Connectix Unveils Virtual Server for Enterprise Server Consolidation.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)--Nov. 12, 2002 Corporate IT Beta Testers Project Significant Cost Savings with Enterprise-Class 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. Solution on Windows 2000 and .NET Servers Connectix(R), the technology and market leader in virtualization software for Windows-based computing, today unveiled Virtual Server(TM), its enterprise-class virtualization solution for Windows-based servers. Built upon Connectix's proven virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. , Virtual Server is a native Windows-based server application that enables users to run a broad range of server operating environments 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. , such as Windows(R), Linux, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , OS/2 and DOS, concurrently on a single physical server, within isolated virtual machines. With Virtual Server, enterprise customers can consolidate servers, reducing hardware capital expenditures and minimizing operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , while simultaneously improving system availability and maximizing resource utilization. Virtual Server stores a guest server operating environment as a single file, enabling portability and flexibility for rapid deployment and unprecedented manageability in the data center environment. "Consolidation of underutilized servers is a key concern among our customers, and they want to do this on the 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. they already know and use for maximum return on investment," said David Atlas, vice president of Enterprise Products, Connectix. "With Connectix's Virtual Server, Windows servers See Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. , including Windows .NET Server 2003, become an ideal enterprise consolidation platform with unmatched compatibility, manageability and availability." "Server consolidation is becoming a major driver of high-end Intel-based servers," said John Humphreys John Humphreys may refer to:
More than 100 organizations, including leading Fortune 100 automotive, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and food industry customers, are evaluating beta versions A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of Connectix Virtual Server. These companies are using Virtual Server for consolidation of existing infrastructure, collaboration, n-tier and legacy servers, as well as leveraging Connectix's programming and scripting interfaces for integration with a new generation of server management solutions. "With Virtual Server, we can deliver remote online training in a capacity-on-demand model without having to invest in additional, expensive networking and storage devices. Entirenet can now configure, provision and launch networked training sessions in a matter of seconds, using 40% fewer servers than expected," said Conrad Cahill, director of consulting, Entirenet LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "The extensibility and performance of Virtual Server opens up new business opportunities for us. With the superior programming/scripting interface Connectix offers, we are able to get a virtual training environment up and running an average of 12 times faster than before." Designed to run on industry-standard Intel servers (IA-32), from entry-level through high-performance solutions, Connectix Virtual Server offers the following benefits: -- Lower capital expenses -- Fewer servers with higher utilitization means more cost-effective hardware at fewer locations. -- Lower operating expenses -- Reduces costs related to ongoing operations and management. -- Support for legacy environments on new platforms -- Enables migration and redeployment of legacy applications onto higher-availability systems for increased performance and lower total cost of ownership. -- Enhanced software lifecycle management -- Reduces cycle time for application development, testing, staging and deployment of new, migrated or consolidated server systems. -- Improved availability and security -- Runs applications in dedicated, isolated virtual machine environments, reducing exposure to malicious attacks and eliminating resource conflicts while guaranteeing service levels. Virtual Server features include: -- Compatibility (Host) -- Supports the complete line of Windows 2000 Server, with planned support for Windows.NET Server 2003 families when they are available. -- Compatibility (Guest) -- Supports nearly all x86-based server operating environments, including Windows.NET Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server families, Linux, UNIX, NetWare, OS/2 and DOS. -- Scalability -- Supports up to 64 concurrent virtual machines on systems containing up to 32 processors; supports host systems with up to 64GB of physical RAM, and allows up to 3.6GB of total system memory to be allocated per virtual machine. -- Extensibility -- Supports multiple programming and scripting languages for automation and customization via component object model (COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. ) application programming interfaces (APIs). Programmatic interfaces Same as API. enable administrators and application developers to configure, monitor and manage VMs, enabling a wide range of server integration and management solutions. -- Portability -- Enables users to fully configure operating systems in containerized con·tain·er·ize v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es 1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling. 2. environments, Virtual Hard Drives (VHDs), which can be transported easily and provisioned remotely, enabling rapid deployment of new software applications and production systems. Availability Connectix Virtual Server is currently in beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the with select partners and Global 2000 IT organizations. Availability of final product is expected by the end of the year with introductory pricing starting at $1,995. Interested systems administrators and IT managers can visit www.connectix.com/virtualserver/ for beta program information or contact Connectix inside sales at 1-800-950-5880. About Connectix Corporation Connectix pioneered virtual computing 13 years ago with the industry's first virtual memory manager for personal computers. With more than one million customers, Connectix is the technology and market leader in virtualization software for Windows-based computing. Virtualization software emulates hardware across the enterprise -- from PCs to Macs to servers -- enabling businesses to maximize the value of existing hardware resources. Connectix's award-winning virtual computing family of products enables customers to consolidate applications that previously required dedicated hardware into a single system. Through reduced administration requirements, hardware consolidation and rapid provisioning, Connectix optimizes IT productivity to drive down TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. . Connectix is privately held and headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. For more information, visit Connectix at www.connectix.com. Note to Editors: Connectix, the Connectix logo, and Connectix Virtual PC are trademarks of Connectix Corp. 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