Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
While Microsoft and Citrix will continue to work together in the delivery of virtualisation software, Microsoft is also treading on its partner's toes.
One of Citrix's selling points has been its ability to provide adequate delivery of multimedia software to thin clients or remote desktops. Microsoft's acquisition of Calista Technologies means it now has similar capabilities in-house, and the company intends to incorporate these technologies into future products.
"The addition of Calista's technology to future Microsoft presentation and desktop virtualization products will enable remote workers to receive a full-fidelity Windows desktop experience without the need for high-end desktop hardware," said Microsoft officials.
The Microsoft and Citrix alliance will nevertheless continue. New versions of Citrix Presentation Server and the Citrix XenDesktop will be based on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Optimized Desktop, and Citrix is working on a utility to allow virtual machines to be moved between XenServer and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (Microsoft's forthcoming hypervisor system).
A future version of Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager will support Citrix XenServer.
"Citrix's end-to-end virtualization strategy includes a strong shared alliance with Microsoft and a commitment to continued innovation on the Windows platform," said Mark Templeton, chief executive officer of Citrix Systems. "Customers should find that our virtualization products together provide one of the best ways to virtualize Windows apps, desktops and servers."
Is it just me, or does every joint announcement involving Microsoft and Citrix seem to benefit Redmond more than Fort Lauderdale?
Citrix stock hasn't fared particularly well over the last couple of years, and the market capitalisation is around $US6.4 billion. Microsoft's travelled rather better over the same period (notwithstanding a sticky patch this time last year), and is sitting on cash holdings of nearly $US19 billion.
I wonder? ... Nah. What's the expression - "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" And I'm sure VMware's majority owner EMC has its own plans.
David Bass
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