Intel: Fresh air is good for datacentres
News Server units with over 900 blades, used for production design, were split into two compartments. One of the compartments was air cooled, with temperatures ranging from 18 to 32°C. Fresh air could save millions in datacentre cooling costs, Intel has...
[September 19, 2008, 12:51]
Rivals launch competing virtualisation products
News Like the company's flagship XenEnterprise software, it lets multiple operating systems run simultaneously in separate compartments, called "virtual machines", on the same server. XenSource and Virtual Iron, two companies trying to profit from...
[December 12, 2006, 8:42]
SWsoft turns in Virtuozzo 64-bit performance
News That makes it easier for different software applications to run in separate compartments. SWsoft has updated Virtuozzo to support 64-bit x86 processors. Virtuozzo makes a single operating system, either Linux or Windows, appear to be several...
[September 27, 2005, 9:30]
Virtualisation speed test being developed
News Virtualisation lets a single computer run separate operating systems in different compartments called virtual machines. An industry group has begun working on a way to find out whether VMware, Xen or Microsoft Virtual Server is the fastest...
[November 13, 2006, 9:53]
Dell server to back virtualisation trend
News Virtualisation lets a single computer run multiple operating systems in compartments called virtual machines, boosting efficiency and cutting costs by letting a single machine replace several that spend much of their time idling.
[March 26, 2007, 9:50]
XenSource fine-tunes Windows support
News Virtualisation, now arriving on mainstream x86 servers, lets a single computer run several operating systems simultaneously in different compartments called virtual machines. XenSource has endowed its flagship virtualisation product with better...
[April 3, 2007, 8:53]
VMWare to set virtualisation product free
News GSX runs on a "host" Windows or Linux operating system and then lets "guest" operating systems run on top of it in compartments called virtual machines. VMware, an EMC subsidiary whose software lets multiple operating systems run on the same...
[February 3, 2006, 16:35]
Parallels making virtualisation jump to servers
News But does the world need another hypervisor, the virtualisation foundation that gives a single computer the ability to run multiple operating systems in separate compartments called virtual machines? Parallels, a subsidiary whose claim to fame is...
[September 14, 2007, 9:02]
Google offers details on 'reboot' bug, Android fixes
News The severity of such issues is limited by Android's security design, which walls off applications into separate compartments to limit an attacker's power. Google has begun releasing details about the vulnerabilities it patched in two updates to...
[November 12, 2008, 8:37]
Virtualisation causes IDC to cut server forecast
News EMC subsidiary VMware leads the market for x86 server virtualisation, which lets a single physical machine house multiple operating systems in compartments called virtual machines. IDC on Tuesday lopped 4.5 million units off its forecast for the...
[March 21, 2007, 7:26]
Lighting a fire under Solaris
News A second update is set to add Xen virtualisation software, which helps run multiple operating systems simultaneously, and to add BrandZ technology, which enables software to run in separate, independent compartments atop a copy of Solaris.
[April 26, 2006, 11:45]
Kensington Contour Balance Notebook Roller review
Reviews In exchange for the bulkier shape, though, you do get three roomy compartments to carry all your gear. Made of water-resistant microfibre and measuring 44cm wide by 37cm deep by 19cm thick, the black Contour Balance is sized more like an airplane...
[October 11, 2007, 15:08]
Virtualisation gets ready for the mainstream
News Simply put, virtualisation lets a single computer run multiple operating systems at the same time in compartments called virtual machines. Virtualisation is a hot topic in the IT industry, to be found in every new processor, every datacentre and on...
[September 7, 2009, 17:13]
Bag yourself a notebook review
Reviews There are two side compartments -- one with a selection of mini pockets for pens, phone, calculator and handheld, and a second that concertinas out to store papers, folders and so on. If you’ve spent the best part of two grand on a notebook...
[December 9, 2002, 13:16]
