Akorri Intros BalancePoint 1.5

LITTLETON, Mass. -- Akorri, Inc., the leader in application service level management in the data center, today announced the availability ofBalancePoint(TM) 1.5 management software. The new version is the first solution to offer cross-domain management for applications running on VMwareR, the global leader in virtual infrastructure software. For VMware customers, BalancePoint provides visibility into server and storage resources to help resolve performance problems and improve service levels.BalancePoint 1.5 also introduces support for OracleR database mapping and a comprehensive set of features for application-aware storage management.Together these new capabilities extend Akorri's leadership position and significantly expand its market opportunity.

"Customers of all sizes have asked us to help them maximize their investments in virtual infrastructure," said Rich Corley, Akorri founder and CEO. "Virtualization offers tremendous advantages over traditional approaches, but new management technologies are required to achieve the full benefits in data center environments. BalancePoint 1.5 provides new levels of visibility and control for applications running on VMware by mapping the server and storage resources supporting each application and using Akorri's advanced analytics to help deliver enterprise-class performance."

"Server virtualization with VMware is enabling a new wave of data center consolidation projects," said Arun Taneja, President of the Taneja Group."This approach can deliver huge economic benefits, but it has also created the need for a new breed of management technologies that can help manage performance in a virtual world. Akorri's BalancePoint product can help ensure success of server virtualization projects by providing fine-tuned control mechanisms to optimize the virtualized data center end-to-end."

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