SWsoft Virtualization Customer arvato mobile a Top 10 IT Project in InfoWorld 100.Virtuozzo the Only Virtualization Technology See VT. See also virtualization. Represented in the Top 10 HERNDON, Va. -- SWsoft customer arvato mobile GmbH has been named to the "Top 10" in the 2006 edition of the InfoWorld 100. Arvato mobile, a division of arvato Bertelsmann AG Bertelsmann AG German media company. Beginning as a religious printer and publisher in 1835, the company grew steadily over the next century. Though virtually destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945, it recovered quickly after World War II. , was recognized for its use of Virtuozzo 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. software in its datacenter. The InfoWorld 100, a listing of the most innovative corporate IT (information technology) solutions for 2006, honors IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. Arvato mobile uses SWsoft Virtuozzo, the leading operating system-level virtualization See OS virtualization. solution, to consolidate physical servers onto virtual servers that offer greater flexibility in managing workloads and the entire datacenter, while reducing the number of physical servers required. Disaster recovery was also a critical application in arvato mobile's decision to use Virtuozzo. In the InfoWorld article describing arvato mobile's use of Virtuozzo to run mission-critical applications, Lukas LEsche, director of IT operations, arvato mobile said that "All of these applications need to have 100 percent uptime, and they are very demanding in terms of system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. , system scalability, and especially system security." LEsche added: "If we detect a hardware error, we are able to move a database server from one hardware node to another with practically zero downtime." In the case of arvato mobile, three administrators manage 600 virtual environments, resulting in a remarkably high efficiency ratio for the IT staff. "We are very proud that our Virtuozzo software played an important role in helping arvato mobile with its technology implementation that is both innovative and delivers real business value," said Serguei Beloussov, 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 SWsoft. "From small and medium businesses to Fortune 50 organizations, SWsoft customers are realizing the benefits that come from OS-level virtualization." Virtuozzo is the first and only virtualization technology that addresses the challenge faced by today's datacenters of 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. sprawl where a number of different 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. require support, maintenance and updating. Overall, Virtuozzo provides efficiency and manageability that result in the lowest total cost-of-ownership and fastest ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). for customers. "It's been said that fortune favors the bold. The inspiration for this year's finalists to tackle such sweeping changes varies widely Co from reducing delivery time of products and services to replacing cumbersome legacy systems," said Richard Gincel, InfoWorld Senior Editor. "But regardless of the motivation, high ambition unites them all." To be considered for the InfoWorld 100, projects must stretch beyond the typical, off-the-shelf solution, using multiple technologies in innovative ways to serve well-defined business goals. Winners appear in the November 13, 2006 edition of InfoWorld and online at: http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/2006/11/16-2006_infoworld_-3.html About SWsoft SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of award-winning products delivers proven performance, manageability and value. SWsoft is a high-growth company funded by Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Insight Venture Partners and Intel Capital. For more information about SWsoft, visit www.swsoft.com. |
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