Virtual Iron Software Joins Open Source Development Labs

Data center virtualization software company to participate in Lab’s Data Center Linux Working Group

BEAVERTON, Ore. and ACTON, Mass. – February 7, 2005 – The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux®, today announced that Virtual Iron has joined OSDL and will participate in the lab’s Data Center Linux (DCL) working group.

Founded in 2003 by computer industry innovators Scott Davis and Alex Vasilevsky, Virtual Iron Software will deliver an enterprise-class virtual computing platform enabling customers to implement a Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI) – creating more flexible, rapid resource deployment and significantly lowering total cost of ownership and ensuring that enterprises are not locked into proprietary architectures and solutions. Based on open standards, this innovative software platform dynamically creates "virtual servers" from any number of physical servers –  from a fraction of a processor to large-scale multi processors.

"Linux continues to gain momentum and market share in the corporate datacenter and we are committed to working with the open source community to further its acceptance," said Scott Davis, executive vice president, CTO, Virtual Iron Software "We believe that our experience in building a comprehensive virtualization platform specifically for Linux will provide valuable benefits back to OSDL and we look forward to joining with the Data Center Linux working group to further advance adoption of Linux in the enterprise."

“As enterprises move from legacy systems to Linux servers at the core of the network, OSDL will benefit from the expertise of enterprise infrastructure software companies,” said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. “We’re delighted that Virtual Iron is joining OSDL and we are eager to work with their team.”

About Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides the only enterprise-class virtual computing platform enabling customers to achieve the highest levels of data center utilization, flexibility and significantly lower capital costs.  Founded in March 2003 by a highly regarded team of computer industry veterans, Virtual Iron Software is a privately-held company based in Acton, MA.  More information is available at www.virtualiron.com .

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 by CA, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non-profit organization at the center of Linux supported by a global consortium of more than 60 of the world’s largest Linux customers and IT industry leaders. OSDL sponsors industry-wide initiatives around Linux in telecommunications, in the enterprise data center and on corporate desktops. The Lab also provides Linux expertise and computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to developers around the world. Visit OSDL on the Web at http://www.osdl.org/ .

OSDL is a trademark of Open Source Development Labs, Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Third party marks and brands are the property of their respective holders.

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Bret Clement for OSDL
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Bill Baker for Virtual Iron
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