Eric Sloof

VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA) is a native Android collaboration application that allows you to access your email, calendar, contacts, tasks and files from any Android device, specifically smartphones and tablets.

VZA supports any Microsoft ActiveSync compliant email server and also supports the VMware Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). With ZCS as the backend, VZA offers several additional ZCS-only features such as Briefcase, Saved Searches and many others that are not available in any of the Android email applications in the market today.
Be one of the first one to try, rate and comment - http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vza

Srinivas and his team are very excited to announce that v1.1 is now approved by Apple and is available in the App Store right now.  Be sure to first get updated vCMA so get the latest version of the backend vCMA server (v1.1) that is required for the new client. You can download the latest vCMA appliance at: http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vcma. The biggest "feature" in v1.1 of the client is to support management of ESX and ESXi hosts directly from the iPad without requiring a vCenter server instance. 

The list of features and bug fixes in this release are listed below:

New in version 1.1.0

- Support for connecting directly to a vSphere host (resolves Null Pointer Exception)
- Integrated interface to input vCMA server settings and login credentials
- Enhanced version compatibility checks between vSphere iPad application and vCMA server
- Fix for Null Pointer Exception when rebooting a host while the host was in maintenance mode
- Store password, if requested by the user, in the keychain
- Ability to properly scroll the host list in landscape mode
- Sorted host list (by name and grouped by vendor ID)
- Display center ellipsis for long virtual machine names
- Better performance metrics when connecting directly to a vSphere host
- Show “Unavailable” or “PoweredOff” message when unable to obtain performance data for a selected VM
- Reflect available actions correctly, for a selected VM, when an operation was completed
- Ability to cancel 'revert to snapshot' action

Srinivas and his team are already working on v1.2, which will address some more feature requests.

 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vmware-vsphere-client-for/id417323354?mt=8

The out-of-the-box VDI appliance from VMware and Fusion-io will save you time, money and manpower. VMware and Fusion-io break new ground in simplifying IT with this out-of-the-box, uniform virtual desktop infrastructure.

These VDI appliances allow for a quick and easy assessment of whether VDI is suitable for your company. Configuring a setup is done in three simple steps, giving you an instant view of the required hardware, software and services – and the associated investment. The low initial purchasing costs of the VDI appliance will amaze you: they are comparable to that of a new pc. It will also halve the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the VMware View desktop.

Instant answers

What hardware, software and services do I need to set up a virtual desktop infrastructure? And what are my options? These are questions you will want an answer to, before you will commit to anything. It is, after all, your investment we are talking about. The VMware View and Fusion-io VDI appliances combine the benefits of the latest, standardized VDI technology with those of a fixed price, out-of-the-box solution that is easy to set up.

Advantages

• No surprises – a dependable solution, optimized by VMware and Fusion-io
• An instant view of the required investment
• Quick and short-term implementation
• Performance guarantee by VMware and Fusion-io
• Fixed price

 BrochureVMwareViewFusion-OI2011Engels.pdf

VMware Labs present its latest fling CloudCleaner.


CloudCleaner is a handy tool that helps remove all traces of objects created on host machines by vCloud Director(vCD) like Virtual Machines, resource pools, network pools and networks. Simply put, CloudCleaner restores all your host machines running vCD to a clean state.

Some of the great features are:

• Intelligent authentication handling - if your login credentials fail, you'll be given the chance to re-auth in realtime.
• Fast! Uses up to 2000 simultaneous threads
• Auto-detects developer settings - vCenter IP and credentials.
• Safe - auto-detects inconsistencies and repairs them.
• Secured - validates vCenter server certificates and encrypts user data.

Be one of the first one to try, rate and comment - http://labs.vmware.com/flings/cloudcleaner .

VMware vShield is a suite of security virtual appliances built for VMware vSphere 4.1. It is a critical security component for protecting virtualized datacenters from attacks and misuse. vShield App and vShield Edge are the two products in the suite that address network security. The goal of this document is to provide details on the key security technologies implemented in the vShield App and vShield Edge products that enable administrators to build a multitenant virtualized datacenter environment that is flexible, agile, scalable and secure. The document first discusses the challenges in using physical security to protect virtual infrastructure and then describes in detail the key new technologies in vShield products that address those challenges.

 The Technology Foundations of VMware vShield

VMware vShield Edge, part of the VMware vShield family of virtualization security products, provides perimeter security and network services such as DHCP, NAT, Load balancing, and VPN service. vShield Edge is a virtual firewall appliance that can be provisioned on-demand and its services enabled on the fly to meet the flexibility requirement of cloud deployments. The goal of this document is to help customers understand where and how a vShield Edge firewall can be deployed to secure and isolate tenants/organizations, while providing some reference designs along the way. This document will also help VI administrators and network administrators understand the deployment of security and other network services in virtual datacenters using a vShield Edge firewall.

 vShield Edge Design Guide

VMware vShield App, part of the VMware vShield family of virtualization security products, protects applications in the virtual datacenter from network-based threats. vShield App gives organizations deep visibility into network communications between virtual machines and enables granular policy enforcement with security groups. This document helps VI administrators understand the deployment of security around the virtualized server infrastructure using VMware vShield App product. Two reference designs are provided to help customer understand the security deployment around the virtual infrastructure using vShield App product and advantages.

 vShield App Design Guide