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Egenera Announces Its Membership in the Microsoft Certified Partner Program

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 February 2004, 06:00 CST

Egenera Inc., the leader in utility computing, today announced its membership in the Microsoft Certified Partner Program. In addition, Egenera has received the Designed for Windows logo for its family of Egenera(TM) Processing Blade(TM) configurations running Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. These designations ensure Egenera customers that the Egenera BladeFrame(R) system is tuned to perform optimally with Microsoft applications. ¶"An increasing number of our customers are migrating business-critical applications to the Microsoft platform," said Susan Davis, Vice President of Product Marketing and Management at Egenera. "Our standing as a Microsoft Certified Partner assures them that the BladeFrame system provides a stable architecture. As a result, customers can focus on applications instead of infrastructure. The BladeFrame system with Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, provides the high availability, ease of management and server consolidation that enterprise datacenters are looking for."¶"When customers are looking to implement a Microsoft technology solution for their business, a good bet is to turn to a company that has certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft," said Allison Watson, Vice President of the Worldwide Partner Sales & Marketing Group at Microsoft. "Microsoft provides its Certified Partners with in-depth access to existing and emerging Microsoft technologies and related training and resources to help ensure that they have the technical intimacy needed to deliver quality solutions. Today, Microsoft recognizes Egenera for demonstrating this level of expertise and welcomes it as a new Microsoft Certified Partner."¶ Additionally, Egenera is announcing enhancements to its support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, with the implementation of Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO). MPIO allows the BladeFrame to utilize multiple I/O paths, increasing throughput and providing redundant paths to the storage area network. Egenera has also licensed the Remote Desktop Protocol from the Microsoft Communication Protocol Program and integrated it into Egenera's PAN Manager(TM) software, providing GUI support for Windows in addition to its Secure Administration Console support on the BladeFrame system.

¶ About Egenera Inc.

¶ Egenera's breakthrough virtualization technology optimizes the use of network, compute and storage resources to enable the next-generation utility datacenter. The Company's Egenera BladeFrame system leads the industry in both blade server technology and virtualization software by enabling datacenters to run any application, on any resource, at any time, automatically. Today, the BladeFrame solution is installed at marquee customers worldwide, including many of the world's largest investment banks, major Internet service providers, telecommunications companies, healthcare providers and government agencies. A world-class service and support organization ensures customer satisfaction. Moreover, the Company has assembled a senior management team and engineering staff with an average 20-plus years' experience. Cooperative business alliances with Microsoft, Intel, BEA Systems, EMC, Itochu Techno-Science Corporation (CTC), Oracle, Red Hat and Veritas, among others, further strengthen the value proposition. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, Kansas City, London, New York City, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington D.C. For details, visit www.egenera.com, send email to info@egenera.com or call 508-858-2600.

¶ Egenera, Egenera stylized logos, BladeFrame, PAN Manager and Processing Blade are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names, service marks and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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