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Transitive Corporation, a provider of hardware virtualization solutions that enable the transportability of applications across multiple processor and operating system pairs, has announced the release of QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Linux/Itanium.

This latest solution is designed to complement the QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Linux/x86-64 (released in November 2006) and the anticipated QuickTransit for Solaris/SPARC-to-Solaris/x86-64, which is currently in its beta test phase.

The QuickTransit hardware virtualization solution enables software applications to run on any hardware platform without the need for any source code or binary changes and at speed comparable to native ports.

The global drive for increased IT efficiency as well as reduced datacenter carbon footprints has created a push for IT managers to define a proactive datacenter consolidation strategy that requires decommissioning of legacy hardware and the migration of workloads to more energy-efficient, industry-standard platforms.

The QuickTransit product line is designed to ensure that such transitions are faster and easier, while also providing support for the most common workload migration paths being adopted by enterprise customers.

"This latest release of Transitive's QuickTransit software immediately enhances the value of Itanium-based server platforms, since thousands of additional enterprise applications can now be run by these powerful servers, without the necessity for porting or recompilation," said Ian Robinson, vice president of marketing for Transitive, in a Wednesday statement.

Robinson continued: "This release complements the other members of the QuickTransit family, since enterprise customers can use this new version to rapidly retire obsolete IT infrastructure and replace it with more powerful Itanium platforms, while extending the useful life of their key Solaris applications."

"HP is supporting Transitive's new QuickTransit solution to help forward-thinking Sun customers move their valued enterprise applications to the latest generation of HP Integrity servers running Linux," said Michelle Weiss, vice-president of marketing, Business Critical Systems, at HP, in Wednesday’s statement.

Weiss added: "With Solaris applications running on HP Integrity servers, customers benefit from a standards-based computing infrastructure that can help improve utilization. It also offers flexibility to adapt for growth in real-world business environments, not to mention long-term investment protection."

"Transitive's QuickTransit innovation aligns well with Intel's (News - Alert) consolidation and virtualization strategy," said Boyd Davis, general manager of Server Platforms Group Marketing, Intel Corporation, in Wednesday’s statement.

"This will enable Intel's platform customers to maximize flexibility and use of computing resources in the data center. Transitive's latest solution, coupled with the new Dual-Core Intel® Itanium 2 Processor (News - Alert) 9100 series, positions Itanium-based servers as a seamless alternative to the installed base of RISC customers looking for consolidation and modernization alternatives,"  Davis said.

Transitive has done well to answer the call for solutions that help to drive efficiency for IT. Legacy systems are not only becoming obsolete, but they cannot handle the demanded workloads or meet environmental standards for IT performance. As a result, IT managers are looking for alternatives that are not only powerful, but also address needs beyond functionality.

 

Transitive has demonstrated success with its powerful solutions and this latest release will likely contribute to increased strong demand for the QuickTransit line, further strengthening the company’s market positioning for the long term.