VA Linux announced today that Fujitsu and VA Linux became the first Japanese member of the Xen Project Advisory Board. As for details about the other member, please refer to Xen.org press release .

Our Contributions and Activities for the Xen Community
Many senior engineers from leading hardware, software, and security vendors including Japanese vendors join the Xen.org community and contribute to the Xen projects.

The Xen hypervisor has been developed by working with the community members and then become an incredibly strategic resource for the industry.
The Xen Advisory Board includes membership from the top eight contributors to the Xen project, as well as the key vendors delivering the Xen hypervisor.

VA Linux has been working with the Xen community as an IA64 maintainer and involved in Xen/IA64 MMU virtualization. VA Linux remains one of the world's leading contributors to the projects.

We participated in “Xen Summit” every year and invited Mr. Ian Pratt, founder of the xen project and Chairman of Xen.org as the keynote speaker of our event; “Xen Conference Japan”.

Our contributions and activities have been well received and became a member of the Xen.org Advisory Board.

Backed by our technical skills, expertise and considerable experience, VA Linux offers consulting and entrusted development service focused on virtualization technology called “VA Virtual-suite” and focused on cloud technology called “Cloud Quest”.

"Having Fujitsu and VA Linux Software join the Xen Advisory Board is another milestone for the Xen community, demonstrating the broad reach of the project," said Ian Pratt, founder of the xen project and Chairman of Xen.org. "With Fujitsu's and VA Linux Software's industry leadership and strong presence in the Asian marketplace, the Xen.org community is further strengthened, ensuring a continued leadership position as the open source hypervisor of choice."

“VA Linux Japan has been contributing to the Xen community since its inception, offering high-quality consulting services for the Xen virtualization technology in Japan. Today’s announcement of joining the Xen advisory board gives us a confidence that our efforts toward the Xen open source projects have been widely recognized.” said Iehisa “Ike” Nakamura, president and CEO, VA Linux Japan. “We are proud to be a member of the Xen advisory board. VA Linux is committed to support the adoption of the Xen technology and XCP in Japan and continue to contribute to Xen.org.”

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