A screenshot from VMware’s website shows its cloud solutions (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Virtualization and cloud computing software developer VMware ( www.vmware.com ) recently announced that it has appointed Dr. Chawapol Jariyawiroj as country manager for Thailand. In this position, Jariyawiroj will run VMware’s business operations in Thailand including sales, marketing, services and channels.

SoftLayer CEO Lance Crosby presents Wednesday morning at Parallels Summit (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — SoftLayer CEO Lance Crosby gave a keynote address Wednesday Morning at the Parallels Summit, offering his, and his organization’s, take on the cloud computing market. He went through a quick history of hosting products – looking at shared, VPS, dedicated, managed and virtualized hosting, pointing out that at each stage, the new technology was supposed to replace everything that came before it. The most excited advocates of the cloud seem to feel that way about cloud – that it will replace everything that came before

Facebook Groups: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Despite recent rumors concerning cellphones and a deal with Skype, Facebook’s latest big reveal was all about new site features. Groups will let users cordon off friends into separate categories, and other new functions relate to user data and privacy

Motorola sues Apple, claiming infringement of 18 patents Motorola subsidiary Motorola Mobility sued Apple on Wednesday, claiming the Cupertino company infringed on 18 patents it holds covering a range of wireless technologies. The suit was filed in two US District courts: one in the Northern District of Illinois and the other in the Southern District of Florida.

The Week of Leaks Wikileaks has undertaken what’s been called the biggest leak U.S. military information ever: It’s put 90,000 secret documents related to the Afghanistan war up for public scrutiny. Was it treasonous, heroic or just another reminder that war is hell

IBM to Build a Globally Integrated Delivery Model for BG Group IBM and BG Group today announced a five-year global deal for information technology services. Â IBM will build a globally consistent delivery model for BG Group’s operations in more than 25 countries. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Nortel Obtains Further Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 04/14/10) – Nortel(1) Networks Corporation (OTC.BB: NRTLQ – News ) announced today that it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and its other Canadian subsidiaries that filed for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act have obtained an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“Canadian Court”) further … Read more on Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Verizon and Motorola to Trial Energy-Efficient Set-Top Box With Double the Storage Capacity for Digital Video Recordings Verizon and the Mobile Devices and Home business of Motorola Inc

Could Google-China Spat Help Microsoft Bing? Google’s stunning decision to shutter its China-based search engine might look like an opportunity for Microsoft to pump up Bing’s market share