- PlateSpin
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name = PlateSpin
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type = Subsidiary of public company
foundation = 2003
location_city =Toronto
location_country = Canada
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industry = software development
products = virtualization management, workload management
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homepage = http://www.platespin.com/PlateSpin is a subsidiary of
Novell headquartered inToronto ,Canada . PlateSpin won an International Stevie Award in 2006 for best overall company. [ [http://platespin.com/corporate/newsdetails.aspx?id=133 PlateSpin News Release ] ]In 2006, the company reached the milestone of over 2,500 customers worldwide and more than tripled its global headcount to over 150 employees.
On February 25, 2008, Novell announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PlateSpin Ltd. for 205 million USD. [cite press release |title=Novell to Acquire Data Center Management Leader PlateSpin |url=http://www.platespin.com/corporate/newsdetails.aspx?id=269 |publisher=PlateSpin, Ltd. |date=
2008-02-25 |accessdate=2008-02-25] On March 31, 2008, Novell announced that it had completed the acquisition of PlateSpin, which would "become part of the Novell Systems and Resource Management business unit and continue to develop and market its solutions to a global customer base." [cite press release |title=Novell Completes PlateSpin Acquisition |url=http://www.novell.com/news/press/novell-completes-platespin-acquisition |publisher=Novell, Inc. |date=2008-03-31 |accessdate=2008-07-31]Products
PlateSpin focuses on tools to help manage
virtualization , using either VMware orMicrosoft Virtual Server software. PlateSpin PowerConvert along with PowerRecon allowssystem administrator s to migrate workloads between physical servers in order to match workload to the machine best suited for the job.References
External links
* [http://www.platespin.com/ PlateSpin's website]
* [http://www.novell.com/ Novell's website]
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