Wayzata, Minnesota October 4, 2008 -- Xcedex, the premier provider of virtualization planning software and solutions for managing virtual infrastructure in the data center, today announced that VMPowered has joined their Global Alliance Channel Sales Program. The Alliance Program will enable VMPowered to expand their virtualization practices and offer their customers increased value through Xcedex's market-leading virtualization planning software, X-Factor.

VMPowered, based in Circle Pines, Minn., is entirely focused on helping companies move to a virtual IT environment, through virtual server and storage design, implementation and post-sales support. The company is a designated VMware Authorized Consultant (VAC) and VMware VIP Enterprise Partner. Established in 2001, VMPowered has helped more than 1,000 customers increase server and storage utilization, decrease operational complexity, and reduce the total cost of ownership while ensuring a greater return on investment on their technology infrastructure.

"We are always seeking to partner with organizations that bring true best-of-breed products to the virtualization space and are thrilled to begin working with Xcedex," said Rod Lucero, chief technology officer, VMPowered. "With Xcedex's X-Factor Software, we now have the perfect complement to our existing offerings and can offer our customers the best virtualization consulting services available to meet their needs."

Xcedex recently launched their Global Alliance Channel Sales Program designed to enable their partners to quickly establish or expand their virtualization practices and offer their customers increased value through Xcedex's market-leading virtualization planning software, X-Factor.

"As a proven leader in server and storage virtualization, VMPowered and Xcedex share a common commitment to virtualization, and will help us expand our consulting capabilities more effectively," said Chris Taylor, Executive Vice President/Co-Founder, Xcedex. "We are excited about forging ahead to build a strong partnership with VMPowered, and the organization's expertise and maturity in the market will enable us to expand our collective share of the Virtualization Planning and Design software as well as services space that is estimated at over $12B by 2011."

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Xcedex is the world's leading provider of Virtualization planning software and services that enable organizations of all sizes to accelerate a planned approach and adoption of virtualization solutions. Information about Xcedex's products and services can be found at www.Xcedex.com