Media Advisory: Virtual Iron Demonstrates New Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solution at Intel(R) Premier IT Professional (IPIP) Event in Boston

Market Wire, May, 2007

Virtual Iron Software ( www.virtualiron.com ), a provider of enterprise-class software for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management, is demonstrating its new server-hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution at the Intel Premier IT Professional (IPIP) event today at the Back Bay Events Center in Boston. Virtual Iron joins Microsoft, Intel and Gartner at the event which is designed to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees.

Where: Back Bay Event Center
       Dorothy Quincy Suite
       200 Berkley Street
       Boston, MA 02116
        http://www.backbayeventscenter.com 

When:  May 8, 2007

Virtual Iron's server-hosted VDI solution is offered in partnership with Provision Networks, a leading provider of server based application delivery and dynamic desktop deployment solutions. The joint solution reduces both the cost and complexity of desktop infrastructure and is aligned to bring all the benefits of server virtualization to the desktop by addressing the challenges related to managing, securing and maintaining today's Windows-based, enterprise desktop infrastructure. In addition, the solution shortens refresh cycles and reduces hardware and software costs.

Virtual Iron provides production-ready server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management capabilities for unmodified Windows and Linux at one-fifth the cost of comparable alternatives. The platform combines an open source hypervisor with advanced virtualization services and sophisticated policy-based management. Virtual Iron enables users to takes full advantage of new hardware-assisted virtualization (Intel VT) on servers to deliver near native performance. Unlike other virtualization solutions, Virtual Iron requires no installation or management of software on physical servers, further simplifying installation and data center operations.

About Virtual Iron Software, Inc.

Virtual Iron provides enterprise-class software for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management at one-fifth the cost of comparable alternatives. Its solutions enable companies to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of managing and operating their data center. Virtual Iron delivers advanced virtualization capabilities that exploit industry standards, open source economics and built-in hardware-assisted acceleration. It is available for free download at http://www.virtualiron.com/free . Organizations use Virtual Iron for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, capacity management and virtual desktop infrastructure to deliver significant improvements in utilization, manageability and agility. The company is privately held and based in Lowell, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.virtualiron.com or email info@virtualiron.com .

Contact: Tim Walsh Virtual Iron Software 978.849.1247 twalsh@virtualiron.com