IBM adopts Virtuozzo approach in AIX

You may have noticed that IBM has just launched open beta for OS-virtualization-enhanced AIX. SWsoft introduced Virtuozzo OS server virtualization in 2001. Then, SUN introduced Solaris Containers and now it's IBM – it's said that imitation is the sincerest form of flatteryJ.

Two years after SWsoft, VMware gets Intel investment

The oncoming VMware IPO and Intel's investment were widely covered in the news. Having Intel's support is very important and extremely valuable. We know because we received it, along with investment from Intel Capital, back in 2005, and this support allowed us to deliver better products, faster. We view the VMware IPO and Intel's investment as good news for the virtualization industry and all related vendors because it emphasizes the high level of interest and market opportunity. It's worth mentioning that SWsoft is a clear #2 virtualization vendor:

• SWsoft software runs on 130,000 servers and 500,000 desktops;
  
• SWsoft virtualization business has a growth rate of more than 600%, as compared with VMware's 98% percent – according to IDC, the fastest growing virtualization vendor.
  

On a side note, we now have another blog – SaaS blog – dedicated to another hot topic in the industry – Software-As-A-Service. In my opinion, SaaS needs virtualization, so you might be interested in checking it out.