Sun xVM VirtualBox Continues Momentum With Recently Inked OEM
Agreements
Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech Among Leading
Partners Delivering Sun's Open Source xVM Virtualization Solutions to
Customers Worldwide
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 12, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced new multi-year
original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements with Avanquest
Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech Ltd. to expand the global reach of
Sun(TM) xVM VirtualBox(TM). OEMs leverage the power of Sun's open source
virtualization solution to help deliver highly available, secure and
dynamic virtualized offerings. These companies join a growing ecosystem
of partners committed to Sun xVM VirtualBox, the industry's most popular
cross-platform virtualization software. Sun xVM VirtualBox is available
via the OEM program or in a free, open source version at www.virtualbox.org.
Sun xVM VirtualBox is a high performance, small footprint virtualization
platform enables users to create “virtual
machines” into which they can install
whichever operating system and application stack they choose. Users
benefit from the ability to run multiple operating systems on the same
computer at the same time, while OEMs gain the added benefit of using
virtual machines as a self-contained distribution mechanism for their
solutions. Sun xVM VirtualBox is incredibly compact and modular, making
it suitable for use as an embedded component and ideal for OEMs. With
rich and powerful APIs exposed at every level, xVM VirtualBox provides
OEMs with complete control to easily build custom solutions and products.
“Sun xVM VirtualBox has become hugely popular
with developers and power users, and with a modular core that enables it
to be embedded in many other solutions, xVM VirtualBox is expanding its
reach to new audiences,” said Steve Wilson,
vice president for xVM, Sun Microsystems. “These
recent agreements are just a few examples of how OEMs are leveraging
core xVM virtualization technology to produce new solutions with
unparalleled performance and functionality."
Since its release in January 2007, Sun xVM VirtualBox has surpassed 5
million downloads, and is the first free hypervisor to support all major
host operating systems, including Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Solaris(TM)
and OpenSolaris(TM). At a mere 20 megabyte download, the software
installs in less than 5 minutes. To view recent third-party reviews of
the award-winning Sun xVM VirtualBox software visit www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/reviews/xvm.html.
Sun delivers technologies to meet every virtualization need from the
desktop to the datacenter. Sun xVM VirtualBox software is a key
component of Sun's broader xVM virtualization and management software
portfolio, which includes Sun(TM) xVM Ops Center, Sun(TM) xVM Server and
the Sun(TM) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software. Targeted at
end users, developers and SMBs, xVM VirtualBox software is the
entry-level offering into the Sun xVM platform and is designed for
customers of all sizes across a broad range of industries.
Sun xVM VirtualBox Expands Global Footprint
Avanquest Software, www.avanquest.com,
is one of the world's leading software publishers, marketing its
software titles developed in-house or by developer partners via multiple
sales channels on three continents, selling over 1,500 titles in North
America, Europe and Asia. Avanquest will produce and publish Sun xVM
VirtualBox bundled with OpenSolaris and sell it via retail outlets in
the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France. Beginning this fall, Avanquest
will provide Mac users with a solution to run the Windows operating
system through Sun xVM VirtualBox.
“There's a huge need for cross-platform
virtualization technologies that enable the growing Mac population to
still use Windows-based software,” said Andy
Goldstein, European Chief Operation Officer, Avanquest Software. “Sun
xVM VirtualBox provides a lightweight, easy-to-use solution which will
enable users to easily work across operating systems and access their
favorite applications.”
Q-layer, www.qlayer.com, is the
leading enabler of cloud computing through Virtual Private Data Centers
(VPDC) and is leveraging Sun xVM VirtualBox to deliver complete
datacenter virtualization capabilities for its customers.
“Q-layer's Virtual Private Data Center helps
customers fully realize the benefits of cloud computing by orchestrating
server, network and storage virtualization to enable on-demand services,”
said Kristof De Spiegeleer, Founder and Chief Technology Officer,
Q-layer. “We have chosen Sun xVM VirtualBox
as the virtualization technology component in our solution to transform
today's datacenter infrastructures into agile service delivery platforms
for our datacenter operators.”
Headquartered in Bombay, India, Zenith InfoTech Ltd., www.zenithinfotech.com,
is a leading managed services infrastructure and business continuity
solution provider. The company has built its network attached storage
appliance for small and medium-sized businesses using Sun xVM VirtualBox.
“Sun xVM VirtualBox is an extremely flexible,
high performance and innovative technology. It enables us to continue
optimizing our platform to deliver a comprehensive managed services
solution to our customers,” said Akash Saraf,
CEO, Zenith InfoTech. “With xVM VirtualBox at
the core of our in-house solutions we have significantly reduced our
costs and sped time to deployment for customers.”
Pricing and Licensing
Sun xVM VirtualBox is available free of charge at www.virtualbox.org
under a Personal Use License. OEMs have two options for licensing xVM
VirtualBox: open source edition under GPLv2 or under a commercial
license. For additional information, contact virtualbox-oeminfo@sun.com.
Sun's Virtualization Products and Services
Sun offers a complete desktop-to-datacenter virtualization product
portfolio and comprehensive set of virtualization service offerings to
help customers deploy new services faster, maximize the utilization of
system resources, and more easily monitor and manage virtualized
environments. Sun's virtualization products help to provide unified
software management tools and virtualization capabilities across
operating systems, servers, storage, desktops and processors. For more
information visit www.sun.com/xvm.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer"(TM) -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM
Ops Center, Sun xVM Server, Sun VDI, OpenSolaris, Solaris, and The
Network is the Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.
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