Virtugo Software

About Virtugo Software

uXcomm, which also operated under the name Virtugo Software after an acquisition, was a software company focused on the systems and virtualization management market.

The company began as uXcomm, founded in 2002 in Portland, Oregon. Led by CEO Mark Sigal, a figure with a history of founding and leading technology companies like Rapid Logic, uXcomm developed tools for the modular computing and communications sector. In 2004, it announced its flagship AutonomIQ software suite, a family of products designed to manage large-scale, diverse computing environments. This platform provided solutions for distributed element management and dynamic server provisioning, addressing the growing complexity of data centers. The company's business model was centered on providing these management software solutions to businesses and infrastructure vendors. uXcomm secured a $6 million Series A financing round in September 2003 from investors including Foundation Capital and OVP Venture Partners to expand product development and its sales and marketing teams.

Separately, Virtugo Software was co-founded by Chris Dickson and established in San Francisco in 2005. Virtugo specialized in the emerging field of virtualization management, developing its VirtualSuite software. This product allowed data center administrators to monitor virtual platforms, analyze virtual machine performance, and forecast capacity needs, particularly for VMware environments. The company gained traction by selling its advanced management technologies to help data centers optimize their infrastructure. Virtugo Software was backed by investors including Falcon Kapital, Foundation Capital, Intel Capital, and OVP Venture Partners, raising a total of $24.8M over its lifetime.

A significant milestone occurred in April 2007 when uXcomm acquired the assets of Virtugo Software. The strategic move was made to integrate Virtugo’s specialized virtualization management tools into uXcomm's broader systems management offerings. Following the acquisition, the combined entity aimed to provide a unified platform for managing both physical and virtual server environments, bridging a gap between disparate systems management tools from major vendors. After this transaction, the company was also referred to as Virtugo Software.