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Virtual appliances are pre-built, ready-to-deploy software-based virtual machines optimized to perform specific tasks. Because they're downloadable, they're an excellent way to try an IT solution before you buy. Using a virtual appliance gives you the chance to really see how a software program or solution actually looks and feels — without having to set up a complex, separate test environment. These appliances provide much greater flexibility than a demo, because you actually can work, hands on, with the real product.

Virtual appliances are typically available as a free download. Some offer full features but only for a limited time. Others are trial versions with some features disabled. Support for virtual appliances and free hypervisors is provided by their respective vendors.

Dell has teamed up with key partners such as VMware, Microsoft, Symantec, F5 Networks, Reflex Systems, Altor Networks, BayScribe, Enterasys, Proofpoint and Certeon to bring you some of the best virtual appliances available. Virtual appliances can run on VMware® ESX Server, Microsoft® Hyper-V™ or Citrix® XenServer® platforms.


Note: Some solutions may not be available for purchase directly from Dell. Please contact your Dell sales representative for details.

  1. Silver Peak VXOA Software

    Silver Peak’s Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) software maximizes application performance over distance by overcoming network bandwidth, distance and quality challenges. Download any VX/VRX appliance with 30 days of free support.

  2. Reflex Systems Virtualization Management Center

    Helps enforce business, IT and security policies, ensure compliance, manage and protect virtual servers, desktops, and networks across virtualized data centers and private/public cloud environments.

  3. Apani EpiForce Virtual Machine

    Secures communication between virtual and physical servers and clients.  Creates logical security zones, provides policy-based encryption of data in motion and assigns security policy that is persistent during hot or cold migration.

  4. Blue Coat ProxySG Virtual Appliance

    12 Oct 2010

    Improve network application performance and reduce wide area network (WAN) costs with Blue Coat WAN optimization. Accelerate data throughput, including video and Web applications delivered internally or as software as a service (SaaS).

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