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A push is under way to endow Linux with a virtual partitioning technology used by rival operating systems to make servers more efficient.
SWsoft is trying to get OpenVZ made part of the mainstream Linux kernel--the software at the heart of the operating system--and a part of the major commercial Linux versions, said Kirill Korotaev, a project manager at the Herndon, Va.-based company.
In this, it has a major ally: Red Hat, the top seller of the open-source operating system, which plans to add the software to its free Fedora version of Linux for enthusiasts.
The companies' move to make OpenVZ partitioning standard in Linux is timely, said Pund-IT analyst Charles King.
"I believe virtualization is a current or coming fact of life for every information technology vendor," King said. "Vendors who figure out how to easily integrate virtualization features into their solutions will have a leg-up on competitors."
http://news.com.com/Companies+push+Linux+partitioning+effort/2100-1016_3-6027219.html
SWsoft is trying to get OpenVZ made part of the mainstream Linux kernel--the software at the heart of the operating system--and a part of the major commercial Linux versions, said Kirill Korotaev, a project manager at the Herndon, Va.-based company.
In this, it has a major ally: Red Hat, the top seller of the open-source operating system, which plans to add the software to its free Fedora version of Linux for enthusiasts.
The companies' move to make OpenVZ partitioning standard in Linux is timely, said Pund-IT analyst Charles King.
"I believe virtualization is a current or coming fact of life for every information technology vendor," King said. "Vendors who figure out how to easily integrate virtualization features into their solutions will have a leg-up on competitors."
http://news.com.com/Companies+push+Linux+partitioning+effort/2100-1016_3-6027219.html
