VKernel Partners with Prosper Intelligence and the Virtualization Consolidation Academy

Value added distributor in Eastern and Central Europe to distribute VKernel’s Suite of Virtual Appliances for managing VMware ESX environments

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., April 1, 2008 – VKernel Corporation, a provider of easy-to-use and quickto- deploy virtual appliances for managing virtual server environments, announced today a partnership with the Virtualization Consolidation Academy of Prosper Intelligence, a value added distributor specializing in virtualization and consolidation of business critical applications, servers and data storage pools. Under the agreement, Prosper Intelligence will distribute VKernel’s Suite of Virtual Appliances for managing VMware ESX environments to its network of partners and solution providers throughout Eastern and Central Europe.

"By rapidly solving specific server virtualization issues such as cost visibility, chargeback, and capacity, VKernel virtual appliances provide instantaneous value and benefits to any organization involved in a virtualization project," said Alex Bakman, founder and CEO of VKernel. "Our relationship with the Virtualization Consolidation Academy should immediately increase international market opportunities for VKernel’s products."

The VKernel Virtual Appliance Suite for Systems Management is a set of “plug-and-play” virtual appliances designed to quickly solve real world systems management challenges as organizations migrate to VMware virtual environments. VKernel products enable IT groups to immediately address today’s critical pain points by providing visibility into the capacity and resource consumption of each virtual machine. VKernel is currently offering a Chargeback Virtual Appliance for gaining cost visibility and a Capacity Analyzer Virtual Appliance for eliminating capacity bottlenecks.

"VKernel is a great addition to our product set for managing virtualization," said Zoran Jovanovic, founder and CEO of Prosper Intelligence. "Our network of partners and solution providers certified by the Virtualization Consolidation Academy will quickly see how VKernel’s unique virtual appliances help make their customers’ virtualization efforts successful."

The Virtualization Consolidation Academy is a registered entity of Prosper Intelligence specializing in virtualization and consolidation products and services. Building up strong partner networks throughout Eastern and Central Europe, the Virtualization Consolidation Academy provides quick access to leading virtualization and consolidation technologies and objective consultancy services independent of manufacturer/technology providers.

About VKernel Corporation
Based in Portsmouth, NH, VKernel is dedicated to developing best-of-breed virtual appliances that enhance performance, lower costs, and simplify management of virtual environments of all sizes. As a member of VMware’s Technology Alliance Program, VKernel offers the industry’s only VMware certified virtual appliances for analyzing capacity, chargeback, and cost visibility. For more information, visit www.vkernel.com.

About Prosper Intelligence
Located in Vienna, Austria, Prosper Intelligence Informationstechnologie GmbH is an exclusive software agent and a value added distributor specializing in virtualization and consolidation of business critical applications, servers and data storage pools. Prosper Intelligence delivers software based virtualization and high availability solutions, shared data clustering and backup solutions. The company offers proven technologies from industry-leading independent software vendors based in the U.S. For more information, visit www.prosperintelligence.com.

About Virtualization Consolidation Academy
The Virtualization Consolidation Academy, a part of Prosper Intelligence, is an independent platform for all issues concerning virtualization and consolidation projects. The Virtualization Consolidation Academy identifies the best possible virtualization and consolidation technologies available on the market, assesses them for their capabilities, and provides them to its network of customers and partners. For more information, visit www.virtualization-consolidationacademy.com

VKernel and the VKernel logo are trademarks of VKernel Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective holders.

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