14 DAY TRIAL // VMware's virtualization platform will be sold, distributed and offered as support on the Chinese market by PC maker Lenovo. China has been experiencing an economic boom that attracts many tech companies willing to establish in this potential huge customer base. Chinese Lenovo is the largest computer maker in this fast growing nation and, as the company agreed to this deal, VMWare will greatly extend its reach on the Chinese market.
"Through our relationship with Lenovo and its world-class brand, we are making VMware virtualization more broadly available to the Chinese market," Diane Greene, president and chief executive of VMware, said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Lenovo servers available for Chinese companies will come with a VMware Infrastructure 3 pre-installed from now on. The features of the platform for data center virtualization include automatic load balancing and power management, as well as abilities to move a virtual machine in order to minimize service interruptions. VMware's desktop virtualization and management software provide compatibility with Infrastructure 3.
China's increasing economy has attracted numerous investors, including U.S. tech companies looking for a great opening on the nations market. Some Chinese officials commented on this matter, stating that, at this moment, their nation has a greater number of Internet users that United States do.
Cisco Systems can be found among the companies that began extending their business on the Chinese market. The company launched this month a number of public-private collaborative programs on the Internet, along with environmental research and development, best practice sharing, leadership training, and business development investments. In charge with the initiative is Jim Sherriff, Senior VP of global operations, appointed chairman of Cisco China.
Another player on the Chinese market is Intel, who launched this month its second investment fund in China. The investments include wireless broadband, media, telecommunications, and "clean tech" in the nation, with a total amount of $500 million to be spent.