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VMware launches virtual SAN software

VMware has introduced software designed to make it much easier for its customers to store large numbers of virtual machines (VMs) created with the company’s software.

“It is about management simplification,” said Alberto Farronato, VMware director of product marketing for storage and availability.

The software, VMware Virtual SAN (vSAN), is the company’s first foray into storage virtualization. The company made its name offering server virtualization and is also ramping up offerings for desktop and network virtualization as well. The software provides storage space for the virtual disks (VDs) that hold the data needed to run VMs.

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Euro set to attack $1.40, Antipodeans surge (based on reuters article)

The prospect of further inflows of capital and a lack of any easing in European monetary policy helped the euro back to 2-1/2 year highs and the verge of a break above $1.40 on Thursday.

The New Zealand and Australian dollars both also surged, the kiwi boosted by a rise in central bank rates and signs of more to come, while stronger-than-expected employment numbers helped the Aussie.

With views differing on the barriers between $1.3950 and $1.40, dealers said that a break past psychological resistance near the round number could see it head swiftly higher.

The single currency has surprised many with its strength this year but the European Central Bank's (ECB) determination to sit out what it sees as temporary falls in prices in some euro zone member states has opened the door to more gains.

"The policy messages and data support the euro and we think that will allow it to continue to push higher from here," Ian Stannard, a strategist at Morgan Stanley in London, said.