TORONTO – Primus Telecommunications Canada has introduced new virtualization technology designed to help small and mid-sized businesses reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Called virtual managed machines (VMM), the software minimizes hardware, staffing and operating costs by consolidating and better managing server infrastructure.
"Major corporations have recognized for some time the advantages of using virtualization technology to support multiple machines on a single physical server and share resources of a single computer across multiple environments," said vice president Jeff Lorenz, in the announcement. "Now, smaller businesses can reap the financial and operational benefits of virtualization through a monthly service – reducing IT costs, while increasing efficiency, utilization and flexibility of existing assets."
In a traditional server environment, every server runs an application on a specific operating system, but VMM allows numerous virtual machines to run on a single physical server, the announcement detailed.
Primus said that it will offer plans flexible enough to support a single server environment, through to clients looking to virtualize their entire server farm.
In other company news, Andrew Day has been promoted to COO, replacing Ted Chislett who left the company to pursue other interests.
Day joined Primus in 1999 and most recently held the position of senior vice president of residential services, in addition to managing its marketing, sales, and customer service departments.
Prior to joining Primus, Day held various marketing and finance positions with companies that include AT&T, Gillette and Xerox.
