XenSource and Citrix Collaborate to Extend Xen into Windows Desktop Virtualization.XenEnterprise to Provide Windows Desktop Support for Deployment within Citrix Desktop Broker 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 leader in infrastructure 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[TM] hypervisor, today announced that it will work with Citrix Systems Citrix Systems' (NASDAQ: CTXS) is an American technology company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, with additional development centers in Australia, India and the UK. , Inc., to provide 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. [R] desktop support for deployment within the Citrix Dynamic Desktop Initiative. The solution is a brokering solution which will operate with XenEnterprise, a commercially-packaged 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 solution based on the Xen hypervisor, to provision the appropriate virtualized desktop environment. "We see strong demand in the desktop virtualization Simultaneously running multiple copies of the same operating system or different operating systems on a desktop computer. See virtual machine. market for XenEnterprise which will be shipping with support for Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. this quarter. We also believe that the unique combination of XenEnterprise, Citrix Desktop Broker and the new processors 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. present a very compelling proposition for any organization planning to deploy the solution today," said John Glendenning, vice president worldwide sales at XenSource. "Citrix invented and established the whole market around a hosted Windows desktop and we are delighted to be working closely with them on this initiative." The relationship between XenSource and Citrix will improve how the Windows 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. functions on the Xen hypervisor by allowing for the Desktop Broker to determine the optimal desktop environment, enabling it to provision the appropriate virtualized desktop environment based on a number of factors including security, application type and user type. A user will be able to have their desktop provisioned through a Terminal Server or virtualized Windows XP-based environment. In addition to the technical interoperability, as a result of this partnership, Citrix and XenSource have joined each others partner programs to support the combined solution and further Xen virtualization. "We are very pleased to have XenSource as a partner within the Citrix Dynamic Desktop Initiative," said Scott Herren, group vice president and general manager, Virtualization Systems Group at Citrix Systems. "XenEnterprise complements Citrix technologies extremely well." For more information, visit: www.xensource.com. About XenEnterprise XenEnterprise is a multi-OS virtualization solution for the enterprise market that offers all of the performance advantages of the Xen 3.0 hypervisor and enables enterprise IT groups to rapidly deploy the Xen(TM) hypervisor. Based on Xen 3.0, XenEnterprise delivers a full virtualization solution for single or multiple operating system environments, including Windows and Linux. The benefits from increased server utilization result in efficiency and savings on data center management and operational costs. XenEnterprise includes the following key features: * Easy to use: XenEnterprise offers Xen and guest operating system installers P2V P2V Physical to Virtual tools and a comprehensive management toolkit into a single package to enable customers to quickly build and manage a running virtualization infrastructure. * Superior performance: XenEnterprise offers near-native performance and fine-grained resource control for guest virtual servers, and virtualizes all x86 operating systems, leveraging the hardware virtualization capabilities of Intel[R] VT and AMD[R] SVM SVM Support Vector Machines SVM School of Veterinary Medicine SVM Solaris Volume Manager SVM Space Vector Modulation SVM Storage Virtualization Manager (StoreAge) SVM Service Module (also abbreviated as S/M) enabled processors. * Lowest Total Cost of Ownership: XenEnterprise delivers dramatic improvements in server utilization, reducing capital expenditures and infrastructure management costs. About Xen The Xen hypervisor is the industry-standard open source infrastructure virtualization software created and maintained by the founders of XenSource, Inc., and developed collaboratively by 20 of the world's most innovative data center solution vendors. Xen allows multiple virtual server instances to run concurrently on the same physical server, with near native performance and per-virtual server performance guarantees. The technology is being adopted world wide in enterprise datacenters to increase server utilization, support server consolidation, and reduce total cost of ownership. About XenSource XenSource, Inc. develops the leading enterprise grade platform virtualization solution, XenEnterprise[TM], based on the industry's highest-performance virtualization technology, the open source Xen[TM] hypervisor. Founded and run by the Xen development team, XenSource products allow enterprises to 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 and XenEnterprise are trademarks of XenSource, Inc. Citrix([R]) is a registered trademark of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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