* Vendors to demonstrate interoperability, federation between products
Cisco network equipment, enterprise iPhone deployments among the few bright spots for IT spending
BlueStripe Software aims to solve the application visibility issues that crop up when multi-tier applications rely on virtual servers
Systems management vendor Kace picks up intellectual property, assets of application virtualization player Computers In Motion
* Embotics, VKernel offer free downloads to help rein in virtual servers
As Microsoft, VMware and others evolve their virtualization technologies, third-party vendors work to provide complementary management and automation capabilities
* Surgient's Virtual Automation Platform 6.0
* PacketTrap Networks unveils its network management platform
* The challenges virtualization presents IT managers is top of mind for many vendors and industry organizations
* The priorities and challenges involved with managing applications
