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Qumranet, the commercial sponsor of KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), will display its Solid ICE desktop virtualization solution at the upcoming IBM System X & BladeCenter Technical Conference in San Diego. Solid ICE provides enterprises with the benefits of centralized desktops while delivering a superior end-user experience including the ability to run multiple monitors, high-quality video streaming, VoIP and video-conferencing. The virtualization software can reduce desktop cost of ownership by more than 50%.
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Denali Software Inc., a world- leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP), has announced that its PureSpec(TM) PCI Express verification intellectual property (VIP) product, would now support the complete PCI-SIG I/O Virtualization (IOV) specifications, including Multi-Root IOV(MR-IOV). The PCI-SIG IOV suite of specifications minimizes system hardware and software requirements, allowing the simultaneous sharing of peripherals across multiple microprocessors and operating systems, increasing the performance of virtualized systems and enabling significant power savings.
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TheInfoPro (TIP), an independent research network and leading supplier of market intelligence for the Information Technology (IT) industry, has announced that VMware continues to be the lead virtualization provider throughout the remainder of 2008. In addition, approximately 50% of VMware customers have indicated that switching to a different vendor will be tough due to the time and money, apart from tools and training, which have already been invested in the VMware product.
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Virtual Iron, a smaller upstart player in virtualization on the XenSource hypervisor side, is making noises about the addition of power management capability in its virtual infrastructure management product.

The LivePower feature optimizes power usage to provide cost savings by automatically turning on and off the power on virtual or physical servers based on power requirements at the time.

Courtesy of the inclusion of Intel Node Manager system administrators can monitor, allocate and manage power consumption on the servers based on workloads, wattage required and budget goals.

Virtual Iron and its channel partners will find it easier to make the business case for LivePower in cities and communities across North America experiencing restrictions on electric power, suggested Bill Moran, industry analyst and research director at Ptak, Noel & Associates.

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KACE ™ , a leading systems management appliance company, has announced its easy-to-use, quickly deployable, affordable, and comprehensive systems management virtual appliances. The KBOX family of appliances will be available as virtual appliances through ‘VMware’, the virtual appliance marketplace. These appliances will provide innovative ways to the customers for the deployment and management of extremely critical IT resources. Moreover, these appliances will also allow organizations to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization in a powerful and innovative manner. The Virtual KBOX family of appliances supports management of physical and virtual machines and systems across various platforms like Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.

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