Sun Will OEM VMware Virtualization for its x64 Server and Storage Portfolio

Sun Microsystems and VMware Inc. announced an OEM agreement to
expand their virtualization offerings. Starting today, Sun is offering the
VMware Infrastructure product suite on Sun hardware systems with full support
from Sun. This helps enable customers to capitalize on the high performance,
scalability and energy efficiency of Sun’s x64 servers while leveraging
VMware’s groundbreaking virtualization solutions to improve asset utilization,
operational efficiency, and business agility. The agreement also benefits
systems integrators and channel partners by providing a fully supported,
seamlessly integrated solution from these two leading technology providers.

"When it comes to innovative design, performance and scalability, Sun is
an x64 industry leader," said John Fowler, executive vice president of Sun
Microsystems. "With today’s announcement we’re expanding our virtualization
portfolio and giving customers who want VMware virtualization software a great
hardware platform for maximizing their utilization and their IT investment."

"The benefits of lower capital and operating expenses, business
continuity, security and a greener datacenter are driving strong demand for
VMware virtualization software on Sun x64 server and storage systems," said
Diane Greene, president and chief executive officer of VMware. "This new
milestone in our ongoing relationship with Sun gives customers what they want:
a combination of advanced technologies that deliver strong business value."

Sun and VMware will continue their robust qualification program of VMware
products on Sun systems. The companies will also work to ensure that the
Solaris Operating System will continue to be a first-class guest operating
system on VMware virtualization software, and VMware Infrastructure will be a
first-class datacenter virtualization run-time and management stack on Sun x64
systems. The two companies plan to also collaborate on system management
configuration, deployment and monitoring for each other’s products.

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