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http://searchvirtualstorage.techtarget.com/news/4500246315/Sphere-3D-CEO-Virtualization-containers-will-be-face-of-our-company
Are you suggesting that Sphere 3D could eventually replace hypervisors? That's a pretty lofty claim.

Kelly: I wouldn't say we will eliminate them completely. I started my career on the mainframe side, and mainframes still exist, but they aren't the dominant players. I think virtualized storage is heading in the same direction in that things are getting pushed closer to end users. It's still early, but we haven't found applications that we can't virtualize. The toughest one was to see if we could virtualize a mainframe. We're pushing the limits. People talk about the 30% of apps that just won't virtualize. We actually virtualized a DEC PDP-8, which was the oldest version we could find. We used our container technology to split the DEC operating system into a container and are serving it up on our storage device.


http://sphere3d.com/sphere-3d-and-novarad-enter-into-master-purchase-agreement-to-deliver-virtualization-capabilities-to-400-healthcare-facilities/
Sphere 3D and Novarad Enter Into Master Purchase Agreement to Deliver Virtualization Capabilities to 400 Healthcare Facilities

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=113637113
An excellent explanation of what the Sphere 3D/Novarad Master Purchase agreement entails by an industry insider.


http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/10130532.htm
Sphere 3D and Microsoft to Showcase Virtualization and Cloud Solutions

Joint Roadshow Will be Held at Microsoft Technology Centers and Include Demonstrations of Sphere 3D's Technologies for the "Next Cloud"


http://rcpmag.com/articles/2015/04/01/containers.aspx
Docker isn't the only container solution Microsoft is embracing. Sphere 3D last month said its Glassware 2.0 Microvisor can virtualize infrastructure components and the application stacks from both Windows and non-Windows-based systems and claims it can "outperform" any existing hypervisor-based infrastructure. Furthermore, Sphere 3D said it can be used for systems and cloud management, orchestration and clustering.

It's still early days for containers in the world of cloud computing, but if they live up to their promise, they can raise the bar for performance and portability.


http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/03/10/windows-containers-and-microvisors.aspx?m=2
Windows Containers and 'Microvisors'
A new Microsoft partner, Sphere 3D, is making containers that have fewer dependencies than Docker.


http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/AzurePartner/Sphere-3D-Microsoft-Bring-Windows-App-Containers-to-Azure
Sphere 3D, Microsoft Bring Windows App Containers to Azure

Sphere 3D Corporation, whose Glassware 2.0 Windows container technology for application delivery simplifies IT infrastructure, has collaborated with Microsoft to support Glassware 2.0 on Microsoft Azure. The move means organizations now have the tools to make cloud migration of Windows-based, end-user computing applications from physical infrastructure to Azure even easier and faster.

"We are committed to providing our customers with new and innovative ways to implement their cloud strategy," said Vibhor Kapoor, Director of Microsoft Azure Product Marketing. "By working closely with Sphere 3D, we are able to continue to deliver on that commitment and provide a new level of flexibility for organizations looking for scalable application delivery from the cloud."

Read Sphere 3D Corporation's press release to learn more about how Glassware 2.0 on Azure is part of a well-rounded migration strategy.
http://sphere3d.com/sphere-3d-and-microsoft-to-deliver-glassware-2-0-windows-application-containers-on-microsoft-azure/


Recent twitter exchange -

Zig Jones ?@zigzagjones1
@lauradidio Hey Laura, just wondering if you ever got to do a deep dive review of Sphere3d tech? Thanks

Laura DiDio ?@lauradidio
@zigzagjones1 Yes, I did & it does everything it claims to do. Sphere3D Glassware 2.0 & V3 Appliances are all excellent.

http://itic-corp.com/analysts/
Laura DiDio, Principal, is a highly visible information technology industry analyst, consultant, a professional writer and a former reporter. DiDio has 20 years experience in the high technology industry. She has consulted with all of the major industry vendors including: Apple, Accenture, Avaya, Citrix, Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, SAP and VMware.


http://m.seekingalpha.com/article/2966296-cloud-computing-wars-2015-google-microsoft-docker-sphere-3d-and-vmware?source=twitter_salphatech


http://seekingalpha.com/article/2930376-sphere-3d-has-a-large-upside?page=2&auth_param=uckhf:1aeebr6:709a9965faa16abd2c5a72ed534ca53b&dr=1


http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/565477/tape-storage-industry-bounces-back-strongly-tsc/
Very good news for Sphere 3D's recently acquired OVRL/Tandberg storage -

Demand for tape is being fuelled by unrelenting data growth, significant technological advancements, tape's highly favorable economics, the growing requirements to maintain access to data 'forever' emanating from regulatory, compliance or governance requirements, and the big data demand for large amounts of data to be analyzed and monetized in the future. The Digital Universe study suggests that the world's information is doubling every two years and much of this data is most cost-effectively stored on tape.


Press Release -
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sphere-3d-glassware-delivers-solutions-130200572.html

Presentation mentioned in press release -
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13q1vG-OOKTVHH0Xj-VWgPVXkq8vNNTVnHHzzigvj72s/mobilepresent?pli=1&slide=id.g4f09ef1d6_00


https://twitter.com/Sphere3D
Recent collection of tweets. Pay particular attention to the pictures showing Sphere 3D's Glassware 2.0 having been newly added to Dell's servers!


http://dortchonit.quora.com/Sphere-3D-Virtualization-+-Cloud-Apps-Anywhere
This isn't just theory or "demoware," either. Earlier this year, for example, Google announced that Virginia's Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS), one of the largest school systems in the US, was buying 32,000 Dell Chromebooks, one for each of its middle and high school students. And the school system has decided to implement Sphere 3D technologies to deliver Windows applications to those Chromebook users. (My learned industry colleague Simon Bramfitt has written a great summary and analysis of how CCPS made its decisions and how Sphere 3D differs from other desktop virtualization approaches: "Chesterfield County Schools Turn to Sphere 3D for Windows on Chromebooks.")


http://www.virtualizationpractice.com/sphere-3d-launches-glassware-2-0-appliance-windows-apps-28468/
Sphere 3D Launches Glassware 2.0 — An Appliance for Windows Apps Simon Bramfitt August 28, 2014

Aside from its being a hardware appliance, it is its inherent simplicity that is Glassware’s first key differentiator. Provided you know how to plug in a network cable and assign an IP address, you can install a Glassware appliance. If you know how to install a Windows app, then installing and publishing an application on Glassware shouldn’t present any problems. In short, with Glassware, anyone can manage their own enterprise-class application hosting environment.


http://seekingalpha.com/article/2387975-panic-selling-turns-into-panic-buying-in-sphere-3d?uprof=45&dr=1
•Glassware is able to virtualize more applications (many critical applications are very hard to virtualize), it works where other systems provide no solution (for instance, old legacy software running on mainframes)
•The simplicity of the virtualization of applications, any Windows app can be virtualized with six clicks
•It's considerably more resource efficient, opening up the market for small and medium enterprise


http://www.gztandberg.cn/en/
The China manufacturing plant Sphere 3D acquires in the Overland merger.


http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/direct2dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2014/08/04/drive-lets-customers-test-emr-without-disrupting-clinical-environment.aspx
The center also houses the support team for the DRIVE solution. DRIVE stands for Dell, Red Hat, Intel, VMware and Epic, the alliance of tech companies that began the collaboration to bring an open-source, Linux-based version of Epic to market that was affordable for smaller hospitals and clinics. Dell strengthened the alliance with the addition of Sphere3D, Agfa, Symantec and Hyland OnBase, creating the DRIVE Plus solution.


http://seekingalpha.com/article/2326065-citrix-killer-sphere-3ds-debut-on-nasdaq-merger-with-overland-purchase-of-v3-systems
The reason why I think Sphere 3D is a serious contender is as a result of several acquisitions the company has made in the last year, combining Sphere's Glassware 2.0 virtualization platform - by all accounts, a revolutionary approach to virtualization - with V3 Systems' Virtual Desktop products and Overland Storage's global data management and storage business.

The target is the $100 billion Virtualization/Storage space, and early indications suggest that Sphere 3D's Glassware 2.0 is already displacing the incumbents in enterprise-scale applications.


http://www.midasletter.com/midas-letter-financial-radio-podcast/sphere-3d-corp-vs-vmware-citrix-systems-microsoft/
Damian Wojcichowsky: I don’t think we’re talking about the same market per se at first. VMware and Sphere 3D right now are actually partners. So where VMware has a customer that requires the kind of functionality that Glassware 2.0 brings via Sphere 3D, they can partner there, so they can embed Glassware into the sale, and kick back a royalty or a license fee to Sphere 3D. I don’t see them competing for the same kind of customers. I think what you see is a lot smaller size of enterprise that you get Overland-Sphere approaching, versus the big enterprise deal that you see EMC-VMware do. So at first its not going to be that difficult. I think five years down the road you’re looking at more of a head-to head competition situation happening.

Shorter term though, you’re going to have a bunch of catalysts coming.


http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2014/07/02/382802-want-slice-sphere3d-look-the-nasdaq-global-market.htm
Sphere3D has two key product offerings behind it: GLASSWARE 2.0 and the V3 Desktop Cloud Computing System. With GLASSWARE 2.0, users get access to the complete lineup of digital content found on most any desktop from most any Web-enabled device. This may not sound like much until the fullest implications of the idea are considered, as GLASSWARE 2.0 allows access to not only the full range of productivity software systems, but also to things like computer aided design (CAD) systems, proprietary systems, and even social media sites. Plus, at last report, all of the sites will both look and function the same way on mobile devices that said sites would on the desktop thanks to GLASSWARE 2.0.


http://www.virtualizationpractice.com/chesterfield-county-schools-turn-sphere-3d-windows-chromebooks-27278/
Chesterfield County Schools Turn to Sphere 3D for Windows on Chromebooks.

Taking on the complexity of managing a large Citrix XenApp environment was not something that CCPS wanted to have to address. At the same time, it wanted to ensure that any hosted Windows applications could be easily integrated into its own application portal. To overcome the challenges, CCPS has partnered with Mississauga, Ontario–based Sphere 3D, developers of Glassware 2.0, to provide Windows application hosting services. Sphere 3D provides Glassware 2.0 as an appliance-based hosting platform for installation either within a customer’s data center or as a cloud hosting solution offered by service providers. Sphere 3D company V3 Systems was one of the pioneers of high-performance VDI appliances, so it is to be expected that it knows how to make this approach work.


http://www.midasletter.com/2014/06/sphere-3d-overland-storage-merger-sets-emc-corporation-vmware-repetition/
There is little doubt that much of the velocity in Sphere 3D’s share price is driven by technology speculators who perceive the opportunity inherent in the timing of companies, managment and products converging within the Sphere 3D universe. My bet is that the combination of these elements under Sphere 3D’s managment will result in an exponential compounding of shareholder value quarter-on-quarter once the intergrations are complete and Overland Storage’s sales force is unleashed on its client base with the new offerings.


http://www.midasletter.com/midas-letter-financial-radio-podcast/sphere-3d-corp-tsx-vany-peter-tassiopoulos-podcast/
Peter Tassiopoulos: Absolutely. The transaction quickly transitions Sphere into a global enterprise. We will actually have operations in the U.S., Norway, Germany, Singapore, and Asia. In addition, we’ll have direct access to 17,000 resellers in 60 countries, and infrastructure that’s been built over thirty years to support them. As for the synergies, there’s quite a few.. it’s actually too numerous to go through all of them. But just a couple of highlights; you know Overland has providing storage for over thirty years as I mentioned, and because of this they’ve got a really large installed base. Actually over a million units have been deployed. Many of these are customers that run complex enterprise apps, and that’s specifically what Glassware is designed for. Now one of the largest purchasers of IT as well is the U.S. government, and Overland has a number of GSA’s [Government Service Agencies –ed] in place with them so that’s direct access into the government which we otherwise wouldn’t have.


http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/bglive/archive/2014/06/10/brianmadden-com-podcast-with-sphere3d-at-9-30pst-today-what-do-they-do-join-us-live.aspx
BrianMadden.com Podcast #57 (Special Edition): Sphere3D talks about their microvisor-like app virtualization solution.

"We have more demand than we can handle" …."We're winning these deals"…"chaos of success"…"we are having demand on all sides for all products"….quotes from Peter Bookman


http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2014/05/16/cloud-and-virtualization-a-magic-combination-for-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20140516
“The future of cloud is in taking the concept of virtualization beyond the backing up of data or the incorporation of additional systems,” says Peter Bookman, founder of virtualization company V3, recently acquired by Sphere3D. (Disclosure: Peter Bookman is a friend and was a client in 2010 and 2011; however we have no current business relationship.) “In our product lines we bring virtual desktops, virtual applications, and data together in a single solution to let companies of any size use virtual resources to manage their physical desktops, rich applications, and business information.”


http://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup_n&sub=pac&pag=dis&ItemID=107377
Utilizing virtual application and desktop technology from Sphere 3D, NovaGlass delivers Novarad's Marz vendor-neutral archive software on a variety of computing devices, including PCs, Macs, iPads, laptop computers, Android tablets, and Google Chromebooks.

The new platform will give users access to several new features and ways of deploying images that were previously unavailable, Novarad said.


http://www.virtualizationpractice.com/happy-birthday-citrix-now-get-back-work-26248/
One possible opportunity here lies with Toronto-based Sphere 3D and Glassware. I had the opportunity for a brief look at Glassware last week, and I hope to be able to return for a more detailed assessment in the near future. In many respects, Glassware is to XenApp as VDI in a Box is to XenDesktop: a fresh approach to virtual applications, built from the ground up with an emphasis on the hypervisor as a means of achieving virtualization, rather than as a platform on which to run multiple operating system instances.

Glassware’s promise is not just that it is a legacy-free interpretation of conventional terminal services technology, but that it can take this approach to deliver more than just Windows applications. Demonstrating seamless delivery of Windows x86 applications alongside Android and Fortran apps on iPad is going to take more than one brief introduction to come to grips with. Nevertheless, if execution is as effective as the promise, this could be a technology to keep a close eye on.


http://seekingalpha.com/article/2142003-sphere-3d-a-disruptive-cloud-technology-player
Sphere 3D Corporation (TSX: ANY.V) (OTCQX: OTCQX:SPIHF) is a unique virtualization technology solution provider that has described itself as a company that "solves the problems that previously were considered unsolvable". What problems are there in virtualization? Plenty! Sphere 3D allows most devices, independent of their size, resources or operating system, to access the full functionality of software programs and applications off from servers either in the cloud or on premise, absolutely independent of their operating system! A short video on Youtube presents Sphere 3d's solutions in a graphical way.

In fact, its Glassware 2.0(TM) technology makes it possible for today's devices to access yesterday's software; for today's software to run on tomorrow's devices all over the cloud, without sacrificing performance or security. The company has built their proprietary Glassware 2.0 platform from the ground up and specifically designed it to achieve application virtualization in the most demanding of circumstances. It can be deployed alone for application virtualization or utilized in conjunction with third party hypervisor-based virtualization deployments, for true end-to-end virtualization of physical infrastructure. For additional information visit sphere3d.com and have a look to the presentation made by Peter Tassiopoulos during the CANTECH Investment Conference held in Toronto last January.