MARLBORO, MA--(Marketwire - May 7, 2008) - Egenera Inc., the data center virtualization
company, today announced the Dell PAN System as a key component of Dell's
virtualization solutions portfolio (see today's Dell news release, "Dell
Unveils Virtualization Blockbuster"). Dell and Egenera are partnering to
deliver the dynamic data center to customers -- making virtualization and
data center automation a reality beyond the blade chassis.
The Dell PAN system is built on proven PowerEdge™ 1950 and 2950 servers,
Dell|EMC storage, and Citrix XenServer™ -- all factory-integrated as a
complete, turn-key solution that virtualizes and pools compute, networking
and storage resources into scalable, changeable assets that can be applied
and managed based on business requirements. The Dell PAN system delivers
rapid server provisioning and re-deployment in minutes, and hardware
availability and site recovery at up to 70 percent lower cost than
competitive offerings. The fully integrated solution is designed to enable
customers to simplify operations by creating a single resource pool for
both physical and virtual servers, resulting in rapid response to
organizational changes and business agility.
"Combining both virtual and physical workloads is critical for realizing
operational savings in the data center," said Robert Kamba, senior vice
president and CIO of GXS. "Egenera PAN Manager treats both physical and
virtual servers as a single resource pool, helping our IT staff with
productivity, which translates into business value for GXS and our
customers. We're pleased to see Egenera forge alliances with leaders like
Dell for customer benefit."
Infrastructure Virtualization: The Next Wave
The first wave of virtualization focused on consolidating applications onto
single servers and reducing capital costs through the application of
hypervisor technology. As virtualization extends further into the data
center to encompass storage and networking I/O (input/output), the
implications and benefits for customers from this next wave of
virtualization -- Infrastructure Virtualization -- are even greater.
Egenera® PAN Manager™ software delivers the next phase of
virtualization by combining Server Virtualization with network and storage
virtualization to transform physical and virtual IT infrastructure into
flexible, scalable assets that can be allocated as needed. The result for
customers is a dramatic improvement in the flexibility, agility and
economics of IT infrastructure through a reduction in data center
complexity.
Proven in production for more than six years and deployed at hundreds of
customer sites worldwide, PAN Manager software virtualizes compute, storage
and networking resources that can be dynamically allocated as business
requirements dictate. PAN Manager software extends the value of Server
Virtualization by enabling users to create networks of virtual and physical
servers, and move individual servers, groups of servers or entire systems
from one place to another seamlessly, securely and with disaster recovery
and high availability services. The result is dramatic operational cost
savings through a dynamic IT infrastructure, which allows customers to
adjust compute utilization and rapidly provision new servers on demand.
Extending the Value of Hypervisors
Egenera solutions extend the value of leading hypervisor technologies
by providing:
-- Dynamic re-provisioning of virtual machines simply and quickly;
-- Reduced complexity and administration of virtual machines through
Egenera's I/O virtualization capabilities;
-- Simplified management of both virtual machines and physical servers
through a single console
-- Proven enterprise-class availability and disaster recovery of an
entire virtual machine server farm for business-critical applications;
and
-- On-demand capacity for virtualized environments through rapid
provisioning
"Citrix and Egenera have always shared the goal to add value to the server
virtualization experience," said Simon Crosby, CTO, Virtualization and
Management Division, Citrix Systems. "Now that XenServer technology is
built into Dell virtualization solutions, including PAN Manager for an
integrated Dell enterprise-class dynamic data center, we can jointly
deliver an even more secure, higher performance virtualization platform to
customers worldwide."
"We are excited to be an integral part of Dell's announced virtualization
strategy," said Mike Thompson, president and CEO of Egenera. "Dell and
Egenera share a common mission to simplify IT and the positive feedback
we're getting from our customers is an indication of the value we intend to
bring to the market together."
About Egenera, Inc.
Egenera is a global leader in data center virtualization solutions that
reduce costs and complexity for enterprises, service providers and public
sector agencies worldwide. Egenera hardware and software solutions
virtualize compute, storage and networking infrastructure, and provide a
full suite of integrated virtualization management services for
high-availability, disaster recovery, dynamic re-provisioning, security and
administration. Market-leading enterprises around the world trust Egenera
to run their most critical applications and achieve higher resource
utilization, faster application time to market and lower total cost of
ownership. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass. Egenera has offices worldwide.
For more information visit
http://www.egenera.com, call 508-858-2600 or
send email to
info@egenera.com.
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Contact Information: Press Contacts:
Gillian Farquhar
Egenera, Inc.
508-858-3262
gfarquhar@egenera.com