Connectix Brings Its Market Leading Connectix Virtual PC Technology to Windows; Allows Windows PC Users to Run Multiple Operating Systems Concurrently On a Single PC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Connectix(R) Corp., makers of the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best and award-winning Connectix Virtual PC(R) family of products, today announced it is expanding its product line to Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. computer systems. Virtual PC for Windows will enable PC users to run multiple guest operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. -- such as Windows 2000, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. or Windows Me (Windows Millennium Edition) An upgrade to Windows 98 introduced in 2000. Windows ME added more support for digital cameras, multi-player Internet games and home networking. -- concurrently on a single PC. "By leveraging the experience we gained from over four years in the market with an installed base approaching a million Virtual PC users, Connectix is looking to extend its leadership position in virtual machine technology to the enterprise space by delivering a highly flexible and stable solution that's been market proven," said Mitchell Cipriano, vice president of marketing at Connectix. "Many companies face a difficult dilemma: continue running certain mission critical applications or upgrade to a new OS. Virtual PC makes this choice easy -- upgrade to the new OS and run the legacy application using Virtual PC." A More Versatile PC Designed for departments and enterprises that need to run applications in several different operating systems simultaneously, Virtual PC makes switching operating systems as easy as switching applications and provides much needed flexibility to the PC. Virtual PC solves a wide range of problems: A company may wish to deploy a new operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , support groups may need to support customers across several operating systems, IS groups may need to test many configurations of a network prior to deployment and educators may need to use a single lab for classes covering many topics in several operating systems. The traditional one PC, one operating system standard gave these groups little flexibility: the OS upgrade must wait until every application is supported in the new OS, the support group uses multiple PCs on each individual's desk, the IS department is forced to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. entire networks solely to test new configurations and the educator is required to use complex multi-boot configurations. Through the use of Virtual PC, these organizations reduce the cost and complexity of their systems while making them easier to use. The company can upgrade to the new operating system and still run legacy applications, support groups can assist customers running applications in a variety of operating systems all from a single PC, IS departments can configure and test new systems in a safe and reliable "sandbox A restricted environment in which certain functions are prohibited. For example, deleting files and modifying system information such as Registry settings and other control panel functions may be prohibited. " prior to deployment, and educators will be able to use the same PC lab and configuration to offer classes requiring different operating systems. Unique Benefits A single PC runs many operating systems -- Virtual PC allows machines running Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows Me to host virtually any combination of Intel based See Intel-based system. operating systems running concurrently, including: Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95, Windows NT, Linux and MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. . Easy to install and configure -- Virtual PC automatically detects and works with all the settings of the host operating system; this means there is no need to configure network settings and printers for the guest operating systems. And the Connectix Drive Container technology makes repartitioning the hard drive unnecessary. No rebooting -- Because Virtual PC allows all the operating systems to run concurrently, users can switch to their desired operating system as easily as switching applications, without ever rebooting their system. Drive Container -- The Drive Container feature stores each guest operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ; data files, applications and operating system in a single file. This allows easy portability of the guest environments. For those users with existing operating system partitions, Virtual PC can be configured to use a dedicated partition for each guest operating systems. Pricing and Availability Virtual PC for Windows has an estimated street price of $199 and will ship in June 2001. Connectix Corp. Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, Connectix is the leader in high-performance cross-platform and compatibility software. The company develops innovative, award-winning software products designed to increase productivity by allowing department and enterprise users to cross the boundaries of today's computing environments. For more information on Virtual PC and other Connectix products, please visit their web site at http://www.connectix.com/. Note to Editors: Connectix, the Connectix logo, and Connectix Virtual PC are trademarks of Connectix Corp. Microsoft, Windows, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linux Torvalds. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. |
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