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Computer Technology Review: The Charlotte Observer Deploys Virtual Iron Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 2006

“Virtual Iron Software Inc. has announced that The Charlotte
Observer, North Carolina’s largest daily circulation newspaper, is
deploying Virtual Iron’s virtualization and management software.
The deployment aims to support a Unix to Linux migration project
for three mission-critical applications, including the newspaper’s
Oracle-based circulation database, Virtual Iron said.

“The newspaper also plans to transition from a proprietary
hardware platform to a cheaper Intel-based, Quad-Core platform to
maintain maximum performance and reliability for critical database
application, according to Virtual Iron of Lowell,
Massachusetts…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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