VKernel Named a Byte and Switch 'Top 10 Storage Startup to Watch'

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- VKernel Corporation, a provider
of easy-to-use and quick-to-deploy virtual appliances for managing virtual
server environments, announced today that the company has been named by the
online storage networking news site, Byte and Switch, as one of its "Top 10
Startups to Watch." The decisions by Byte and Switch were based on editorial
decision making, including extensive reporting and talks with users, analysts,
and suppliers.
"We're excited to be recognized by Byte and Switch as a top 10 startup as
this validates our importance in the virtual data center storage market," said
Alex Bakman, founder and CEO of VKernel. "Our solutions enable overburdened IT
staffs to more effectively plan their virtual infrastructures by allocating
the proper amount of shared resources (CPU, memory, storage, and network),
continually monitor resource consumption, and implement a chargeback process
to effectively recover costs."
According to Byte and Switch, "VKernel believes that it is one of the
leaders in this corner (systems management) of the virtualization market and
explained that its size and business agility make it a key player for
customers that are looking to rapidly virtualize their data centers." To view
the complete Byte and Switch article on VKernel, visit:
http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=158907&page_number=10
The VKernel Virtual Appliance Suite for Systems Management is a set of
"plug-and-play" virtual appliances designed to quickly address real world
systems management challenges as organizations migrate to VMware virtual
environments. VKernel products enable IT groups to immediately solve today's
critical pain points by providing visibility into the capacity and resource
consumption of each virtual machine. VKernel is currently offering a
Chargeback Virtual Appliance for gaining cost visibility and implementing
chargeback, and a Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer Virtual Appliance for
identifying and eliminating capacity bottlenecks.
Byte and Switch is an online publication and web portal that explores the
storage networking market. It focuses on addressing the information needs of
enterprise and service provider customers by covering storage networking from
three unique angles: technology, finance, and people. The magazine covers how
storage network technologies work for corporate IT buyers, but also reveals
key storage networking investment opportunities, explains how service
providers can make money from the technology, and gives credit to the movers
and shakers who are making storage networking one of the most dynamic segments
of the networking industry. It can be found on the web at
www.byteandswitch.com.
About VKernel
Based in Portsmouth, NH, VKernel is dedicated to developing best-of-breed
virtual appliances that enhance performance, lower costs, and simplify
management of virtual environments of all sizes. As a member of VMware's
Technology Alliance Program, VKernel offers the industry's only VMware
certified virtual appliances for analyzing capacity, chargeback, and cost
visibility. For more information, visit http://www.vkernel.com.

VKernel and the VKernel logo are trademarks of VKernel Corporation. All
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respective holders.

Contact:
Christian Simko
VKernel Corporation
Ph: 866-370-2733
Email: csimko@vkernel.com
Web: www.vkernel.com

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Christian Simko of VKernel Corporation, +1-866-370-2733, csimko@vkernel.com