rPath®, whose unique technology simplifies application distribution and management through virtual appliances, today announced that virtual appliances intended for the Citrix Ready™ designation can be developed using rBuilder® and the rPath Appliance Platform™.
"Both rPath and Citrix are committed to creating new revenue sources for application providers," said Barry Davis, vice president, Business Development at Citrix Systems. "Virtual appliances built using rBuilder and verified as Citrix Ready give application providers new sources of revenue while simultaneously improving end user satisfaction."
A virtual appliance is an application combined with a streamlined operating system, offered in a format that runs in virtualized environments. Using rBuilder, a developer can create a virtual appliance for Citrix XenServer™ and submit it to Citrix for verification. The Citrix Ready designation is awarded to third party products that have successfully met the verification criteria set by Citrix. The verification process includes an extensive series of tests to ensure consistency and completeness of the virtual appliance before it is certified.
"The Citrix Ready program is one more significant milestone on the path to a future where software application value is delivered on-demand -- without the hassles of installation, maintenance, and administration," said Billy Marshall, founder and CEO of rPath. "Our support of the Citrix Ready program further extends rPath's commitment to provide the best technology for creating and managing virtual appliances."
rBuilder uses an appliance definition to create all these virtual images, as well as appliance images suitable for installation on physical hardware. The use of one appliance definition ensures you get the same appliance regardless of the end format. rBuilder also knows to automatically include format-specific tools or files each time the appliance is updated.
Virtual appliances receiving the Citrix Ready designation are included in Citrix’s online catalog and participate in a branding program.
About rPath
For application providers that want to accelerate license growth, expand into new markets, and reduce support and development costs, rPath’s platform transforms applications into virtual appliances. A virtual appliance is an application combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) for it to run optimally in any virtualized environment. Virtual appliances eliminate the hassles of installing, configuring and maintaining complex application environments. Only rPath’s technology simplifies application distribution, lowers the customer service costs of maintenance and management, and produces multiple virtual machine formats. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.rpath.com.
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