VMware Selects Premier Partner Kovarus to Lead Lab Sessions at VMworld 2008

South San Francisco, Calif. & Las Vegas, Sept. 10, 2008 - Kovarus, Inc., a premier technology consulting firm that designs and executes strategies to address its clients' data and enterprise challenges, today announced it has been selected to lead hands-on lab sessions for two emerging VMware technologies at VMworld 2008, to be held September 15-18 in Las Vegas. VMware chose the virtualization experts of Kovarus, a long-standing and highly-valued Premier Partner, to demonstrate new functionality of VMware Lab Manager 3.0 and VMware Stage Manager in a realistic, live technology environment. Kovarus will work in conjunction with VMware to allow VMworld 2008 attendees to explore the newest versions of these VMware software products, speak to a panel of Kovarus virtualization experts and ask detailed product questions. 

VMware Lab Manager 3.0 gives users on-demand access to system configurations they need - while leaving IT in administrative control - all while achieving significant savings through reduced server, storage, and provisioning costs. The latest release of this product provides increased scalability, simplified administration and high availability for lab infrastructure.

VMware Stage Manager solves the problem of server sprawl, configuration drift and repetitive system test in pre-production by running application environments as virtual machine configurations that can be easily transitioned through the stages of the release process. VMware Stage Manager reduces the risks associated with changes to production systems by enabling IT and application administrators to easily clone system configurations and maintain consistent virtual machine images throughout the release process, as needed, so customers can respond to changing business conditions faster.

WHAT:  Kovarus Hands-on Labs for VMware Lab Manager 3.0 and VMware Stage Manager

WHEN:  VMworld 2008 — September 15-18, 2008

WHERE: The Venetian — Las Vegas

• Lab 6 - VMware Lab Manager 3.0
• Room A
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 - 9:30-11:30 AM, 1:00-3:00 PM,
• 3:30-5:30 PM
• Wednesday, Sept. 17 - 9:30-11:30 AM, 1:00-3:00 PM,
• 3:30-5:30 PM
• Thursday, Sept. 18 - 9:30-11:30 AM, 1:00-3:00 PM,
• 3:30-5:30 PM 
• Lab 7 - VMware Stage Manager
• Room B
• Monday, Sept. 15 - 8:00-10:00 AM, 10:30-12:30 PM,
• 2:00-4:00 PM, 4:30-6:30 PM
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 - 9:30-11:30 AM, 1:00-3:00 PM,
• 3:30-5:30 PM
• Wednesday, Sept. 17 - 9:30-11:30 AM, 1:00-3:00 PM

VMworld is the virtualization industry's largest event and draws professionals ranging from technology experts, business executives, and VMware employees and strategic IT leaders to CIOs, reporters, and analysts. Now in its fifth year, VMworld is a must-attend event for all IT professionals looking for actionable ideas, innovative products, and best practices for virtualizing their enterprise, from the desktop to the data center.

About Kovarus

Kovarus, Inc., is a premier technology consulting firm, specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization. With its extensive industry expertise and proven methodologies, Kovarus helps companies align IT with strategic business goals and maximize their return on technology investments. Kovarus' unique ability to converge virtualization, storage, and networking technologies gives its clients a distinct operational advantage, enabling them to improve the efficiency, performance, and agility of service delivery.Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company was founded in 2003 and has been chosen as a premier partner by leading technology companies including VMware, EMC, and Cisco. For more information on Kovarus, please visit www.kovarus.com or call 650-392-7848.

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Contacts:

Kovarus, Inc.

Sophia Le

(650) 392-8367 office

(408) 513-7498 mobile

sle@kovarus.com