Citrix Expands OpenCloud Portfolio With VMLogix's Acquisition

Citrix has announced to acquire VMLogix for private and public clouds. The acquisition of VMLogix is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010. The acquisition will also allow Citrix to add an intuitive, self-service interface to its popular XenServer virtualisation platform – a key component of the OpenCloud framework – enabling end users to access and manage their own virtual computing resources in on-premise private cloud environments.

Citrix also announced plans to expand its OpenCloud platform to include enhanced networking and interoperability capabilities. These new additions will include the ability for customers to seamlessly manage a mix of public and private cloud workloads from a single management console, even if they span across a variety of different cloud providers.

“At Citrix, we believe in providing choice as a fundamental driver for enterprises and cloud providers to truly drive cloud economics. This isn’t about giving customers the ability to buy the same offering from multiple sources – it’s about providing them the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of cloud services designed around an open framework that encourages both innovation and interoperability while optimising cost. With the expanded capabilities of the OpenCloud platform for lifecycle management, cloud interoperability and cloud networking, we are further delivering on our core belief to provide true choice for our customers,” said Klaus Oestermann, Group Vice President and General Manager, Networking and Cloud Product Group, Citrix.

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