Penguin Computing, a company that sells Linux cluster virtualization, which makes groups of Linux servers appear and act like a single virtual system, has raised $9 million more in funding.
The advantage of cluster virtualization is that it allows control of thousands of systems as if they were a single system, which simplifies management.
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The latest round appears to be a recapitalization of sorts, because it is referred to as the company’s round “two” of capital. Penguin was founded in 1998, and had already raised $25 million through several rounds, including from Convergence Partners, London Merchant Securities, San Francisco Equity Partners, Sunrise Venture Capital and Weber Capital Management.
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