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TECHNOLOGY SERVICE NEWS
QUARTERLY REPORT June 2006, Vol. 3, Issue 2 ©2006
FREE VMware Server Now Available

VMware has introduced VMware Server, a free new entry-level hosted virtualization product for Linux and Windows servers. The product is available as a beta download at www.vmware.com/products/server.

http://www.vmware.com/products/server/


"With VMware Server, we are ensuring that every company interested in, considering, or evaluating server virtualization for the first time has access to the industry-leading virtualization technology," said Diane Greene, VMware President. "VMware Server makes it easy and compelling for companies new to virtualization to take the first step toward enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure.

VMware Server, the successor to VMware GSX Server, enables users to quickly provision new server capacity by partitioning a physical server into multiple virtual machines, bringing the powerful benefits of virtualization to every server.

VMware Server is feature-packed with the following market-leading capabilities:

  • Support for any standard x86 hardware
  • Support for a wide variety of Linux and Windows host operating systems, including 64-bit operating systems
  • Support for a wide variety of Linux, NetWare, Solaris x86 and Windows guest operating systems, including 64-bit operating systems
  • Support for Virtual SMP, enabling a single virtual machine to span multiple physical processors
  • Quick and easy, wizard-driven installation similar to any desktop software
  • Quick and easy virtual machine creation with a virtual machine wizard
  • Virtual machine monitoring and management with an intuitive, user friendly remote console

VMware Server is an ideal starting point for users seeking to familiarize themselves with the concept of virtualization before progressing onto the enterprise-class suite of VMware virtual infrastructure products that includes ESX Server with Virtual SMP and VirtualCenter with VMotion technology for large-scale production server consolidation, business continuity and enterprise hosted desktop solutions.

The suite is used by more than 20,000 companies worldwide today with more than 90% running VMware virtual infrastructure in production server environments and 25% choosing to standardize their industry-standard systems on VMware.