Interactive Panel on The Next Generation Data Center Featuring IBM, Intel, Novell and Virtual Iron at LinuxWorld Boston; Virtual Iron Will Also Demo Its New Xen-Based Virtualization and Management Platform

Business Wire, April 3, 2006

BOSTON -- Virtual Iron Software (www.virtualiron.com), a provider of software solutions for creating and managing virtual infrastructure in the data center, announced that it will host an interactive panel titled "Virtualization and the Next Generation Data Center" at LinuxWorld in Boston. The panel will be moderated by Mike Grandinetti, Senior Lecturer, MIT Soan School of Management and Chief Marketing Officer at Virtual Iron. Participants include:

--Dan Frye, VP Linux and Open Technology, Linux Technology Center, IBM

--Paul Barr, Advanced Server Technologies Marketing Manager, Intel

--Andre Hill, CTO for Linux, Americas, Novell

--Alex Vasilevsky, Chief Technology Officer, Virtual Iron

Date: April 5, 2006

Time: 11:15 AM EST

Location: Room 153B

In addition, Grandinetti and Vasilevsky will also deliver a joint presentation on the role of virtualization software in creating dynamic computing environments.

Date: April 5, 2006

Time: 2:30 PM EST

Location: Room 153B

Virtual Iron at Intel:

Grandinetti and Virtual Iron's Director of Product Management, Chris Barclay, will also be making theatre presentations at the Intel booth during the LinuxWorld conference. Two separate sessions will highlight the critical elements of a dynamic data center.

Session 1:

Date: April 5, 2006

Time: 3:30 PM EST

Location: Intel Booth #812

Session 2:

Date: April 6, 2006

Time: 2:00 PM EST

Location: Intel Booth #812

Exhibition:

Please also visit Virtual Iron at booth #1144 at LinuxWorld Boston for in-depth product demonstrations of its new Xen-based virtualization and management platform.

About Virtual Iron Software, Inc.

Virtual Iron provides Xen-based software solutions for creating and managing virtual data center infrastructure. Its software enables companies to dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of managing and operating their enterprise data center. The company is focused on delivering advanced virtualization capabilities that leverage industry standards, open source economics and processors with virtualization technology built-in. Organizations use Virtual Iron's software for consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management and policy-based automation to deliver proven improvements in utilization, manageability and agility. Virtual Iron is privately held and based in Lowell, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.virtualiron.com or email info@virtualiron.com.