LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--(Marketwire -06/05/12)- HP (HPQ) today expanded its Converged Cloud portfolio with new offerings that extend the power of the cloud across infrastructure, applications and information, enabling enterprises to accelerate innovation and enhance agility.

Today's announcements include solutions for:

Introduced in April, HP Converged Cloud is the industry's first strategy and portfolio based on a single architecture that combines private, managed and public cloud, as well as traditional IT, to create an environment that can rapidly change based on organizational requirements.

Recent research conducted on behalf of HP suggests that by 2020, senior business and technology executives expect their organizations' public and private cloud delivery models to nearly double.(1) However, if not implemented properly, these delivery models could yield cloud silos, creating complexity, risk and vendor lock-in.

"Successful organizations need to be able to select the right delivery model for their technology needs whether it be in the cloud or on premise," said Bill Veghte, chief operating officer, HP. "HP's Converged Cloud approach provides enterprises choice in delivery model and platform with the confidence in the service delivered via market leading products, coupled with a consistent architecture and experience."

Hybrid cloud for the airline industry

Enabling airlines to quickly introduce new products and services to enhance revenue, HP announced its vision of an "Intelligent Airline Cloud," delivering integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms that meet the specific requirements of airline clients. HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines provides the industry's first hybrid delivery approach to the cloud.

HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines includes HP Passenger Service Solution, which combines HP's core travel and transportation industry solutions into a single integrated airline reservation and travel SaaS platform. Its two key services, Airline Reservations and Departure Control, helped HP clients board more than 500 million passengers in the past year. The new HP Airline Service Oriented Architecture Platform provides airlines with a modern application-development Platform as a Service (PaaS) to drive rapid development of revenue-generating airline products.

HP Enterprise Cloud Services - Virtual Private Cloud, an IaaS platform, is delivered from secure and energy-efficient next-generation data centers equipped with HPConverged Infrastructure technology. Leveraging HP's enterprise-grade cloud computing offering on a per-server basis, airlines are able to scale quickly to meet the needs of the business, reducing capital and operational expenses.

Building hybrid cloud environments

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ScaleXtreme, the next-generation systems management company, announced a significant update to its cutting-edge iPhone application that allows customers to deploy multiple cloud servers with one-click, see available patches and get real time mobile alerts. ScaleXtreme for iPhone puts complete control of your datacenter right in your pocket.

ScaleXtreme for iPhone gives systems administrators an on-the-go, unified view of their physical servers, virtual machines and public cloud instances through a single, simple interface. The update puts even more power in the hands of IT operatives, making it possible to launch new cloud instances, see available patches and get real-time mobile alerts.

ScaleXtreme for iPhone gives IT professionals the ability to monitor server performance and job alerts from anywhere, untethering them from a mess of VPNs and desktop-based management consoles for the first time. The cloud-based service keeps track of computing resources and helps manage them efficiently. Simply download ScaleXtreme for iPhone, sign up for a free account on our website, install an agent on your servers and start monitoring and managing machines directly from your iPhone.

ScaleXtremes next generation systems management provides a single view, unifying the management of an organizations server environment spanning private and public cloud machines, different public cloud providers running on any virtualization platform, and even physical servers. It works with a variety of operating systems and technology stacks and helps users rapidly scale server deployments using templates. ScaleXtreme offers public cloud cost management tools to establish role-based budgets and prevent the launch of unauthorized cloud machines. ScaleXtreme products also come equipped with cloud-based patch management automation, which provides customers the ability to schedule, deploy and automate patches for multiple machines.

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About ScaleXtreme

ScaleXtreme provides powerful, cloud-based server automation products for the modern distributed data center. Built from the ground up to be simple, scalable and social, IT gets a single unified automation platform to build and control physical, virtual and public cloud servers. For more information, visit http://www.scalextreme.com.

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SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

ScaleXtreme, the leading provider of cloud and server management products, today announced that it has won recognition as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup.

Red Herrings Top 100 Americas list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

We believe ScaleXtreme embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture, said Red Herring Publisher Alex Vieux.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential makes the award a valuable instrument of discovery for the most promising new businesses in Americas.

Were honored to be recognized for the hard work weve put into building the next generation of systems management tools, said CEO Nand Mulchandani.

The Red Herring award comes on the heels of ScaleXtremes recognition as a Cool Vendor in the Cool Vendors in IT Operations Management 2012, report by Gartner Inc. The report highlights four exciting technology companies providing new thinking to the operations management sector. The report, written by respected Gartner analysts Milind Govekar, Ronni J. Colville and Ian Head, calls out ScaleXtremes unique ability to monitor, alert, patch and control the costs of both public cloud instances and physical servers.

ScaleXtreme provides a single view, unifying the management of an organizations server environment spanning private and public cloud machines, different public cloud providers running on any virtualization platform, and even physical servers. It works with a variety of operating systems and technology stacks and helps users rapidly scale server deployments using templates. ScaleXtreme recently announced a number of additional features, including the industrys only cloud cost management tools which enables IT professionals to gain visibility into cloud provider costs, establish role-based budgets and prevent the launch of unauthorized cloud machines.

ScaleXtreme products also come equipped with cloud-based patch management automation which provides customers the ability to schedule, deploy and automate patches for multiple machines, as well as the on-the-go iPhone application that gives system administrators a unified view of their cloud instances through a single, simple interface.

Customers can use ScaleXtremes free product by signing up: http://www.scalextreme.com/free

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CDW LLC (CDW), a leading provider of technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare, announced it has been designated an HP Cloud Center of Excellence, based upon the expertise of its solution architects and integration of HP systems into CDWs newly opened Technology Experience Center. The center offers customers live cloud computing demonstrations, which may be viewed real-time from any CDW or customer location, as well as in person at the center.

CDWs HP Cloud Center of Excellence features HP CloudSystem, a complete and integrated solution to build and manage services across private, public and hybrid cloud environments. In addition to HP servers, the center also includes HP storage and networking solutions, including HP Tipping Point network security offerings.

CDW is committed to helping our customers with every phase of choosing and implementing the right cloud solution for their IT environment, said Doug Eckrote, CDW senior vice president, strategic solutions and services. Through working closely with HP and our Technology Experience Center, we are now equipped to make cloud computing even more accessible to our customers by helping them better evaluate their business needs and to determine strategies for transforming their infrastructure and applications.

Organizations are looking for expert guidance as they explore their journeys to the cloud, said Patrick Harr, Americas vice president, cloud sales and solutions, HP. At the CDW center, customers can experience first-hand the benefits of HPs cloud solutions, and work with a trusted partner to select the best solutions for their specific requirements.

The HP Cloud Centers of Excellence program includes HP Converged Infrastructure solutions, automation software, training and financial incentives to transform channel partner facilities into cloud demonstration centers. For more about CDWs cloud offerings, please visit http://www.cdw.com/content/solutions/cloud-computing.aspx.

About CDW

CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare. Ranked No. 270 on the FORTUNE 500 and No. 32 on Forbes' list of America's Largest Private Companies, CDW was founded in 1984 and employs more than 6,800 coworkers. For the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2012, the company generated net sales of $9.8 billion. For more information, visit http://www.CDW.com.

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