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Invirtus To Release Enterprise VM Converter

Wednesday, 27 December 2006 by Michel Roth

Invirtus is expecting to release it's Enterprise VM Converter on the 31st of december this year. Invirtus Enterprise VM Converter 2007 allows users to convert any number of Windows host operating systems running on a physical machine(s) into a guest operating system on a virtual machine(s). Users can convert host operating systems one-by-one or simultaneously by scheduling automated batches without requiring a user to be present at the machine being converted, and there are never any reboots. In addition, Invirtus Enterprise VM Converter 2007 does not require any software to be installed on the machine being converted.

Invirtus Enterprise VM Converter 2007 is the second virtualization product to be introduced by Invirtus, with pricing and sales channels to be announced on an anticipated release date of December 31, 2006. When used in conjunction with Invirtus VM Optimizer 2.5, the combined products provide ease of conversion and the creation of smaller, faster VMs. The award-winning VM Optimizer was introduced in November 2005 and is used by thousands of companies worldwide to create smaller, faster VMs. Invirtus plans a series of additional virtualization products for release during First Quarter 2007.

Invirtus Enterprise VM Converter 2007 provides the following features:

� Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V)
� Manual Mode: one-by-one conversions
� Batch Mode: simultaneous automated remote conversions of multiple unattended servers�to convert hundreds of servers
� Advance scheduling (can be timed in advance for user convenience or lowest server workload)
� Mixed environment (VMware/Microsoft virtualization platforms supported)
� No reboots required
� Easy to use, no training required

Compatibility
Invirtus Enterprise VM Converter 2007 is designed to work with:
VMware ESX Server 2.x/3.x, VMware Workstation, VMware Server, VMware ACE and VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and 2007 and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and 2005 R2.

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