Portlock Announces Virtualization Products, Support for Microsoft Platforms.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- VMworld 2006 Conference -- Portlock[TM], a leading provider of next-generation storage management and disaster recovery software, today announced the upcoming availability of new products for protecting, migrating and managing data on Microsoft virtual machines in Microsoft Virtual Server A virtual machine environment for Windows servers from Microsoft that supports most x86 operating systems as guests. It is used to run multiple copies of Windows as well as Linux in a virtualized server environment. For virtualizing a user's PC, Microsoft offers Virtual PC. See virtual machine. 2005 using the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD (Very High Density) A term applied to storage devices from time to time to indicate a higher capacity. ) format. Virtual Disk Optimizer[TM] performs operations to optimize space and performance of virtual machines. The key benefit is to reduce the size of the virtual machine VHD file to simplify distribution. Virtualize To cause a virtual technique to be performed. See virtualization. My Server[TM] creates virtual machines of Windows operating systems and supports Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual PC is a virtualization suite for Microsoft Windows operating systems, and an emulation suite for Mac OS X on PowerPC-based systems. The software was originally written by Connectix, and was subsequently acquired by Microsoft. and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. "Portlock offers compelling storage management software development capabilities to support both physical and virtual operating systems, protecting customer data on Microsoft platforms, including Windows Server 2003," said Jim Ni, group product manager, Windows Server Division at Microsoft. "Microsoft welcomes Portlock as a Microsoft Registered Partner." "We are very pleased to announce support for Microsoft platforms and the upcoming availability of our 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. products," said John J. Hanley, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Portlock. "Companies of every size are aggressively pursuing virtualization strategies, and our new products are ideally suited to protecting their data every step of the way." Product availability is scheduled for January 1, 2007 About Portlock Portlock is a leading developer of storage management, server-to-server migration and disaster recovery software and services, dedicated to innovation, development, and customer support. Portlock corporate headquarters are located at 101 North Main Street in Butte, Montana. For more information, visit www.portlock.com (C)2006 All rights reserved. Portlock is a trademark of Portlock Software in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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