Virtual Iron to manage Xen open source virtual machine monitor

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENI CONNOR ON SERVERS
08/11/05
Today's focus: Virtual Iron to manage Xen open source virtual
machine monitor

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* Virtual Iron extends its support of open source
* Links related to Servers
* Featured reader resource
_______________________________________________________________
This newsletter is sponsored by Tacit Networks
Network World Executive Guide: Staying Focused on the Moving
Target that is Storage

Keeping pace with evolving storage strategies, architectures,
and trends is not unlike keeping pace with your organizations
underlying capacity needs. From ILM strategies to SAN management
to the threat of those USB memory sticks, this Network World
Executive Guide will help you stay focused on the moving target
that is Storage. Register now and get a free copy of Network
World's Storage Executive Guide.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=109993
_______________________________________________________________
WHY ISN'T WIRELESS SPAM BEING STOPPED?

Wireless spam has the potential to become even more vexing than
e-mail spam. Because wireless spam is still in its infancy in
this country, carriers are just beginning to respond to the
problem. But are their efforts aggressive enough? Find out what
might be keeping the carriers from stopping spam. Click here:
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=109867
_______________________________________________________________

Today's focus: Virtual Iron to manage Xen open source virtual
machine monitor

By Deni Connor

Virtual Iron is branching out with the announcement that it will
manage the open source virtual machine monitor.

The company, one of Network World's 10 Hot Start-ups to Watch
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers4920>, will let its VFe
Manager management platform manage Xen the open source virtual
machine monitor for x86. VFe Manager also manages Virtual Iron's
VFe, is a software-based virtual computing environment that lets
multiple independent physical servers be combined into a single
scalable symmetric multiprocessing virtual computer
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers2171>

VFe allows up to 10 operating systems to run concurrently on a
physical processor or a single operating system to span as many
as 16 processors.

By allowing its VFe Manager to manage Xen environments, Virtual
Iron is expanding its capabilities for an audience who will in
all probability run Xen alongside Virtual Iron's product.

The Xen virtual machine monitor management module will be
included as a standard feature of the Virtual Iron management
software. It will also allow users to migrate from Xen virtual
servers to Virtual Iron.

Although Virtual Iron is mum on whether its software will be
used to manage VMware or Microsoft Virtual Server environments,
the company says that it is evaluating its options.

Virtual Iron's VFe works on Intel x86 machines running either
SuSE Linux or Red Hat
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/0310suse.html?rl>

Xen was developed at the University of Cambridge Computer
Laboratory in the U.K. It was commercialized by XenSource, which
was founded by the creators of the Xen hypervisor to provide
support and service for enterprises adopting virtualization
technology.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers4921>

2. EMC announces surveillance management application
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080905-emc.html?t5>

3. DKIM fights phishing and e-mail forgery
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers4922>

4. Microsoft fixes Print Spooler, Plug and Play flaw
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers4923>

5. Sprint, Nextel expect to finish merger Friday
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlservers4924>
_______________________________________________________________
To contact: Deni Connor

Deni Connor is a Senior Editor at Network World covering
storage, Unix, Novell, Macintosh and IT in Healthcare. You can
reach her at <mailto:dconnor@nww.com>.
_______________________________________________________________
This newsletter is sponsored by Tacit Networks
Network World Executive Guide: Staying Focused on the Moving
Target that is Storage

Keeping pace with evolving storage strategies, architectures,
and trends is not unlike keeping pace with your organizations
underlying capacity needs. From ILM strategies to SAN management
to the threat of those USB memory sticks, this Network World
Executive Guide will help you stay focused on the moving target
that is Storage. Register now and get a free copy of Network
World's Storage Executive Guide.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=109992
_______________________________________________________________
ARCHIVE LINKS

Archive of the Servers newsletter:
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/servers/index.html

Servers/Desktop Research Center:
http://www.networkworld.com/topics/servers-desktops.html
_______________________________________________________________
FEATURED READER RESOURCE
HARD WORK, GOOD PAY

According to Network World's 2005 Salary Survey, network
professionals are enjoying substantial increases in pay,
especially at the highest- and lowest-tier job titles. But are
those increases coming with higher titles, more work or both?
Find out if compensation alone is keeping network professionals
happy in their careers - or is something else? Click here:
<http://www.networkworld.com/you/2005/072505-salary-survey.html>
_______________________________________________________________
May We Send You a Free Print Subscription?
You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered
at your fingertips each day. Now, extend your knowledge by
receiving 51 FREE issues to our print publication. Apply
today at http://www.subscribenw.com/nl2

International subscribers click here:
http://nww1.com/go/circ_promo.html
_______________________________________________________________
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World e-mail
newsletters, go to:
<http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/Changes.aspx>

To change your e-mail address, go to:
<http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/ChangeMail.aspx>

Subscription questions? Contact Customer Service by replying to
this message.

This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com
Please use this address when modifying your subscription.
_______________________________________________________________

Have editorial comments? Write Jeff Caruso, Newsletter Editor,
at: <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>

Inquiries to: NL Customer Service, Network World, Inc., 118
Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772

For advertising information, write Kevin Normandeau, V.P. of
Online Development, at: <mailto:sponsorships@nwfusion.com>

Copyright Network World, Inc., 2005