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MacStadium Unveils Its Powerful Next-Generation Virtualization Platform, Orka 3.0

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

MacStadium , the industry-leading cloud services provider offering infrastructure-as-a-service, virtualization solutions and remote desktops to enable macOS workloads, today unveiled Orka® 3.0, the most advanced version of its proprietary technology, Orka Platform.

Key Points: 
  • MacStadium , the industry-leading cloud services provider offering infrastructure-as-a-service, virtualization solutions and remote desktops to enable macOS workloads, today unveiled Orka® 3.0, the most advanced version of its proprietary technology, Orka Platform.
  • Powered by MacStadium, Orka ( Orchestration with Kubernetes on Apple ) is the only virtualization layer available for Mac build infrastructure based on Open Container Initiative (OCI) and Kubernetes technologies.
  • Additionally, MacStadium will be showcasing Orka 3.0 at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America from Nov. 7-9.
  • To learn more about MacStadium and Orka 3.0, visit them at Booth J11 during the conference.

Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a personal computer

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Apple® today announced M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, three chips featuring groundbreaking technologies that deliver dramatically increased performance and unleash new capabilities for Mac®.

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  • Apple® today announced M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, three chips featuring groundbreaking technologies that deliver dramatically increased performance and unleash new capabilities for Mac®.
  • Together, M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max show how far Apple silicon for the Mac has come since the debut of the M1 family of chips.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030824811/en/
    For the first time, Apple is introducing three chips at once: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips ever built for a personal computer.
  • Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, MacBook Pro, iMac, Xcode, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, ProRes, and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple.

Apple unveils the new MacBook Pro featuring the M3 family of chips, making the world’s best pro laptop even better

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Apple® today announced a new MacBook Pro® lineup featuring the all-new family of M3 chips: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max.

Key Points: 
  • Apple® today announced a new MacBook Pro® lineup featuring the all-new family of M3 chips: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030177195/en/
    Today Apple unveiled MacBook Pro featuring the next generation of M3 chips.
  • With MacBook Pro with M3 Max:
    MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max are available in space black, a stunning new color that’s unmistakably pro.
  • Apple, the Apple logo, MacBook Pro, Liquid Retina XDR, Mac, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, macOS, iPhone, Safari, Apple Store, Apple Trade In, and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple.

Developer tools to create spatial experiences for Apple Vision Pro now available

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Apple® today announced the availability of new software tools and technologies that enable developers to create groundbreaking app experiences for Apple Vision Pro ™ — Apple’s first spatial computer.

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  • Apple® today announced the availability of new software tools and technologies that enable developers to create groundbreaking app experiences for Apple Vision Pro ™ — Apple’s first spatial computer.
  • Next month, Apple will open developer labs in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo to provide developers with hands-on experience to test their apps on Apple Vision Pro hardware and get support from Apple engineers.
  • Development teams will also be able to apply for developer kits to help them quickly build, iterate, and test right on Apple Vision Pro.
  • Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Vision Pro, visionOS, Xcode, SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit, TestFlight, and Reality Composer Pro are trademarks of Apple.

MacStadium Orka® Platform Now Available in AWS Marketplace

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230228005244/en/
    “Offering Orka Platform in AWS Marketplace provides consumers even greater access to the preferred solution available for orchestrating macOS,” said Tom Schnell, MacStadium senior vice president and chief customer officer.
  • “Orka Platform on AWS streamlines the iOS developers’ build efforts while delivering a seamless buying and billing process.”
    Orka Platform enables macOS orchestration and life-cycle management in a cloud environment by leveraging Kubernetes.
  • Orka Platform by MacStadium on AWS differentiates itself by providing an elegant, automated solution, designed to increase overall developer performance and reduce build times.
  • According to a May 2022 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, “The Total Economic Impact™ of AWS Marketplace,” researchers found organizations enjoyed:
    New or existing MacStadium customers interested in using Orka on AWS should reach out to MacStadium directly or through their AWS portal.

MacStadium Announces Transition Path from VMware to Orka® Platform

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

“Orka Platform represents the perfect tool for application development teams who rely on using virtualized Mac compute and must now move on from VMware,” said Greg McGraw, MacStadium co-founder and CEO.

Key Points: 
  • “Orka Platform represents the perfect tool for application development teams who rely on using virtualized Mac compute and must now move on from VMware,” said Greg McGraw, MacStadium co-founder and CEO.
  • “MacStadium already has helped leading organizations seamlessly transition to Orka Platform from VMware.
  • You’re able to spin up and spin down VMs using an easy-to-use CLI or API.”
    The average customer transition time from VMware to Orka Platform is 30 days.
  • Include access to a dedicated team of experts who have already helped large and small customers transition to Orka Platform from VMware.

Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

M2 Pro brings pro performance to Mac mini® for the first time, while M2 Pro and M2 Max take the game-changing performance and capabilities of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro® even further.

Key Points: 
  • M2 Pro brings pro performance to Mac mini® for the first time, while M2 Pro and M2 Max take the game-changing performance and capabilities of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro® even further.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230117005535/en/
    M2 Pro and M2 Max are next-generation chips that take the breakthrough power-efficient performance of Apple silicon to new heights.
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    “Only Apple is building SoCs like M2 Pro and M2 Max.
  • M2 Pro and M2 Max help the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini meet Apple’s high standards for energy efficiency.

Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, with more game-changing performance and the longest battery life ever in a Mac

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Apple® today announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro® featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, Apple’s next-generation pro silicon that brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life to pro users.

Key Points: 
  • Apple® today announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro® featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, Apple’s next-generation pro silicon that brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life to pro users.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230117005533/en/
    Today Apple introduced the new MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max.
  • Available in 16- and 14-inch models, MacBook Pro delivers more performance, advanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac.
  • MacBook Pro with M2 Pro features a 10- or 12-core CPU with up to eight high-performance and four high-efficiency cores for up to 20 percent greater performance over M1 Pro.

Xcite Automotive Launches the Xcite Trade Network

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcite Automotive has announced the launch of Xcite Trade Network (XTN) to provide dealers a more efficient, effective, and economical way to purchase and sell wholesale vehicles. Xcite is leveraging new technologies to provide dealers access to over 60,000 vehicle listings in a marketplace designed to allow dealers to buy and sell confidently and with peace of mind. With the launch of XTN, Xcite Automotive provides one centralized solution to assist its 1300+ dealers in the process of selling and acquiring wholesale vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • Xcite is launching the Xcite Trade Network, a brand new wholesale network that will leverage its 500+ field representatives and vehicle merchandising technology to assist dealers in wholesaling vehicles efficiently and cost effectively.
  • CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcite Automotive has announced the launch of Xcite Trade Network (XTN) to provide dealers a more efficient, effective, and economical way to purchase and sell wholesale vehicles.
  • The launch of XTN rounds out Xcite Automotive's already comprehensive and connected suite of solutions, which the company categorizes in three foundational pillars:
    "We couldn't be more excited to launch our new Trade Network," said Phil Penton, CEO of Xcite Automotive.
  • Xcite Automotive has been on a mission to make the automotive industry faster, more innovative, and more profitable.

Xcite Locate Delivers Instant Vehicle Location and Status to Help Optimize Lot Productivity

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

With Xcite Locate, dealers can optimize lot throughput, which increases staff productivity, reduces vehicle days to photos, and gets vehicles ready to sell faster.

Key Points: 
  • With Xcite Locate, dealers can optimize lot throughput, which increases staff productivity, reduces vehicle days to photos, and gets vehicles ready to sell faster.
  • Skip Dowd, Xcite Automotive CSO, says, "We are excited to bring Xcite Locate to Frontline, empowering dealers and our national field team with increased visibility, transparency, and communication for vehicles on and off the lot."
  • Xcite Automotive is building an impressive suite of software capabilities, including the development of Frontline and the recent acquisition of CarsbyText.
  • Xcite Locate is available now to all Xcite Automotive dealerships.