PITTSFORD, N.Y., Jan. 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Infinite Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IMCI) today announced that it now offers a Server Virtualization Practice as part of its existing Network Services Business. Server Virtualization involves the creation, allocation, and management of "virtual machines," which entails the virtual representation of hardware by a software system. What this means is that traditional "physical servers," which typically run at only 5-15% of their capacity, can now be consolidated with the use of specialized software to increase server utilization by a factor of ten to one or even greater. Reducing the number of physical machines required in a typical environment provides numerous and obvious benefits, including equipment cost savings, reduced operational maintenance costs, easier backup, higher availability and better security.
IGI is currently supporting a major virtualization project for a wide area network consisting of over 1,000 physical servers. This project involves service requirements to architect, design, build, test, and migrate a physical server environment to virtual servers. "To ramp up for this project, we had to assemble a team of Physical to Virtual migration experts to augment our existing staff of architects and engineers," said Scott Hogan, IGI's Network Services Practice Director. "Our architects and engineers support the operational environment as it is transitioned from physical to virtual, and our virtualization staff is integrated into the existing operations processes and procedures, making the migration from physical to virtual nearly seamless to both IT staff and the end users."
"IGI operates and manages datacenters 24/7 so virtualization is a logical next step in growing our Network Services Business Area," said Jim Frost, IGI's Chief Operating Officer. "With our expertise in virtualization, we plan to establish partnerships with Virtual Software vendors and position ourselves as a major player in both server and desktop virtualization."
IGI has offices in Pittsford, New York, Vienna, Virginia and Jackson, Mississippi. IGI provides business, program management and information technology services and systems support to government and commercial clients. Our work includes leading edge operations supporting complex programs in advanced computing environments (network services), wireless technology, human capital services, financial services, enterprise architecture and earned value management. We focus on aligning business processes with technology for delivery of solutions meeting our clients' exact needs. For more information on IGI, please visit our website at www.us-igi.com.
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