VMware, Softricity build virtualization momentum

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENI CONNOR ON SERVERS
09/22/05
Today's focus: VMware, Softricity build virtualization momentum

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* Virtualization news from VMware, Softricity
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Today's focus: VMware, Softricity build virtualization momentum

By Deni Connor

Interest in server virtualization is increasing as vendors
introduce products to help businesses optimize their data
centers and reduce costs. VMware, an EMC company, rolled out a
new beta version of VMware Workstation. Application
virtualization vendor Softricity announced that the University
of Utah Health Care is using its SoftGrid software.

Six-year-old VMware Workstation, a software development tool,
allows enterprises to create multiple virtual machines. It
supports 32- and 64-bit x86 operating systems and Linux,
Windows, NetWare and Solaris x86 operating environments.
Application developers can use the software to speed development
that would otherwise be spent configuring server environments.

The new version of VMware Workstation supports AMD's 64-bit
Guest Support for AMD64 Technology and Intel's EM64T systems
with Vanderpool technology. This allows developers to test
systems with both 32- and 64-bit operating systems on the same
box.

It also supports two-way virtual SMP, in which a virtual machine
can span two processors, and Enhanced VMware Virtual Machine
Importer, which allows developers to open Symantec Ghost images
in virtual machines without any modification. VMware Workstation
has an enhanced command-line interface from which developers can
automate repetitive manual tasks. The new CLI lets developers
snapshot a virtual machine and rewind to a selected snapshot.

VMware Workstation 5.5 is in beta now and available for download
<http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/ws/>.

The company expects it to be generally available by year-end for
$189.

Softricity announced that the University of Utah Health Care,
who has been using the company's application management
software, will be expanding its use to as many as 5,000 PCs and
servers.

University Health Care started using SoftGrid in 2003 to manage
the applications running on its terminal server farm. By doing
so, they were able to perform change management to applications
without cumbersome regression testing.

SoftGrid encapsulates Windows applications and their associated
files and DLLs into virtual services on a server or PC so they
are protected from one another.

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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>.
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slowing down applications...with such low overhead, you don't
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effectively, reducing IT infrastructure costs by 85%. You Can!
Discover SWsoft's Virtuozzo, a new approach to virtualization.
For more information please click here:
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=114760
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