LONDON, December 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Diskeeper Corporation, innovators of performance and reliability technologies, today announced that its V-locity(R) 2.0, virtual platform disk optimizer, has achieved VMware Ready(TM) status. This designation indicates that V-locity 2.0 has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Partner Product Catalogue.

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that V-locity 2.0 makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.

"We are pleased that V-locity 2.0 qualifies for the VMware Ready(TM) logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

"Achieving VMware Ready status is a vital step in delivering on our product strategy for virtual environments," stated Gary Quan, Chief Technology Officer for Diskeeper Corporation. "As a long term Elite-level partner in the VMware Technology Alliance Partner program, we're excited that V-locity 2.0 has passed the stringent testing and has been validated as VMware Ready. Diskeeper Corporation is proud to be a VMware Ready solution for virtual disk I/O optimization. Users can have the confidence in deploying V-locity 2.0 to realize the benefits of full virtual efficiency on VMware vSphere(TM) platform."

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1,600 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Diskeeper Corporation V-locity 2.0 can be found within the online VMware Partner Product Catalogue:

http://alliances.vmware.com/public_html/catalog/ViewProduct.php?Id=a04500 0000F9kfFAAR

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