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Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - January 15, 2007 - Former Intel Vice President and General Manager, Richard Wirt, will be joining server virtualization and automation software company, SWsoft, in an advisory capacity, as Senior Technical Advisor. In this capacity, Mr. Wirt will assist SWsoft as a resource to the development team and advisor to senior management.
Serguei Beloussov, CEO of SWsoft remarked, ''Richard's depth of industry knowledge and technical expertise will be an invaluable addition to our fast-growing team. His role will include helping us develop business relationships to benefit our customers and our company.''
Mr. Wirt added, ''I look forward to working with SWsoft in an advisory role on business direction and development, as well as assisting with the industry technical community. SWsoft has a strong track record and tremendous potential with its Virtuozzo operating system virtualization technology and suite of automation products.''
Richard Wirt was instrumental in creating and enhancing the value of Intel's silicon and platforms through innovation in software technology. He made extensive contributions in the success of multiple generations of Intel processors and spearheaded early efforts to port UNIX to the Intel Architecture, including Intel-based multiprocessor systems. Mr. Wirt was first named an Intel Fellow in 1990 and promoted to an Intel Senior Fellow in 2002, the highest rank for technologists in Intel, for his significant contributions in operating systems and compilers and more recently in getting this support across the Intel processors spanning communications and computing. He joined Intel in 1981 as part of the Intel team that worked with IBM on software for the first IBM PC platform. Mr. Wirt also serves on the Open Source Development Lab board that helps set the Linux roadmap for the industry. He serves on the Board of Advisors in Computer Science and Engineering for both John Hopkins University and University of Illinois, and served as the Intel representative on the Board of Directors for the Enterprise Grid Alliance. Wirt is a frequent speaker in professional society forums such as Linux World, Oracle OpenWorld, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Mesa Workshop, and the Intel Developer Forum. He received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics.
SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. With offices around the world; SWsoft is a high growth company, funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners and Intel Capital, offering comprehensive solutions – transparently integrated through the OPEN FUSION Initiative - including Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM.
To learn more about SWsoft, please visit: www.swsoft.com.
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