Virtensys to Participate in Blade.org Webinar on Converged Networks

MANCHESTER, England & BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtensys™, Ltd, a leader in next-generation I/O solutions for data centers, today announced its participation in a Blade.org webinar to discuss converged networks, which includes topics such as server and I/O virtualization, as well as the emergence of 10 Gb Ethernet technology that incorporates storage protocols such as FCOE and iSCSI in addition to NIC functionality.

WHEN: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 10:00 a.m. PT

WHERE: Register here (bit.ly/3pTbOO)

WHAT: Building upon the previous webinar topic of server virtualization, this session will address how this technology can be deployed in the blade environment, saving power, time, and cost. The webinar will also cover I/O virtualization, another way to reduce I/O bottlenecks and speed the migration towards converged networks. Attendees will learn how convergence can help them with existing data center struggles such as power restrictions, server sprawl, virtual machine performance, cost, and management integration.

WHO: Speakers from BNT, Emulex, IBM and Virtensys will each present and then participate in a discussion panel to answer audience questions.

About Virtensys I/O Virtualization Solutions

The VIO 4000 switches are the first products on the market to consolidate, virtualize and share the major types of server networking and storage connectivity, including Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), SAS/SATA and Fibre Channel, without requiring any changes to servers, operating systems, networks, I/O adapters or management infrastructures. The switches deliver the full network and storage connectivity bandwidth to each server, while cutting I/O equipment cost in half and reducing power consumption by more than 70 percent. This establishes breakthrough levels of I/O price/performance and energy usage efficiency for connecting rack and blade servers to the data center network and storage infrastructures. The VIO 4000 switches are based on the native PCI Express® (PCIe) server standards. Previous industry recognition includes the ‘Best New Technology’ award at VMworld 2009 and CRN’s ‘Top 20 Storage Products from VMworld.’ The switches are available now in volume production through Virtensys worldwide channel partners.

About Virtensys Ltd

Virtensys develops industry-leading, patented PCI Express®-based I/O virtualization technologies for servers and storage platforms, revolutionizing the way I/O infrastructures are deployed and used in data centers, and delivering significant improvements in I/O utilization, cost, performance, power consumption, and management. The deployment of the IOV switches is totally non-disruptive and dramatically reduces IT complexity and expenses. The company was founded in December 2005 by leading technologists in the fields of high-performance switching, networking, and systems design, and is backed by several premier technology venture capital firms. For more information, visit www.Virtensys.com.

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