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SearchOpenSource: Ready or Not, IBM and Novell Will Back Xen

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 17, 2006

[ Thanks to Peter Parker for this
link. ]

“IBM and Novell Inc. are throwing their considerable weight
behind Xen, the open source virtualization hypervisor, but some
experts are suggesting that these companies may be pushing this
nascent technology too far too fast.

“IBM said today it will support Xen as part of its
Virtualization Engine portfolio on its Intel and Advanced Micro
Devices Opteron processor-based server and blade systems. In
addition, Xen will be added to the IBM middleware portfolio. Big
Blue will also offer service and support for Novell SUSE Linux
Enterprise 10 across its entire hardware and software
portfolio…”


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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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