Citrix, HP, Intel to offer server virtualisation

BANGALORE, INDIA: Citrix Systems, Inc. enters into a strategic partnership with HP and Intel to offer server virtualisation solutions through its Citrix XenServer.

Integrated into Intel-based HP ProLiant servers, Citrix XenServer enables businesses of all sizes to lower costs, improve productivity and better allocate resources across their server environments.

Citrix and HP have been collaborating since 1996 to enable customers to implement and manage a virtualised environment with ease and efficiency. Both companies work together to provide customers with joint engineering solutions, supported by a dedicated HP team cooperating with Citrix sales, operations, marketing, consulting and integration services and technical development.

Similarly, Citrix application delivery infrastructure is optimised on Intel platform. Together with Intel, Citrix is enabling our customers to deliver all applications securely at the lowest cost, while optimising bandwidth, reducing power consumption, eliminating complexity and costs in the datacentre.

Leveraging the power saving advantages of Multi-core Intel Xeon 64-bit server platforms, Citrix and Intel deliver the highest possible number of users per server while significantly lowering power and space requirements in the datacentre.

Nabeel Youakim, Vice President of Marketing, Pacific, at Citrix Systems, said: "Despite the tremendous business benefits that virtualisation offers, industry estimates show that fewer than 15 percent of all servers are virtualised. Our partnership with industry leaders such as HP and Intel reflects our commitment to create greater awareness of the benefits of end-to-end virtualisation technology."

Aman Dokania, director and general manager, Infrastructure Software, HP Asia Pacific and Japan, said: "Customers have come to depend on the strong combination of Citrix software running on HP ProLiant servers to reduce costs, increase efficiency and lower business risk,"  said. With Citrix and Intel, HP is broadening its reach to customers who appreciate the ability to integrate BladeSystem and ProLiant servers with Citrix XenServer and our ProLiant Virtual Console. With XenServer, HP expects our joint value to increase for customers looking to further accelerate their business growth."