service providers to run multiple appliances, maintain system security and drive new opportunities in the VoIP business market by creating high-quality VoIP and management functionality for their customers. Link.