LOWELL, MA--(Marketwire - February 4, 2009) - Virtual Iron Software (www.virtualiron.com), a provider of enterprise-class server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management software, today announced the shipment of their latest product version, Release 4.5.

Virtual Iron Extended Enterprise Edition Release 4.5 includes the following
major enhancements:

    -- Role based access control
    -- Internal network switch, i.e. a virtual switch without any physical
       adapters
    -- Windows 2008-supported management server platform
    -- Scaling improvements.

Beta testing of Release 4.5 was extensive with more than 35 volunteers from among the Virtual Iron global customer base and partner community.

"Virtual Iron Release 4.5 has allowed us to implement a cost-effective, reliable virtualized environment with the performance, functionality, and features we required without the higher cost we would have experienced from other virtualization vendors," said Kevin Hansen, IT Manager for Medical Associates of Clinton, Iowa, PLC, a 40-doctor multi-specialty group. "We can create virtual machines without impacting our production environment, greatly reducing operational overheads. Virtual Iron is a great fit for us."

Chris Barclay, Director of Product Management at Virtual Iron, stated, "Release 4.5 provides many features specifically requested by our customers and further advances our ongoing strategy to provide the best server virtualization solution for cost-conscious, efficient IT professionals."

About Virtual Iron Software, Inc. - True Server Virtualization for Everyone

Virtual Iron provides server virtualization software that reduces the cost and complexity of operating and managing IT infrastructure for organizations of all sizes. Leveraging industry standards, open source, and built-in hardware-assisted acceleration, Virtual Iron provides a complete and cost-effective solution including VI-Center, an intelligent virtual infrastructure management platform. Over 2,000 customer organizations worldwide leverage Virtual Iron today to support a broad range of data center initiatives including server consolidation, virtual server management, dev/test optimization, business continuity and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) enablement. The software is available exclusively through Virtual Iron's Channel One partner network. Trial versions of the software are also available for free download at www.virtualiron.com/free. For more information, visit www.virtualiron.com or e-mail info@virtualiron.com.