COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 15, 2010 – Veeam Software, award-winning provider of systems management tools for VMware virtual datacenter environments, today announced that the Veeam nworks Smart Plug-in (SPI) for VMware has achieved VMware Ready status. This designation indicates that the Veeam nworks SPI has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware, and is now listed on the VMware Partner Product Catalog. Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that the Veeam nworks SPI makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments. “We are pleased that the Veeam nworks SPI qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run their mission-critical business applications and operations,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware. “By using the Veeam nworks SPI for VMware, enterprises can bridge a critical gap in enterprise systems management by integrating virtualization with the existing management framework,” explained Ratmir Timashev, Veeam President and CEO. “By managing their virtual environments with HP Operations Manager and the Veeam nworks SPI, organizations can minimize training and support costs, improve service delivery and increase operator and administrator productivity. The Veeam nworks SPI also protects the integrity of the HP Operations Manager ‘single pane of glass’ and helps ensure consistent processes and practices across the entire IT infrastructure. We are honored that our SPI was among the first management solutions to be qualified by VMware for vSphere and the first to hold verifications from both VMware and HP.” “Our core competency is building robust, ITIL-based solutions for enterprise customers using top-notch tools and partners,” said Rob Mooij, Chief Technical Officer of Business Generating Software, B.V. “Our solution of choice for integrating VMware monitoring into HP Operations Manager is Veeam’s SPI for VMware. The Management Center introduced in version 5.0 makes the Veeam SPI the ideal choice for large VMware environments requiring high availability and scalability.” The Veeam nworks SPI can be found within the online VMware Partner Product Catalog at http://www.vmware.com/a/partnercatalog/catalog/PublicCatalog.php. About Veeam Software Veeam Software, a premier-level VMware Technology Alliance Partner and member of the VMware Ready Management program, provides innovative software for managing VMware vSphere 4 and Virtual Infrastructure 3. Veeam offers an award-winning suite of tools to assist the VMware administrator, including #1 for VMware vSphere backup: Veeam Backup & Replication; Veeam Reporter Enterprise, for VMware performance, storage, capacity reporting and chargeback; Veeam Monitor, for VMware vSphere performance monitoring and alertingacross multiple vCenter Servers; and Veeam Business View, a free add-on that works with other Veeam products to provide business categorization for the VMware vSphere environment. With its acquisition of nworks, Veeam\'s products include the nworks Smart Plug-in and the nworks Management Pack that incorporate VMware data into enterprise management consoles from HP and Microsoft. Learn more about Veeam Software by visiting www.veeam.com. Social Media Links Twitter: http://twitter.com/veeam LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1624687 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Veeam-Software/48046820798?ref=ts Media Contacts: Jeff Miller Davies Murphy Group jmiller@daviesmurphy.com +1 541 207 3461
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