The company is the first server virtualization software company and joins Intel, NEC, HP, Novell and others.

SWsoft, a provider of server automation and virtualization service, today announced that it is has joined the Itanium Solutions Alliance.

The Itanium Solutions Alliance comprises of a group of software and hardware providers, including Intel, NEC, HP, Novell and Unisys, dedicated towards the objective of transitioning the world of proprietary computing platforms to open, industry standard solutions based on Itanium architecture. Virtuozzo provides both 32- and 64-bit support for Linux and Windows, and supports the adoption of open standards based on Itanium architecture.

"We are pleased to join the Itanium Solutions Alliance and join the company of other recognized leaders in both enterprise software and hardware," said Serguei Beloussov, SWsoft's CEO. "SWsoft believes in the Itanium architecture and will look to play an active role in the Alliance and proliferation of server virtualization."