10 virtualization companies to watch

These technology innovators promise products that boost performance, make management easier or otherwise enhance your virtualization experience
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Kidaro

Founded: July 2005

Location: New York City

What does the company offer? Managed Workspace, software for deploying, managing and securing virtual desktops -- especially mobile virtual desktops -- across an enterprise, from a single, policy-based management console.

Why is it worth watching? "Kidaro pushes the right buttons when it comes to desktop virtualization," says Andi Mann, senior analyst at Enterprise Management Associates. Managed Workspace is secure and seamless, and provides centrally managed, policy-based control that provides for employee mobility and keeps corporate data secure at the same time, he adds.

How did the company get its start? Founders had in mind the idea of using virtualization to improve the manageability and security of enterprise desktop computing.

How did the company get its name? It's from the Kidarite kingdom in India, whose founder overthrew the Kushan Empire in the fourth century A.D.

Management: Kevin Brown, CEO, had been an executive with Decru; after that company's acquisition by Network Appliance, he served on NetApp's information governance board.

Funding: US$14 million, from Genesis Partners, Opus Capital Ventures and Storm Ventures.

Who's using the product? Managed Workspace is available but is in enterprise pilot tests.

Marathon Technologies

Founded: January 1993

Headquarters: Littleton, Massachusetts.

What does the company offer? EverRun high-availability/fault-tolerance software, which integrates with XenSource's XenEnterprise software and runs on a two-node network of Windows machines. It keeps the machines in lock step so that if a component or software fails on one, the other keeps running, eliminating downtime.

Why is it worth watching? "Going forward, we see high availability and disaster recovery for business resiliency as key reasons why organizations will deploy virtualization software," says John Humphreys, an IDC program director. "There is huge market appeal for technology . . . that addresses both planned and unplanned downtime in virtual environments."

How did the company get its start? The founders, who had developed Digital Equipment's VAX FT fault-tolerant systems, created technology that lets multiple Wintel servers operate as a single fault-tolerant system. In 2003, the company implemented its technology in software.

How did the company get its name? "Marathon" was chosen because it conveys the idea of running with endurance and resiliency.

Management: CEO Gary Phillips has more than 20 years of experience in senior management for high-technology firms, including Avaki (now Sybase), Bowstreet (now IBM), BroadVision, BBN Technologies, NCR and Wang Laboratories.

Funding: US$26 million in four rounds, from Atlas Venture, Longworth Capital, Presidio STX and Sierra Ventures.

Who's using the product? MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Group and Wellcome Trust, as well as pharmaceutical manufacturers and television networks.

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