Kovarus Selected to Be Onstage as Desktop Solution Competency Partner at VMworld Partner Super Session

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Kovarus, Inc., a premier technology consulting firm specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization, today announced that it has been selected by VMware to speak at the VMworld Partner Super Session on Monday, August 30, 2010. As a Desktop Virtualization competency partner since early 2009, Kovarus is committed to helping its customers continue on the path to cloud computing. During the Super Session partners will hear from VMware executives on the latest developments and trends in virtualization, their vision for VMware and strategies for partner growth and success. Kovarus will discuss its own journey through the desktop virtualization market and key factors that contributed to its success.

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"VMware is pleased to recognize Kovarus for achieving the entire suite of VMware competencies.  Achieving these competencies demonstrate that Kovarus is committed to being an expert in helping its customers virtualize their IT environments, enabling them to confidently select Kovarus as a solution provider capable of delivering VMware solutions to customers on the journey to cloud computing," said Brandon Sweeney, vice president, Americas channel sales, VMware. "We value our partnership with Kovarus and we appreciate their efforts in achieving this VMware distinction."

VMware has established solution competencies as designations of expertise that enable customers to identify partners with the highest level of VMware technical solution knowledge and experience. VMware partners with competencies are able to earn customer credibility by driving deeper into customer engagements, based on knowledge and ability with the following VMware solution competencies:

Infrastructure Virtualization Competency: Recognizes partners for their demonstrated ability to virtualize and consolidate server environments using a VMware virtualization solution.

Business Continuity Competency: Recognizes partners for their expertise in deploying VMware solutions for data protection, high availability and disaster recovery.

Desktop Virtualization Competency: Recognizes partners for their expertise in deploying VMware solutions for virtualizing desktops and applications.

VMware Partner Network is a comprehensive program that provides a common infrastructure, extensive sales and services tools, margin opportunities and industry-recognized training for the entire VMware partner ecosystem, including solution providers, technology partners and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). VMware Partner Network is designed to help ensure a more consistent and successful user experience as well as help partners increase their business potential by increasing their skills in VMware solutions. The program helps partners maximize their investments in VMware virtualization to provide customers with the best end-to-end virtualization solutions available.

Read more about VMware Partner Network.

About Kovarus

Kovarus, Inc., is a premier technology consulting firm, specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization. With its extensive integrated expertise and proven methodologies, Kovarus helps companies align IT with strategic business goals and maximize their return on technology investments. Kovarus' unique ability to converge virtualization, storage, and networking technologies gives its clients a distinct operational advantage, enabling them to improve the efficiency, performance, and agility of service delivery. More information on Kovarus is available at www.kovarus.com or 650-392-7848.

VMware is a registered trademark and/or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. The use of the term "partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

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