Invirtus Corporation pioneered the technology credited with reducing the size of virtual machines and continues to lead the development of tools that assist with the management of virtualization technologies, a market that Gartner estimates will grow to $30 billion by 2008. Invirtus is a fast growing privately held company based in Atlanta, Georgia (US). VM Optimizer came about after years of research and talking with hundreds of individuals about how they use virtual machines. From the feedback received Invirtus is currently developing new technologies that will help companies discover innovative ways to enhance their IT capabilities while extending their IT budgets.
Differentiation
In March 2006 Gartner, Inc. selected Invirtus for the elite “Cool
Vendors in Emerging Technologies, 2006” report. As 1 of 10 firms worldwide for 2006, this
distinction is overwhelming. According to Gartner, vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor report” are
innovative, impactful and intriguing.
"We feel Gartner, Inc. has mirrored what our customers have told us since October 2005 when we shipped VM Optimizer – that the ability to reduce VM size by up to 80% creates significant business value, increased ROI and capacity." said Tom Edwards, Invirtus CEO. "As a result customers are adding VM Optimizer as a must have tool to their solution suite and we continue to learn more about what our customers need, which is driving development of new, innovative solutions.”
Customer Focus
Our success is built on proven results, and that's why companies large and
small have the confidence to trust us to provide them with a unique and
innovative solution. Since its founding in 2004, Invirtus has researched,
developed and released two versions of VM Optimizer and continues to work with
customers to understand additional needs. Moreover, it is this customer focus
which has led to several new projects that are currently in product development.
Invirtus is leading the charge and is solving customer problems that have yet to
be solved.
Results
Our results are based not on guesswork or instinct, but on the needs of real
customers. Our clients have learned any investment made in Invirtus is returned
to them many fold in increased efficiency and capacity.
Customers
Below is a small list of some of our current customers.
Tom Edwards, Founder & CEO
Tom
Edwards founded Invirtus Corporation in November 2004 and is our chief executive
officer. Edwards has twenty years of business experience in the industry with
twelve years experience at Microsoft Corporation. Since founding Invirtus, he
has successfully led the company in developing and launching VM Optimizer.
Edwards has long been an Internet pioneer and felt compelled to resolve the
problems he experienced first hand while he and his team worked with virtual
machine technologies. He recognized that virtual machines were being shared
among peers across all boundaries and were redefining ways in which people that
rely on technology were doing business. The mission was simple- figure out a way
to make virtual machines more accessible to more people. In November 2005,
Invirtus launched its flagship, VM Optimizer.
While at Microsoft, Edwards directed business development, marketing strategy
and execution activities for a sector of the Network Solutions Group. Prior to
that, he held positions in the field as Corporate Account Executive, Business
Development Manager and Channel Development Manager. In his most recent position
as Lead Program Manager, Edwards managed a program between all Microsoft
enterprise facing product groups (Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server,
et al) and the worldwide sales and services organization. This program was
consistently the highest rated internal program for delivering virtual systems
content. Prior to Microsoft, he was a Corporate Account Executive at Lotus
Development Corporation.
Edwards is a loving husband and father of four. He is an accomplished guitarist, voted 4th best guitar player in a 1992 nationwide search, enjoys genealogy, photography and physical fitness. You may contact Tom via email at
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