Media Advisory: Virtual Iron Hosts "Server-Hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure" Webcast Today

Virtual Iron Software ( www.virtualiron.com ), a provider of enterprise-class software for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management, will host a Webcast today on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). The event features industry experts from IDC, Provision Networks and Virtual Iron.

Date:      Thursday, May 10, 2007
Time:      8:00 a.m. PT; 11:00 a.m. ET; 3:00 p.m. GMT
Panelists: John Humphreys, Director, Enterprise Virtualization, IDC
           Paul Ghostine, Founder and CEO, Provision Networks
           Mike Grandinetti, Chief Marketing Officer, Virtual Iron Software
To Register:
 https://virtualiron.webex.com/virtualiron/onstage/g.php?d=689999291&t=a

Desktop computing makes up an increasingly large part of enterprise computing infrastructure today. As distributed end points, desktops are difficult to secure, manage and maintain. Refresh cycles, compliance, ongoing maintenance and user support are huge undertakings. These challenges put IT resources under tremendous pressure and significantly increase total cost of ownership.

Desktop virtualization is not new, but to date, it has failed to gain widespread adoption. Server-Hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) hosts individual Windows desktop PCs inside virtual machines running on servers in the data center. This thin-client architecture is significantly easier to secure, maintain and support and it enables an organization's complete Windows desktop environment to be securely accessed and serviced centrally. This Webcast will look at how this approach brings all the benefits of server virtualization to the desktop and changes the economics of desktop computing.

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