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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.
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  1. Altor Networks VF

    The Altor VF virtual firewall security appliance runs in a virtualized environment, enforcing security policy on a per-virtual-machine basis. Unlike existing firewalls designed for physical networks, this virtual firewall can secure live migration.

  2. Enterasys Secure Networks — Dragon Enterprise Security Suite

    Learn more about an advanced suite of unique threat detection technologies that monitor both networks and hosts — helping mitigate worms and denial-of-service attacks, spyware and a wide array of other malicious activities.

  3. Certeon aCelera Virtual Appliance for Application Acceleration

    Certeon aCelera software delivers acceleration, virtualisation and manageability for remote access to applications throughout a distributed enterprise, and reduces application response time over the WAN without proprietary hardware appliances.

  4. BayScribe

    This virtual appliance is a complete Web-based Dictation, Transcription and Document Distribution System that uses the scalability and redundancy of virtual infrastructure to enable almost limitless simultaneous users.

  5. 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.

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    Riverbed Virtual Steelhead WAN Optimization Free Trial

    03 Feb 2011

    Download a 30-day trial of Riverbed Virtual Steelhead WAN Optimization solution. Accelerate app performance, enable consolidation and virtualization, leverage the cloud without compromise, and share data quickly anywhere in the world.

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    F5 ARX Virtual Edition Free Trial

    01 Feb 2011

    Get the power of ARX in a virtual edition with a 90-day trial license. Try out F5 storage optimization, including non-disruptive data migration, automated storage tiering and dynamic capacity balancing in a limited environment.

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    F5 FirePass Virtual Edition Free Trial

    30 Nov 2010

    Get a free 90-day trial of F5 FirePass Virtual Edition (VE) as a downloadable virtual machine, giving you the ability to try out simple, secure and cost-effective remote access in a controlled environment.

  9. 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).

  10. Silver Peak VX-Series Virtual Wide Area Network (WAN) Acceleration Appliance

    11 Oct 2010

    Get a robust WAN acceleration solution to address bandwidth, latency and packet-loss issues. Silver Peak's optimization is performed in real time at the network (IP) layer to ensure maximum performance across the widest range of applications.