Platform Computing and XenSource Sign OEM Agreement.Platform VM Orchestrator Extends XenEnterprise v4 to Bring Policy Based, Dynamic Resource Management to the Datacenter SAN FRANCISCO -- Platform Computing, a leading systems infrastructure software company, and XenSource, the leading provider of 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. solutions based on the open source Xen hypervisor, today announced an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement that enables Platform to integrate and bundle XenEnterprise v4 with the new version of their VM Orchestrator (VMO VMO Vendor Management Office VMO Veterinary Medical Officer VMO Visiting Medical Officer VMO Vastus Medialis Oblique (muscle) VMO Marine Observation Squadron VMO Volunteer Measuring Official ) solution. Under terms of the agreement, Platform will embed XenEnterprise v4 with VMO as part of a complete VM life cycle management solution, offering best of breed dynamic resource management, self-service functionality, and resource aware high availability (HA), all from a common web-based management console. A core element of VMO is Enterprise Grid Orchestrator[TM] (EGO) -- a proven management environment and policy engine that dynamically allocates shared resources based on application priority and workload. The two companies will participate in joint marketing activities including an upcoming webinar. "XenSource is committed to an open ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. ecosystem, with an open product that allows best-of-breed solution vendors such as Platform Computing to complement XenEnterprise v4 with value-added features," said Simon Crosby, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , XenSource. "Platform worked closely with XenSource during the v4 engineering cycle. It is exciting to see powerful technologies from grid computing, like Platform's Enterprise Grid Orchestrator[TM] applied to the automation of virtual infrastructure. Integration with XenEnterprise v4 extends Platform's leading enterprise grid technologies with the ability to deliver fully automated virtual infrastructure." Introduced in August 2007, XenEnterprise v4 includes XenMotion[TM] for live migration of running virtual machines; XenCenter[TM], a scalable, resilient virtual infrastructure management framework integrated into every host; an open, standards-based XenAPI which enables ISVs and OEMs to develop add-on solutions for XenEnterprise v4; and, a powerful 64-bit hypervisor that supports both 32- and 64-bit enterprise workloads. This release includes version 3.1 of the Xen open source hypervisor and leverages the latest hardware virtualization support features from Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. to deliver near bare metal performance. Benefiting from XenSource's comprehensive 24x7 regression testing on hundreds of hosts worldwide, XenEnterprise is without doubt the highest performance and most robust virtualization platform available. "XenSource is an emerging leader in the virtualization space offering excellent performance and stability as well as a must-have virtualization feature set in XenEnterprise v4," said Jingwen Wang, Vice President of Products, Platform Computing. "XenSource has been supportive of Platform Computing as a leading ISV whose technology offers a powerful complement to the XenSource product. We are confident this agreement will offer significant business value to XenEnterprise customers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. dynamic resource management in the datacenter." About Platform Computing Platform Computing is the leading systems infrastructure software company that accelerates applications and delivers IT agility for increased business performance and reduced cost. Founded in 1992, Platform is a pioneer in HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. , Cluster and Grid Computing technologies. Platform has over 2,000 global customers and strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat and SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , along with the industry's broadest support for third-party applications. Visit http://www.platform.com for more information. Platform and Platform Computing refer to Platform Computing Inc. and each of its subsidiaries. About XenSource, Inc. Founded by the inventors of the open source virtualization engine known as the Xen[TM] hypervisor, XenSource is the leading provider of enterprise virtualization solutions based on Xen[TM]. Companies worldwide deploy and trust XenSource products to increase resiliency and reliability of their business operations, improve the speed and agility of their IT investments, improve security and realize the 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. savings that result from server consolidation, increased utilization, and reduced complexity in the datacenter. For more information, visit http://www.xensource.com. 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