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DELL, VMWARE DELIVERING VIRTUALIZATION EVERYWHERE
Dell, VMware Broaden Relationship to Simplify Virtualization
Customers Can Purchase Virtualization–Enabled Servers in a Single Click
Cannes, February 26th, 2008 — Dell and VMware are simplifying virtualization for customers with a
strategy that will deliver Dell PowerEdge™ servers embedded with VMware ESX 3i hypervisor with a
"single click." The initiative, announced at VMworld, is the first in a series of innovations that will
expand adoption of virtualization as a standard ingredient in data centre technology.
Dell will begin the process of putting VMware ESX 3i hypervisor across all virtualization-certified
Dell PowerEdge servers starting in early April. Customers will be able to purchase with a single click,
easing virtualization planning, deployments and management. More information is available at
www.dell.com/vmwarenow.
“Virtualization radically simplifies IT – and we’re the only vendor delivering it to customers in a
single click,” said Brad Anderson, Senior Vice President, Dell Business Product Group. “We’re
unleashing the potential of virtualization - from servers through storage - and we’re making it simple
for customers.”
“Dell and VMware are delivering on a shared vision for virtualization,” said Diane Greene, president
and CEO of VMware. “Dell is virtualization-enabling their servers with the VMware ESX 3i
hypervisor, giving the PowerEdge line standalone server consolidation capability. Customers can
upgrade from the VMware ESX 3i hypervisor to VMware’s data centre virtualization and management
suite, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). VI3 provides automatic load balancing, business continuity,
power management and the ability to move a virtual machine across physical machines with no
service interruption.”
Accelerating the Value of Virtualization
By making virtualization a mainstream, pervasive data centre architecture, customers can immediately
reduce capital and operating costs, improve security, ensure business continuity and deploy green IT
environments.
Dell PowerEdge servers provide an ideal platform for customers to deploy these environments. The
Dell PowerEdge 2950-III and Dell’s new PowerEdge M-Series blade solution own the no. 1
benchmark for server for virtualization performanceˡ. The M-Series also provides lead-free
configurations that further help customers further minimise their environmental impact.
When combined with the recently announced Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series storage arrays and Dell
Virtualization Readiness Assessment Services, these solutions give customers a complete, simplified
and greener end-to-end virtualization-ready data centre.
The VMware ESX 3i hypervisor is based on core VMware virtualization technology in use by more
than 100,000 customers. It is the industry’s smallest hypervisor (32MB), enabling high levels of
security and reliability, and it is the only OS-independent virtualization platform. VMware ESX 3i
delivers single-server consolidation with fast and easy deployment—the first virtual machine can
operate within minutes of booting a server with pre-configured and optimised hardware
configurations.
Customers can upgrade from VMware ESX 3i hypervisor to VMware’s data centre virtualization and
management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). VI3 provides automatic load balancing, business
continuity, power management and the ability to move a virtual machine across physical machines
with no service interruption. VI3 is also compatible with VMware’s desktop virtualization and
management solutions.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value.
Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the
Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com, or to communicate directly with Dell via a variety of online
channels, go to www.dell.com/conversations. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS.
About VMware
VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center. Customers of all
sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 100,000 customers and more than 10,000 partners, VMware is one of the
fastest growing public software companies. VMware is based in Palo Alto, California and on the web at www.vmware.com.
© 2008 Dell Corporation Limited. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary
interest in the marks and names of others.
For more information, visit www.dell.com.
ˡVMmark - #1 performance with 2950 III and R900; Leaders in 2-socket and 4-socket server virtualization performance.
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