The other server vendors are expected to start shipping ESX 3i embedded hardware within the next 60 days, providing VMware with a massive foot in the door at a time when users are ramping up their use of virtualization.
Today's announcement also highlights the growing competition in the virtualization space.
It is not coincidence that rival XenSource, which was acquired by Citrix for $500 million last year, has also been busy attempting to extend the reach of its own hypervisor technology.
Last year, for example, Sun threw its weight behind XenSource, revealing that it will use source code from the Xen hypervisor within its Solaris operating system.
XenSource has also clinched deals with HP and Dell, which plans to offer the XenServer embedded hypervisor on its products sometime this year.
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