14 DAY TRIAL // xVM VirtualBox 2.0, Sun's open source, free and very efficient virtualization tool has been released yesterday, together with Sun xVM VirtualBox Software Enterprise Subscription, with support for enterprise users. This release is a major upgrade as it brings 64-bit guest OS, a new and improved GUI, a new version notifier, and also guest information interface.
With this version, systems with AMD chips will get a visible performance boost, and 64-bit operating systems like RedHat Enterprise Linux or Windows Vista are fully supported, along with all the other well known host OSes. Also with this release, Mac users will enjoy a native Leopard GUI, as well as improved networking, the latter also being brought to the Solaris OS. In addition to the development of xVM VirtualBox 2.0, Sun Microsystems has released the new enterprise subscription, which offers certain advantages including non-stop support and a Right-to-Use License.
Steve Wilson, vice president, xVM, Sun Microsystems stated, "Sun xVM VirtualBox software continues to dominate the desktop virtualization space with over 6.5 million downloads to date and rave reviews from press and customers. Now with xVM VirtualBox 2.0 software and the new enterprise subscription, customers can confidently roll out xVM VirtualBox software across their business. Virtual desktops, such as those provided by the xVM VirtualBox software, are the future of business desktops because they are more flexible, manageable and secure than traditional PC architectures. Enterprises will be thrilled with the xVM VirtualBox platform because it provides them an easier way to deliver a standard operating environment across their enterprises."
Providing all the necessary tools for and efficient user experience, VirtualBox has become a choice for a large number of customers. One of the major ones is the German Federal Government, as Torsten Werner, IT Strategist, Federal Foreign Office of Germany declared, "With more than 12,000 PCs in German embassies worldwide, we wanted to move to an open source desktop architecture that provided more flexibility and reduced costs. With that goal in mind, we selected xVM VirtualBox software as the migration tool. This choice turned out to be ideal as it allowed our desktop users to continue to use the Windows applications they were familiar with, but on the new desktop platform. Users can't even tell the difference. The xVM VirtualBox software is that simple and easy to use."
See the full Changelog for a complete list of improvements and bug fixes this version introduces.
About xVM Virtual Box:
xVM VirtualBox allows users to create "virtual machines" in their host operating system so that they can install any guest OS, facilitating the development, cross-platform running and testing of multi-tier applications on a single computer. Being very space-efficient, xVM VirtualBox has only 20 megabytes, and is ready for use after just a five-minute install.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc:
Sun is the provider of broad range of systems, software, services, and microelectronics integrated in many domains such as developer tools, user electronics, and the most complex data centers. Sun's most important products are the Java technology platform, the MySQL database management system, the Solaris operating system, StorageTek and the UltraSPARC processor.
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