
"There are other software-based acceleration products that could run on virtualized servers, but they weren't created with virtualization in mind or certified to work with VMware as aCelera was."
Rob Whiteley, Forrester Research Analyst



As a worldwide leader in enterprise software solutions, Microsoft has entered the virtualization marketplace with its Hyper-V product. Hyper-V is Microsoft's own hypervisor technology, which runs as part of its latest server operating system, Windows Server 2008. In addition, Microsoft has enhanced its System Center Virtual Machine Manager specifically to take advantage of the capabilities of Hyper-V.
Certeon's aCelera is the first software-based application acceleration and WAN optimization solution to be supported within Hyper-V virtual machines. aCelera software accelerates virtualized application environments in both data centers and remote branch offices. aCelera software runs on industry standard servers and is provisioned using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager. aCelera reduces the response time of Microsoft applications such as Office System and MOSS over the WAN by 95%.
The diagram below illustrates how aCelera Virtual Appliance software can be deployed throughout a distributed Microsoft Hyper-V environment. The diagram also shows an aCelera physical appliance in a remote branch office.

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aCelera software for Microsoft Hyper-V is the first and only WAN optimization and application acceleration solution to provide an end-to-end acceleration for Microsoft files, applications, application delivery, and management.
aCelera has embedded Application Acceleration Blueprints for the following Microsoft applications and file services:
aCelera also supports application virtualization delivery and software configuration management environments:
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