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VMware Announces Virtualisation Software For Macs
News Virtualisation software manufacturer VMware has announced a product designed to enable Mac OS X users to run multiple PC operating systems simultaneously without needing to reboot the computer. VMware is by no means the only recent entrant into the...
[August 8, 2006, 15:50]
VMware Announces Virtualisation Software For Macs
Talkback Have you used any of the other virtualisation software before making such a statement? Hello Caroline! I do not understand what you mean by "it is unclear how it will match up to products like Parallels in stability or speed".
[August 8, 2006, 17:28]
Project Bridges Xen And KVM Virtualisation
News A programmer has offered software that could bridge a significant divide in the realm of open-source virtualisation software. Rusty Russell, a high-profile figure in the world of Linux kernel programming, has introduced software that would unify...
[June 7, 2007, 8:52]
Microsoft Holds Fire On Virtualisation Beta Debut
News Microsoft has delayed an update to its current virtualisation software and the beta debut of its next-generation successor code-named Viridian. Virtualisation software lets a single computer run multiple operating systems simultaneously in separate...
[April 13, 2007, 10:37]
Capita: Planning Is Key To VMware Deployment
News Making a success of a virtualisation strategy is mainly about getting the planning right, according to Capita, which uses VMware's virtualisation software. Kennedy was clear about the benefits to be gained from virtualisation, stressing that it...
[July 12, 2007, 13:34]
Intel Investment Boosts VMware IPO
News VMware, the EMC subsidiary that brought virtualisation software to the mainstream, said on Monday that it expects to raise $741.4m (£368.1m) in its initial public stock offering — and that Intel will supply another $218.5m.
[July 10, 2007, 8:21]
Red Hat Releases Newest Fedora
News Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualisation, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open source development. Among other features, Fedora Core 4 -- released on Monday...
[June 14, 2005, 11:45]
VMware Sets Up Virtual-appliance Marketplace
News VMware, long an advocate of pre-packaged software appliances that can be loaded onto virtualisation software, launched a programme on Tuesday to certify and sell such virtual appliances. Customers fire up a pre-packaged software collection in the...
[November 8, 2006, 9:08]
Microsoft To Tweak Virtualisation Licensing
News In a continuing effort to adjust to the realities of virtualisation, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to announce new licensing and support policies to address how software can be used across multiple virtual and physical machines.
[August 18, 2008, 9:03]
Virtualisation Firms Get Ready For A Real Battle
News Three companies selling virtualisation software will try to advance their respective fortunes on Monday with new software, a new partnership and a new promotion. A basic advantage of virtualisation is the ability to run multiple jobs gracefully on...
[February 6, 2006, 8:05]
VMware: Not Just Hypervisor Revenue
News In the old days, VMware made its money selling core virtualisation software called a hypervisor that lets a computer run several operating systems simultaneously. VMware initially sold core virtualisation technology for desktops, then servers, but...
[September 12, 2007, 9:00]
Time To Get Real About PC Virtualisation
News PC virtualisation allows multiple operating systems to be run on a single physical PC simultaneously -- effectively separating software from the underlying hardware. What impact will virtualisation have on its software licensing model?
[August 17, 2004, 13:30]
OpenVZ Virtualisation Comes To Power Chips
News SWsoft programmers have created a version of the OpenVZ Linux virtualisation software that works on Power processors, the company plans to announce on Friday. OpenVZ lets a single version of the Linux operating system be subdivided into semi...
[October 13, 2006, 9:40]
Virtualisation Gets A Harder Edge
News Making the basic virtualisation software a component of an operating system, available at no extra cost, exerts price pressure on VMware's core products. Companies such as VMware and, more recently, XenSource, first made their names with standalone...
[September 10, 2007, 16:54]
Novell And Intel Speed Up Virtualised Windows
News Novell and Intel plan to announce on Monday software that improves the performance of Windows running on the Xen virtualisation software. Virtualisation involves many different layers of the technology stack, including a computer's hardware, the...
[February 12, 2007, 7:54]
VMware Security Bug Exposed On Eve Of VMworld
News VMware has failed to fix a severe bug in its virtualisation software, which can expose users' critical information, according to security vendor Core Security Technologies, which is releasing software that demonstrates the problem.
[February 25, 2008, 13:00]
Softricity Speeds App Virtualisation
News On Monday, Softricity launched SoftGrid 4.0, a major upgrade to its software virtualisation system that allows companies to deploy applications virtually to users in a flexible way. Softricity claims that the upgraded software now makes...
[April 24, 2006, 11:50]
Symantec Sees Pay-per-use Future For Software
News Virtualisation could end expensive long-term software licensing in favour of a pay-per-use model, according to Symantec. Symantec is developing a prototype security service that will allow it to protect a machine with no installed security software...
[October 9, 2008, 10:30]
Parallels Making Virtualisation Jump To Servers
News Parallels, a subsidiary whose claim to fame is virtualisation software that enables Mac OS X users to run Windows programs, is making the jump to the server. In addition, Parallels hopes to add a new variable to the virtualisation equation: tight...
[September 14, 2007, 9:02]
Novell Takes Xen Path To Linux Success
News Novell tried to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.
[July 17, 2006, 17:25]
