Two choice “Supporting Industry Quotes” from Microsoft’s press release announcing the acquisition of Connectix Virtual Machine Technology:
“We fully support Microsoft’s efforts to drive a standards-based approach to virtualization, and together will collaborate on integrated hardware and software solutions that help enterprises consolidate network resources, improve control and optimize IT investments. Companies worldwide are feeling the pressure of smaller IT budgets and increasingly rely on standards-based solutions from trusted partners to help lower costs and improve IT infrastructure.”
– Linda Hargrove
Vice President, Worldwide Enterprise Systems Marketing and Product Management
Dell Computer Corp.
“HP is very excited about Microsoft’s acquisition of Connectix. Many of our Windows Server customers require virtual partitioning. Connectix’s Virtual Server technologies running on HP’s industry-leading ProLiant servers will be a great solution for our customers.”
– Rick Becker
Vice President and Software CTO
HP Industry Standard Servers
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