Citrix, a provider of virtualization, cloud computing, and software as a service offerings, has joined the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. Citrix is a provider of virtualization, cloud computing, and software as a service offerings, and leads the open source Xen hypervisor project which is based on Linux.
In addition to developing the Xen hypervisor, the Xen community is working on the development of complete client hypervisor and cloud virtualization platform products, which incorporate Linux as an embedded, secure, optimized run time for the Virtual Machine Monitor. The Xen community also develops open source technology to permit Linux to run with optimal performance on other hypervisors, such as Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESX Server.
"The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaborative work on requirements for Linux and complementary projects such as the Xen Project, Xen Client hypervisor Initiative (XCI) and Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) initiative," says Ian Pratt, founder and chair of Xen.org and vice president of Advanced Products at Citrix Systems. "Citrix has joined the Linux Foundation both in its role as leader of the Xen Project and because it ships commercial products based on Xen."
Citrix delivers Xen-based virtual infrastructure with each of its major products, as a free, built-in feature. "We are committed to an open, collaborative development partnership with the Linux and Xen communities to continue to advance the ubiquitous adoption of free, enterprise-class virtual infrastructure," adds Simon Crosby, CTO, Data Center and Cloud Division, Citrix.
For information about the Xen Cloud Platform initiative, aimed at delivering a secure open source infrastructure platform for federated cloud services, go here.