XenSource Announces Market's First Embedded Hypervisor.XenExpress 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 Edition Enables Server OEMs to Easily Deliver a Powerful Embedded 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. Platform Built into Every Server PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- XenSource, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise-class virtualization solutions based on the high-performance open source Xen hypervisor, today announced XenExpress[TM] OEM Edition, a new embedded virtualization platform targeted at server vendors and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). XenExpress OEM Edition enables OEMs to include a full virtualization
"XenSource was founded on the belief that the Xen hypervisor should be ubiquitous, and that our products should be simple and powerful enough to be embedded in every server as an extension of the hardware platform," said Frank Artale, vice president of business development at XenSource. "The introduction of XenExpress OEM Edition will enable a frictionless distribution model for OEMs and a high quality, supported virtualization experience for enterprise customers." Features of XenExpress OEM Edition * Based on the industry's most open, scalable, high performance virtualization engine In computing, a virtualization engine is the concept of giving a holistic view of all the resources in the entire network infrastructure. The holistic view is independent of the physical data storage devices and their geographic location. , the Xen hypervisor. * Built-in support for the latest hardware virtualization Providing a virtual machine capability in hardware. It refers to circuits in the processor and memory controller that enhance the running of multiple operating systems (multiple virtual machines). 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. - delivering near-native performance, while maximizing platform security. * OEM value-added extensions - optimized for virtualization-ready hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , enabling OEMs to enhance the serviceability, manageability and security of their customer's infrastructure, through direct integration of embedded, secure system partitions that implement OEM value-added software enhancements. * OEM up-sell opportunities for virtual infrastructure - offering a fully featured server consolidation value proposition "out of the box" with easy upgrade to the full XenEnterprise v4 feature set. XenExpress OEM Edition will also provide future support for migration to the virtualization capabilities in Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Server 2008. "Dell is doing more than any other system provider to simplify virtualization for our customers," said Rick Becker, vice president of solutions at Dell. "Embedding virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. is a key element of that simplification process and delivering customers complete solutions that work across heterogeneous environments." Easy Upgrade Path to XenEnterprise XenExpress OEM Edition is fully compatible and upgradeable to the new advanced management features in XenSource's flagship virtual infrastructure product, XenEnterprise v4. Valuable new features in XenEnterprise v4 include: * XenMotion([TM]) - for live migration of running virtual machines; * XenCenter([TM]) - a scalable, resilient virtual infrastructure management solution with an easy to use Windows user interface; a powerful 64-bit hypervisor that supports both 32- and 64-bit enterprise workloads; and, * XenAPI - an open, standards-based interface, which enables ISVs and OEMs to develop add-on solutions for XenEnterprise v4. Future enhancements to XenEnterprise include XenEnterprise HA, and integrated Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Veritas Storage Foundation, previously known as Veritas Foundation Suite, combines Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS) to provide a complete solution for online storage management. It is currently developed and maintained by Symantec Corporation. and certification with Symantec Veritas NetBackup, to create a unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. and server virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS platform which offers industry-leading availability and backup capabilities. These additional enhancements are scheduled to be released in an upcoming version later this year. Pricing and Availability XenExpress OEM Edition is available today to OEMs who wish to integrate the product into their solutions. XenEnterprise v4 is also generally available, and includes as standard features: XenMotion, XenCenter, a 64-bit hypervisor and XenAPI. Pricing for XenEnterprise starts at $1,599 for an annual subscription license per dual socket server, and $2,499 perpetual license per dual socket server. XenEnterprise can also be purchased directly from an authorized XenSource reseller. For more information, visit: www.xensource.com or contact info@xensource.com. About XenSource Virtualization Products For customers seeking to reduce the number of under-utilized servers in their IT infrastructure, XenSource virtualization products help dramatically reduce server hardware and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales through savings on power, space, cooling, and system maintenance. Offering high performance virtualization within an easy to use virtualization platform, XenSource supports both Windows and Linux servers. XenSource products are based on the Xen[TM] hypervisor, and offer easy to use Windows and Linux virtualization solutions with built-in virtual machine lifecycle management, at breakthrough price and performance. XenSource products are being adopted worldwide in enterprises to increase server utilization, support server consolidation, and reduce total cost of ownership. About XenSource, Inc. XenSource is the leading provider of enterprise virtualization solutions based on Xen[TM], founded by the inventors of the open source virtualization engine known as the Xen[TM] hypervisor. 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. XenSource, Xen, XenEnterprise, XenServer, XenExpress, XenCenter, XenEnterprise High Availability, XenEnterpriseHA and XenMotion are trademarks of XenSource, Inc. The names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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