Virtual Iron to Showcase Advanced Virtualization and Management Platform at VMworld 2006.Company to Demonstrate Enterprise-Class Capabilities for Windows and Linux and Discuss Support for Forthcoming Intel Quad-Core Processor LOWELL, Mass. -- Virtual Iron Software, (www.virtualiron.com), a provider of software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure in the data center, will showcase its advanced 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. and policy-based management See policy management. platform at VMWorld 2006. The virtualization industry event is taking place November 7-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . At the show, Virtual Iron will demonstrate its enterprise-class virtualization and virtual infrastructure management platform for Windows and Linux. The software combines advanced virtualization and policy-based management capabilities with an open source hypervisor derived from the Xen project. Virtual Iron uses Microsoft's Virtual Hard Disk format to enable interoperability between 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. and Virtual Iron. The platform takes full advantage of new hardware-assisted virtualization offered by 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 a high performance alternative for unmodified Windows and Linux operating systems at a fraction of the cost. In addition to its product demonstration, Virtual Iron will also discuss its support for Intel's forthcoming Quad-Core processor. These new processors, which will be formally announced on November 14th, extend Virtual Iron's price/performance advantage and further its users' ability to efficiently handle large enterprise-class workloads such as databases, risk management, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and other applications that require large CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. capacity. Virtual Iron will also be giving away two free tickets to Super Bowl XLI Super Bowl XLI was the 41st championship game of the modern National Football League (NFL). The American football game was played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Miami, following the 2006 regular season. Kickoff was at 6:27 p.m. in Miami in collaboration with its partners Intel, PlateSpin and QLogic. Attendees can get details at any of the participating companies' VMworld booths: Intel (#627), PlateSpin (#635), QLogic (#519) as well as Virtual Iron (#341). About Virtual Iron Software, Inc. Virtual Iron provides software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure. Its software enables companies to dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of managing and operating their enterprise data center. The company delivers advanced capabilities that exploit industry standards, open source economics and processors with virtualization technology built-in. Organizations use Virtual Iron's software for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, disaster recovery, capacity management and policy-based automation to deliver significant improvements in utilization, manageability and agility. Virtual Iron is privately held and based in Lowell, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.virtualiron.com or email info@virtualiron.com. |
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