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Intel has announced that it is now providing VMware certified virtualisation solutions for some of the company’s server platform and motherboard products. For the first time, server vendors from around the world which participate in the Intel Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance (ESAA) program will have an opportunity to adopt and market VMware’s popular products to their IT customers.

ESAA aligns with software providers and includes a validation service within Intel’s Enterprise Platform and Services division. The alliance is aimed at combining Intel-based server platforms and building blocks with software applications from other companies to provide certified server solution offerings to resellers.

"Authorising ESAA resellers to sell VMware Infrastructure 3 on some of the server building blocks in the world is a big revenue opportunity for the channel and a way to expand the benefits of VMware products companies around the world," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president, Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of Intel’s Server Platforms Group. "This is an exciting addition to the growing number of validated Intel Xeon server-based software solutions Intel can offer its resellers through our ESAA program."

Intel ESAA platforms are now included on VMware’s hardware compatibility list, which expands the range of certified target platform for VMware Infrastructure to companies such as ACER, Bull, Compusys, HCL, Itautec, Gateway, Lenovo, Inspur, Maxdata, MPC, Powerleader, Samsung, Verari and WiPro.