SWsoft and Bull announce a worldwide agreement to resell the Virtuozzo Server Virtualization Software on Bull's Intel®-based servers
SWsoft's Virtuozzo software will be available on
Bull NovaScale® servers and EXPRESS5800 servers
Herndon, VA, and Paris, France
May
20, 2005 -
Today, SWsoft, the established leader in server automation and virtualization software, and Bull, an international IT company, have announced an agreement to resell SWsoft's VirtuozzoTM server virtualization software. Through this agreement, Bull will integrate SWsoft's Virtuozzo for Linux® and Virtuozzo for Microsoft® Windows® virtualization software for existing and new server deployments.
SWsoft's Virtuozzo for Linux® and Virtuozzo for Microsoft® Windows® will be available on Bull NovaScale® blade servers, large NovaScale® SMP servers based on the Intel® Itanium® 2 processor family and Bull EXPRESS5800 servers running on the Intel® XeonTM processor family.
"Virtuozzo is a powerful server virtualization solution," said Henri Pfahl, Director of Bull's Intel® based servers Business Unit. "The combination of Virtuozzo software and NovaScale servers will provide a high level of flexibility for deploying and operating multiple virtual servers on one or several physical servers. Moreover, it will facilitate administration tasks and reduce operation costs."
"We are pleased that Bull has selected Virtuozzo to be its virtualization technology on its NovaScale server range and EXPRESS5800 servers," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO, SWsoft. "Bull has incredible reach and focus in delivering complete solutions integrating the best hardware and software solutions that match the needs of the largest and most complex IT infrastructure deployments. Virtuozzo scales to the full capacity of the hardware and knows no virtualization limits, which makes it an ideal solution for server consolidation, high availability, development and testing applications."
A Better Way to Virtualize - High Performance and Comprehensive Management Tools
SWsoft introduced the first and only Operating System (OS) level virtualization solution for Linux® and Microsoft® Windows® that creates multiple isolated Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) on a single physical server enabling each VPS to perform and execute exactly like a stand-alone server.
The core benefits of Virtuozzo include:
- High Performance - "Thin" technology that adds no system calls or overhead
- Expansive Hardware and Software Support - Interacts with existing OS and hardware; fully supports native 32 and 64-bit, SMP and blade servers
- High Scalability - A single physical server can house tens or hundreds of VPSs
- Complete Isolation - Each VPS is completely isolated using a Kernel Abstraction Layer and Virtuozzo File System
- Robust Resource Management - Complete control over CPU, memory, disk and network I/O
- Powerful Management Tools - Easily manage large and potentially remote groups of servers and VPSs with a full set of administrative and VPS owner tools
- Rapid ROI - Virtuozzo drives lower hardware, software and management costs minimizing total cost of ownership and facilitating a rapid ROI.
Bull NovaScale Family Secure Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® Servers for Enterprise Applications
- Bull's SMP NovaScale server range is a new generation of high end and open, mainframe-class servers built on a very innovative and modular architecture supported by the Intel® Itanium® 2 processor family. The NovaScale servers run the Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® operating systems and are a proven alternative to traditional enterprise servers.
- Bull's NovaScale Blade servers are based on the Intel® Xeonœ processor family. They run Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® operating systems and provide the highest density and the lowest costs of administration and operation. They are specially designed to support thin client applications, replicated applications or physical consolidation.
- Bull EXPRESS5800 servers are low cost servers that run on the Intel® XeonTM processor family. EXPRESS5800 servers are ideal for running distributed Microsoft® Windows® or Linux® applications at workgroup or enterprise levels.
Availability dates
Virtuozzo will be available on Bull NovaScale servers on Linux® RedHat 3.0 in June 2005, on Novell SUSE® Linux in Q3 2005 and on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 in Q4 2005. Virtuozzo is already available on EXPRESS5800 servers and NovaScale Blade servers on Linux® RedHat and Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 and will be available on Novell SUSE® Linux in Q3 2005.
About SWsoft
SWsoft is the recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software for service providers and enterprises. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, with offices around the world; SWsoft is a privately held, high growth company, offering comprehensive solutions including: Virtuozzo, Plesk, PEM, HSPcomplete and SiteBuilder. For more information about SWsoft, visit www.sw-soft.com
Press contact
Rufus Manning - (703) 234-1865 - rmanning@sw-soft.com
About Bull, Architect of an Open World
As one of the leading European IT companies, Bull delivers open, flexible and secure information systems. The group helps public and private sector customers transform their information systems, applying its know-how and expertise in three main areas:
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Capitalizing on its extensive mainframe experience, Bull designs and produces robust, innovative and open servers, based on industry-standard technologies;
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Building on its alliances with leading ISVs, Bull develops and implements flexible and interoperable application infrastructures which give business processes the freedom to evolve;
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Bringing together recognized expertise in end-to-end IT security, Bull secures data and exchanges that are so critical in preserving customers' business integrity.
Bull has a particularly strong presence in the public, healthcare, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing and defense sectors. Its distribution network and business partners cover more than 60 countries worldwide.
For more information visit: http://www.bull.com
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