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Sun xVM VirtualBox Continues Momentum with Recently Inked OEM Agreements
August 2008 by Marc Jacob
Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced new multi-year original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements with Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech Ltd. to expand the global reach of Sun(TM) xVM VirtualBox(TM). OEMs leverage the power of Sun’s open source virtualization solution to help deliver highly available, secure and dynamic virtualized offerings.
These companies join a growing ecosystem of partners committed to Sun xVM VirtualBox, the industry’s most popular cross-platform virtualization software. Sun xVM VirtualBox is available via the OEM program or in a free, open source version.
Sun xVM VirtualBox is a high performance, small footprint virtualization platform enables users to create “virtual machines” into which they can install whichever operating system and application stack they choose.
Users benefit from the ability to run multiple operating systems on the same computer at the same time, while OEMs gain the added benefit of using virtual machines as a self-contained distribution mechanism for their solutions. Sun xVM VirtualBox is incredibly compact and modular, making it suitable for use as an embedded component and ideal for OEMs.
With rich and powerful APIs exposed at every level, xVM VirtualBox provides OEMs with complete control to easily build custom solutions and products.
Since its release in January 2007, Sun xVM VirtualBox has surpassed 5 million downloads, and is the first free hypervisor to support all major host operating systems, including Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Solaris(TM) and OpenSolaris(TM). At a mere 20 megabyte download, the software installs in less than 5 minutes. To view recent third-party reviews of the award-winning Sun xVM VirtualBox software visit www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/reviews/xvm.html
Sun delivers technologies to meet every virtualization need from the desktop to the datacenter. Sun xVM VirtualBox software is a key component of Sun’s broader xVM virtualization and management software portfolio, which includes Sun(TM) xVM Ops Center, Sun(TM) xVM Server and the Sun(TM) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software. Targeted at end users, developers and SMBs, xVM VirtualBox software is the entry-level offering into the Sun xVM platform and is designed for customers of all sizes across a broad range of industries.
Sun xVM VirtualBox Expands Global Footprint Avanquest Software, www.avanquest.com, is one of the world’s leading software publishers, marketing its software titles developed in-house or by developer partners via multiple sales channels on three continents, selling over 1,500 titles in North America, Europe and Asia. Avanquest will produce and publish Sun xVM VirtualBox bundled with OpenSolaris and sell it via retail outlets in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
Beginning this fall, Avanquest will provide Mac users with a solution to run the Windows operating system through Sun xVM VirtualBox.
Q-layer is the leading enabler of cloud computing through Virtual Private Data Centers (VPDC) and is leveraging Sun xVM VirtualBox to deliver complete datacenter virtualization capabilities for its customers.
Headquartered in Bombay, India, Zenith InfoTech Ltd. is a managed services infrastructure and business continuity solution provider. The company has built its network attached storage appliance for small and medium-sized businesses using Sun xVM VirtualBox.
– Pricing and Licensing
Sun xVM VirtualBox is available free of charge at www.virtualbox.org under a Personal Use License. OEMs have two options for licensing xVM
VirtualBox: open source edition under GPLv2 or under a commercial license.
