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SWsoft also released Virtuozzo version 2.0.2 today, the power behind the Magnum-SC, with the “vzmc” GUI (below) to allow administrators to manage hundreds of Linux Virtual Environments (VEs) across multiple servers. Administrators can now use the unique “vzmigrate” feature to automatically move an entire OS container to another server for scheduled hardware maintenance or system upgrades – with only a few seconds of planned downtime.
While SWsoft is the leading pioneer of products for server consolidation on Intel processors, companies like IBM have established Linux server consolidation on S/390 and zSeries mainframes as a standard practice in enterprise IT departments, with the majority of Fortune 1000 companies consolidating Linux servers on IBM mainframes. “Magnum-SC was inspired by the widespread success of Linux on the mainframe,” said Dr. Alexander Tomasov, SWsoft’s Chief Scientist and an expert on server consolidation technologies. “Virtuozzo is virtualization software that powers Intel-based processors and is the only technology flexible and scalable enough to meet the needs of both enterprise server consolidation and hosting providers.”
Magnum-SC is the first drop-in server consolidation appliance to require no changes to existing software or IT processes, which does not require staff to learn new expertise. Magnum-SC appliances can be deployed by a single administrator in less than half a day, which is due to the advanced dynamic software partitioning capabilities of Virtuozzo. Software partitioning allows for faster and easier server consolidation and is clearly superior to older centralization strategies based on geographic sites and administrative tasks or complex strategies that require extensive changes to existing software.
“Our customers are looking to buy larger servers that give them greater power that let them do more in the data center,” added Sean Lee, CEO of Linux infrastructure specialists, eRexi. “Using Virtuozzo’s mainframe-like dynamic partitioning in the four-way Magnum-SC (based on the xSeries 250), we are recommending that more customers initially deploy four-way Magnum appliances and run an application like IBM DB2 in a partition. The customer can then easily increase the size of the partition as their need for DB2 transactions arises. This flexibility, scalability and price point make Virtuozzo the only viable choice for consolidation on the xSeries.”
(To see a white paper surrounding server consolidation, please see http://www.sw-soft.com/r/upload/vz-vmware.pdf)
The Virtuozzo 2.0.2-powered Linux-based Magnum-SC server consolidation appliance (www.magnum-sc.com) models include:
Cliff Hairston, a Linux systems integrator, touts the increased service levels his customers enjoy with the M230 appliance, based on Dell’s 8-way PowerEdge(TM) 8450 machine. “My customers can use Virtuozzo to increase security by running one major application, such as sendmail or Apache, per instance of Linux. If a hacker breaks into or launches a DoS attack on a firm’s sendmail server, the performance of Apache or DB2 is not compromised and gives me peace of mind.”
Magnum-SC is the first phase of a formal effort by SWsoft to become the leader in server consolidation solutions. “Future versions of Virtuozzo and Magnum-SC will feature support for 64GB of memory, 16 CPUs, and IA64,” said Craig Oda, SWsoft’s VP of business development. “We’ve enhanced our HSPcomplete (www.hspcomplete.com) solution with server consolidation features and will release both the ‘SCcomplete’ solution later this year and a Windows solution in the 2nd half of 2003.” For more information about the Magnum-SC server consolidation appliance or to see a demo of Virtuozzo or HSPcomplete, please see www.sw-soft.com, contact info@sw-soft.com or call 650.875.7552.
About Virtuozzo
Virtuozzo was created by the SWsoft development team, which includes Alexey Kusnetsov, who maintains the networking code of the Linux kernel and is available at prices starting at $250. Virtuozzo 2.0.2 supports Red Hat 7.2, RedHat 6.2, ASPLinux 7.2. Virtuozzo comes with the vzfs filesystem that enables automatic application provisioning on the fly and the organization of server (VE) templates for specific purposes. For more information on the Virtuozzo(TM) technology, please see www.virtuozzo.com or contact sales@sw-soft.com.
About Server Consolidation
Enterprises are constantly faced with the dilemma of ever-changing IT requirements: increased TCO due to a failure to design-in IT growth, greater fragmentation of data and applications resulting higher complexity and costs and rising operational costs due to service outages and slowdowns that result in decreased customer satisfaction. IT managers seeking to improve the efficiency, flexibility and service levels of their organization are turning to “server consolidation”, a term that covers four techniques:
1)location – moving servers dispersed across different divisions and offices to the same location or physical room (requires extensive planning and retraining)
2) logical – centralization of the system and application management functions (requires new systems and retraining)
3) reengineering – developing new and larger applications and systems
4)transparent – consolidation that does not affect IT processes or existing processes.
IBM pioneered transparent server consolidation with Linux on the mainframe using VM. The rapid adoption by thousands of IBM’s S/390 and zSeries customers proved the superiority of transparent server consolidation based on software partitioning. SWsoft’s Virtuozzo uses dynamic software partitioning on Intel processors and is the leading transparent server consolidation solution for users of Intel-based servers. See www.virtuozzo.com for more information.
About SWsoft, Inc. (www.sw-soft.com)
SWsoft is an advanced server and networking software technology company focused on the development of its patent-pending Virtuozzo(TM) technology with end-to-end solutions and services for hosting service providers such as Internet data centers, application service providers, managed hosting providers and Web hosters. SWsoft’s products deliver powerful, comprehensive solutions that can help data centers automate management, accelerate operations and provide excellent return on investments.
The expanded Volution Manager product roadmap provides for
management of:
Benefits of Expanded Platform Support
For the enterprise, expanded platform support on Volution Manager
simplifies software distribution and enables easy updates to many locations
and platforms. For resellers, broadening platforms gives much-requested
support for Windows, enables management of existing customer
environments and adds additional value to reseller services. For customers
managing point-of-sale, wireless and mobile devices, Volution Manager
facilitates software distribution to thousands of devices in remote locations,
easily creating system uniformity.
“Caldera’s move to extend support of Volution Manager beyond Linux and
Caldera UNIX to heterogeneous environments stems from the requests our
customers continue to make – they value Volution Manager and want to
use it throughout their network,” said Drew Spencer, CTO, Caldera.
“Whether pushing updates out to thousands of POS terminals or managing a
multi-state and multi-platform network, systems administrators will soon
have the manageability and control that has become synonymous with
Volution Manager.”
“As a solutions provider, we are faced with the increasingly difficult
task of helping our customers manage multiple platforms,” said Deepak
Thadani, president of SysIntegrators, LLC. “Our customers are demanding
a solution exactly like the one Caldera is creating. By extending
support of Volution Manager to the Windows platform as well as major UNIX
systems and wireless and mobile devices, Caldera is providing a greatly
needed solution for stabilizing and simplifying IT management and
security.”
Early access for Volution Manager on Solaris and IBM eServer zSeries
will be available at http://www.caldera.com/products/beta/ by the end of
May, and early access for Volution Manager on Windows is expected by
Fall 2002. For more information on Volution Manager, please visit
www.caldera.com/products/volutionmanager/.
Caldera International, Inc.
Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD) provides “Powerful Choices” for
businesses through its UNIX, Linux and Volution product lines and
services. Based in Lindon, UT, Caldera has representation in 82 countries and
16,000+ resellers worldwide. Caldera Global Services provides reliable
localized support and services to partners and customers. For more
information on Caldera products and services, visit http://www.caldera.com.
About SysIntegrators, LLC
SysIntegrators, LLC is Caldera’s Premier Partner in the New York Metro
Area, providing expert support and services to businesses with their
technology needs. Specializing in UNIX, Linux, Windows NT/2000,
Tarantella, SonicWALL Firewalls and Cisco Routers, SysIntegrators, LLC is the
place to turn to for your support and technology needs. For more
information on the many services offered by SysIntegrators, LLC, please visit
their Web site: http://www.sysintegrators.com/.
Caldera, the Caldera logos, Caldera Volution, OpenLinux, SCO and the
associated SCO logo, and SCO OpenServer are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Caldera International, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
UNIX and UnixWare, used under an exclusive license, are registered
trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other brand or
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products
or services of, their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to advise readers
that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors
include the ability of the Company to successfully meet its revenue
projections, which are based in part, on the continued acceptance in the
marketplace of the historical products of the acquired operations; the
ability of the Company to develop and successfully introduce products
integrating its products and services with those historically offered by
the recently acquired operations; the ability of the Company to
continue to manage its cost reductions without adversely affecting customer
service and employee productivity; the ability of recently introduced and
new products to operate as designed, including compatibility with
various platforms in the absence of other defects; the Company’s reliance on
developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies
and customer acceptance of those technologies; the Company’s ability to
compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to
achieve the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the
GNU general public license and other Open Source licenses; our reliance
on third party developers of components of our software offerings;
claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and
disruption in the Company’s distribution sales channel. These and other
factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, are
discussed in more detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
