76 Percent of Enterprise Customers Have or Will Deploy Server Virtualization Software.Opsware Positioned to "Benefit Tremendously" From Continued Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. as Data Center Management Tools Required to Address New Hurdles According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. Research SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- According to recently published reports from Yankee Group Research, the maturation of server virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS technology has sparked greater demand from IT organizations for Data Center Automation software to help mitigate the inherent complexities of managing virtual data centers.1 Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center Automation software, is highlighted as having the right combination of technology and strategy to help enterprise customers maximize the value of their virtualization investments and overcome the associated technical hurdles. Yankee found that while virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. is delivering value - with enterprise organizations reporting significant reductions in infrastructure costs, easier and more flexible application deployments and improved server utilization rates - challenges exist that could potentially harm the category's success. For example, the deployment of virtual machines has in many cases outpaced IT organizations' ability to effectively manage them. Opsware's Server Automation System, which automates server management and provisioning for physical and, in the near future, virtual environments, is the solution of choice for mid-to-large-size customers who require performance monitoring, automated provisioning The ability to set up new communications services for customers automatically. Carriers use automated provisioning to set up their network based on customers' requirements. Such systems control all network devices from a central console and greatly speed up deployment time from days to and policy-based orchestration tools that have been architected to scale across hundreds or thousands of servers around the world. "Server sprawl, both physical and virtual, can quickly become an IT department's worst nightmare," said Tim Howes Tim Howes is the co-inventor of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), the Internet standard for accessing directory servers. The main purpose was to handle situations that the X.500 protocol suite could not address. X. , CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Opsware Inc. "Opsware's data center automation solutions are designed to alleviate the burdens of time-consuming manual tasks, including creating virtual servers, discovering and mapping virtual and physical environments, managing physical and virtual relationships, and tracking compliance against corporate and industry standards, freeing valuable IT personnel to focus on business-critical issues."
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Virtualization, Part 2: Server Virtualization Is Transforming
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About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware Inc. is the world's leading IT Automation software company. The growth of the Internet is driving a shift from client/server computing to Web architecture. With this shift comes an overwhelming proliferation of servers, networking devices and applications, creating massive complexity that makes automated IT operations a necessity. Opsware automates the complete IT lifecycle and enables IT to automatically discover, provision, patch, configure, secure, change, scale, audit, recover, consolidate, migrate, and reallocate Verb 1. reallocate - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" reapportion allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of servers, network devices and applications. Over 350 of the world's largest companies, outsourcers and government agencies use Opsware to deliver this new, automated model of IT. For more information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com. Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the benefits and capabilities of our software products and our opportunities in the Data Center Automation market. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More information about these and other factors that could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the SEC on April 14, 2006 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year. The determination of when the new automation capabilities described in this release will be made generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Opsware Inc. |
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