IBM System x3650 M4 and IBM DB2 Achieve Milestone for Virtualized x86-64 Benchmark Performance

Leveraging the latest hardware virtualization technologies provided by Intel®
Xeon® E5 processors, IBM has published the first ever TPC Benchmark C (TPC-C) performance result
by an x86-64 processor-based server running in a virtualized configuration. This new result marks an
industry milestone, making IBM the first x86 server vendor to surpass 1 million transactions per minute
(tpmC), virtualized.  Click here to read the entire report.

ManageIQ’s Enterprise Cloud Management and Automation Technologies Extend the Reach of Red Hat’s Open Hybrid Cloud Solutions.

IBM opened it's first-ever KVM Center of Excellence in Beijing to tap into the fast growing virtualization market in China.  Clients, partners and sellers can come to the KVM Center of Excellence to learn about KVM by meeting the experts, see demos, do trainings and proofs of concept. You can read the IBM press release here

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1 Globally Available with New Features Spanning Scalability, Networking and Storage, Including Integration with Red Hat Storage

Global membership now extends to more than 200 members

RALEIGH, NC, – SEPTEMBER 19, 2011: The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA), a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies, including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), today announced that it is experiencing rapid growth in participation from companies focused on cloud computing and emerging markets around the globe.

Fast-growing industry consortium promoting the KVM ecosystem and educating the market

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 23, 2011: The Open Virtualization Alliance, a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies, including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), today announced broad industry support and adoption with the addition of 65 new members to the consortium. With this, the consortium has achieved nearly ten-fold growth in membership since its establishment just one month ago, and today includes members across a wide spectrum of hardware, software, services and cloud computing businesses.

In May, technology leaders BMC Software, Eucalyptus Systems, HP, IBM, Intel, Red Hat, Inc. and SUSE announced the formation of the Open Virtualization Alliance. The goal of the alliance is to provide education, best practices and technical advice to help businesses understand and evaluate their virtualization options, including open source alternatives such as KVM. Since the formation of the consortium, leaders throughout the virtualization industry have quickly expressed strong interest in participating in the Open Virtualization Alliance.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 17, 2011: BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMC), Eucalyptus Systems, HP (NYSE:HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (NYSE: INTC), Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) and SUSE today announced the formation of the Open Virtualization Alliance, a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). The consortium will promote examples of customer successes, encourage interoperability and accelerate the expansion of the ecosystem of third party solutions around KVM, providing businesses improved choice, performance and price for virtualization.