VMware validates Centrix Software’s application discovery, metering and aggregation platform

Newbury, UK – August 30^th, 2010 – Centrix Software, a provider of solutions that optimize the way IT infrastructures deliver applications, services and content, today announced Centrix WorkSpace has achieved VMware Ready™ status.  This designation indicates that Centrix WorkSpace has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Partner Product Catalog.

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that Centrix WorkSpace makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.

“We are pleased that Centrix WorkSpace qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run their mission-critical business applications and operations,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

“The certification of Centrix WorkSpace as VMware Ready™ builds on technology alliance partner status and enhances support both to our joint customers and channel partners.  By combining Centrix WorkSpace with VMware solutions, customers can exploit further opportunities to consolidate their IT infrastructures and derive even more long-term value from their virtualization investments,” said Lewis Gee, VP of sales and marketing for Centrix Software.

Centrix WorkSpace enables organizations to identify and track installed IT assets, consolidate application deployments across disparate desktop and server platforms, and monitor and meter the use and consumption of applications and content across any IT infrastructure – virtual, physical, cloud and web-based. The intelligence it extracts on application and service consumption is used by enterprise organizations to optimize implementations of virtualization at the server, application and desktop level, as well as providing on-going reporting on application usage and charge-back capabilities for deployed IT services. Using Centrix WorkSpace, enterprises can reduce their costs and increase the efficiency of application delivery.

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1,200 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Centrix WorkSpace can be found within the online VMware Partner Product Catalog at http://wwwa.vmware.com/partnercatalog/catalog/PublicCatalog.php?partnerId=1900536

About Centrix Software

Centrix Software provides solutions that optimize the way IT infrastructures deliver applications and content; whether physical, virtual, hosted or web. Headquartered in Newbury, UK, Centrix Software’s solutions are designed for enterprise organizations operating large-scale application environments.  Customers include leading organizations in banking and securities, insurance, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy and utilities sectors. Centrix Software’s solutions are available through a network of value-add partners. For more information please visit www.centrixsoftware.com.

The use of the word “partner” or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

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