Invirtus Joins the VM Conversion Race

Invirtus, Inc. announced today the availability of a new beta product, their Enterprise VM Converter product which the company claims is an enterprise-class platform conversion application that transforms physical machines into virtual machines. “IT managers who need a cost-effective, simple but powerful way to migrate physical systems into virtual machines will find that Invirtus is a valuable part of any Enterprise migration strategy!” said Tom Edwards, Invirtus CEO.

The software will allow users to convert any number of Windows host operating systems running on a physical machine into a guest operating system that will be run on a virtual machine. These host operating systems can be converted one-by-one or simultaneously by scheduling automated batches without the need for user intervention. In addition, there are never any reboots and no software is required to be installed on the machine being converted.

Invirtus VM Converter Beta provides the following list of features:

• Manual Conversion Mode allows users to convert one server at a time

• Automated Multiple Conversion Mode allows users to simultaneously manage unattended multiple conversions of hundreds of servers

• Advance scheduling (can be timed in advance for lowest server workload)

• Mixed environment (vhd/vmdk file types supported)

• No reboot required

• Easy to use, no training required

• Designed to work with vmdk files from all versions of VMware Workstation, VMware Server, VMware ACE, VMware GSX Server, VMware ESX Server

• Designed to work with vhd files from Microsoft Virtual PC 2004, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

IT professionals interested in becoming Beta testers can sign up on the following Web site.