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VMware Workstation and Player Updated

VMware just updated two of their main products, Workstation and Player to new builds. The two applications share almost the same changes. One fix refers to a failure with an unrecoverable error when releasing input from the guest to the host (e.g.: moving the cursor from the virtual machine window to the host screen...

25 January 2012
07:10 GMT

VirtualBSD 9.0 Officially Announced

VirtualBSD 9.0, a desktop ready FreeBSD 9.0 built around the XFCE Desktop Environment and distributed as a VMware appliance that can also be made to work with VirtualBox, has been announced. VirtualBSD 9.0 is aimed at users that have heard of FreeBSD, but haven't tried it because they were afraid to build a syst...

24 January 2012
02:10 GMT

VMware View Released for Mac OS X as Tech Preview

VMware today announced Mac availability of its VMware View Client software as a technology preview. The iPad app has been updated to version 1.3.0 with several key enhancements.The desktop solution, also deployed on Linux computers today, hopes to provide IT organizations with an easy-to-access, high-fidelity desktop...

19 December 2011
11:01 GMT

Install Any Mac OS X Version with VMware Fusion 4.1

VMware Fusion, one of the leading virtualization solutions on the Mac, has received an update that allows it to install older versions of Mac OS X in a virtual machine. Many users will find the ability quite practical, especially those who jumped ship and hopped aboard OS X Lion.As avid Mac users should know, Mac OS ...

21 November 2011
02:50 GMT

Download VMware 4.0.1 with Improved Graphics Performance

Along with better graphics performance, the highlights of the latest build for VMware Player also include increased stability, thanks to compatibility enhancements that have been operated. Additionally, Linux users can use Ubuntu 11.10 as a guest operating system, as starting this version the application offers offi...

18 November 2011
07:21 GMT

NVIDIA and VMWare Collaborate on Mobile High-End Streaming

Consoles and mobile products don't really have much in the way of content streaming, but that might just change now that VMWare and NVIDIA are putting their boots on. Determined to choose the step-by-step approach this time, NVIDIA and VMWare have decided to try and remotely deliver “high-end, workstatio...

21 October 2011
10:24 GMT

Verizon and VMware Announce “Horizon Mobile” Business Solution for Android Devices

VMware and Verizon Wireless have just announced they team up to offer the carrier's enterprise customers the VMware Horizon Mobile business solution.With VMware Horizon Mobile, Verizon business subscribers will be able to use the same Android device for both professional and personal use.According to VMware, the...

20 October 2011
02:01 GMT

VirtualBox Considered Garbage by Linux Kernel Developers

Oracle's VirtualBox Linux kernel driver has caused a lot or problems for users and a Linux kernel developer went as far as calling it garbage and crap.“The number of bug reports we get from people with virtualbox loaded are truly astonishing. It's GPL, but sadly that doesn't mean it's good. ...

12 October 2011
10:44 GMT

Download VMware Fusion 4 for Mac OS X

Virtualization expert VMware has announced VMware Fusion 4, the latest version of its popular software that enables thousands of customers worldwide to run Windows programs on a Macintosh computer, side by side with OS X.Following rival Parallels in its footsteps, VMware is making Fusion 4 immediately available for a...

14 September 2011
13:41 GMT

Microsoft vs. VMware Cloud Comparison Whitepaper Available

 A whitepaper made available for download by Microsoft focuses on comparing the Redmond company’s Cloud offerings with those from rival VMware. The “Microsoft Private Cloud - A comparative look at Functionality, Benefits, and Economics” document is a free download via the software giant’s...

1 September 2011
10:13 GMT

Microsoft Goes for VMware’s Jugular with VMlimited Comparison

It’s not like Microsoft has been holding back punches in the face-off with VMware, but the Redmond company has just upped the ante with a new campaign designed to highlight the advantages of Cloud technologies over virtualization solutions. The software giant’s VMlimited site and video are direct jabs at...

29 August 2011
09:11 GMT

Microsoft Hyper-V Leader in Gartner’s x86 Server Virtualization Magic Quadrant

Microsoft is among a very select group of companies deemed as leaders in the x86 server virtualization infrastructure market by Gartner. The software giant is joining VMWare and Citrix Systems in Gartner’s x86 Server Virtualization Magic Quadrant at a crucial time when virtualization uptake is trending up with...

9 July 2011
07:07 GMT

Download Free VMware Fusion 3.1.3 Update for Mac OS X

VMware Fusion 3.1.3, a maintenance update that resolves some known issues and includes improved functionality for Mac users, is now available as a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 3.x users, the developers announced today.A powerful virtualization solution, VMware Fusion allows Mac users to run multiple operating s...

1 June 2011
11:31 GMT

Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start Videos

Customers than want to gain insight into Microsoft’s vision for virtualization can now take advantage of a collection of videos offered by the Redmond company free of charge. The “Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals” Jump Start went live on TechNet Edge earlier this month, and the lab...

29 April 2011
06:07 GMT

VMware Launches vSphere Client for iPad - Free App

The VMware VSphere client for iPad is now available as a free download from Apple’s iTunes App Store. The solutions serves administrators to search for and monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines. Requiring a virtual appliance called vCenter Mobile Access on one of end servers, VMware v...

18 March 2011
11:54 GMT

VMware View for iPad Released on App Store - Free Download

VMware View for iPad, an application that facilitates access to your Windows virtual desktop from your Apple tablet, has been released on the iTunes App Store as a free download.Requiring the VMware View PC client on the Windows side, VMware View for iPad allows users to work on their Windows based VMware View virtua...

9 March 2011
10:01 GMT

VMware Zimbra 7 Is Now Available

The Zimbra 7 cloud collaboration suite has been released. All major components of the platform have been made available at the same time which will be the norm moving forward. VMware Zimbra Collaboration Server, as well as the Zimbra Collaboration Appliance and Zimbra Desktop, have all been updated along with the Zim...

8 February 2011
09:21 GMT

LG and VMware Partnership to Deliver Virtualization to Android Devices

LG Electronics and VMware have announced an agreement to include the company's virtualization technology into some of LG's Android smartphones, starting next year. Targeting the enterprise segment, the new partnership plans to improve security and control of sensitive corporate data while enabling more ...

7 December 2010
09:35 GMT

VMware Releases Important Security Updates for Multiple Products

VMware has released updates for its Workstation, Player, Fusion, ESXi and ESX products to address four privilege escalation, command injection and remote code execution vulnerabilities.The first flaw is described in the newly published security advisory as a race condition in vmware-mount and affects Workstation 7.x ...

3 December 2010
10:31 GMT

QNAP Intros New Rack-mounted Business Series Turbo NAS Servers

QNAP seems to be quite busy lately refreshing its entire NAS server lineup, their entry-level enterprise solutions range being the latest to receive an upgrade thanks to three rack-mounted 4-drive units, the TS-459U-RP+, TS-859U-RP+ and the TS-459U-SP+.Coming with either 8TB or 16TB of online storage, when paired wit...

23 November 2010
09:12 GMT

Sneak Peek of VMware Remote Desktop Client for iPad - Video

A four minute video demonstration featuring VMWare Inc. CTO Scott Davis as he shows off the capabilities of VMware View for iPad is now available for watching. The demo took place at VMworld 2010, in Copenhagen. The iPad app is expected to arrive early next year. Parallels was first to the race to deliver a remote d...

1 November 2010
10:36 GMT

VMware Teams with Google Over Cloud Apps Development

VMware and Google have recently announced that they are collaborating to develop a line of products addressed at enterprise developers, helping them set up, manage and deploy apps in the cloud.As they had already announced, the two companies have declared that they aim to provide developers with complex tools they c...

22 October 2010
12:55 GMT

Wyse Technology Launches PocketCloud Companion for Macs (Beta)

VMworld 2010 Europe witnessed Wyse Technology’s announcement that Wyse PocketCloud has been expanded to support Chinese, French and German languages in addition to the already supported English and Japanese. The company also unveiled a public Beta of the PocketCloud Companion for Macs, a tool that will enable ...

11 October 2010
09:40 GMT

Novell Said to Be Looking to Sell SUSE Linux to VMware

Novell, the company behind the popular SUSE Enterprise Linux distro, hasn't been having a great run lately. The latest rumor is that the company is trying to sell off its Linux business, one of the most serious bidders being VMware.According to the Wall Street Journal, Novell has been in talks with several compa...

17 September 2010
09:24 GMT

Likewise Presents VMware ESXi Active Directory Integration Technology

Likewise, a provider of software for integrating Unix, Linux, and Macintosh platforms with Windows environments, announced last evening at VMworld that will demonstrate how VMware vSphere 4.1 uses the Likewise Identity Service to integrate the ESXi or ESX hypervisors securely on networks that use Microsoft’s Ac...

1 September 2010
05:44 GMT

Microsoft Says Virtualization Only a Pit Stop in the Cloud Race

Microsoft is downplaying the relevance that virtualization technology has for the ongoing transition to IT-as-a-service, and notes that the Cloud is at the core of the next stage in the evolution of computing and not virtual environments. The Redmond company is present at the VMworld 2010 U.S. conference in San Fran...

1 September 2010
04:56 GMT

Likewise to Launch CIFS Appliance for VMware

Likewise is previewing a new tool to help system admins migrate file-servers from 'legacy' platforms to virtualized solutions powered by VMware and Likewise software. The Likewise CIFS Appliance will run the Likewise CIFS file server in a virtualized environment powered by VMware vSphere. "We have seen a gr...

26 August 2010
09:08 GMT

VMware Fusion 3.1.1 Released for Mac - Free Upgrade for V. 3.x Users

VMware Inc. has released an important update for users of its flagship virtualization software, adding VMware vSphere 4.1 as a supported guest operating system - a feature intended for "educational and demonstration purposes," the company said.“VMware Fusion 3.1.1 is a maintenance release that resolves the foll...

13 August 2010
05:38 GMT

VMware Fusion 3.1 for Mac Is 35% Faster, Delivers 5X Better 3D Graphics

VMware has announced the release of VMWare Fusion 3.1, a major update for users of the company’s powerful virtualization software for Mac OS X. The new release focuses on speed. Overall performance has shot up to +35% the speed of its predecessor (Fusion 3.0), while 2D/3D graphics has also been improved. VMware...

26 May 2010
10:19 GMT

VMware’s SpringSource Acquires GemStone

VMware is continuing its move beyond virtualization and into cloud computing and the enterprise services market. It has now acquired GemStone, through SpringSource, a company specializing in data-management solutions for enterprises. No financial details were disclosed, but the acquisition follows the path of similar...

7 May 2010
09:09 GMT

VMware Acquires Zimbra from Yahoo

VMware is clearly moving up the stack with the recent acquisition of the Zimbra email suite from Yahoo, which was just announced after being rumored for a while. The company said it reached an agreement with Yahoo and will incorporate Zimbra's services in its own, diversifying offerings. Yahoo has been looking ...

13 January 2010
06:31 GMT

Yahoo Said to Offload Zimbra to VMware

Yahoo hasn't been doing great for several years now. Its vast arsenal of services and web proprieties has managed to provide it with enough revenue stream to survive but, at the same time, it's holding it back from any real growth. The company has been shutting down or selling off services for a while now,...

5 January 2010
03:52 GMT

VMware Fusion 3.0.1 Available for Free Download

Pat Lee of the VMware team has announced via the company’s blog that a new version of its virtualization solution is available for Mac users. Released as a free update to existing customers, Fusion 3.0.1 adds new features, performance improvements and an array of bug fixes. Mac OS X Server improvements include ...

11 December 2009
09:10 GMT

iPhone Specs Match VMware’s Plans for Smartphone Virtualization

Srinivas Krishnamurti, VMware’s head of mobile phone virtualization, tells Computerworld that the company plans more than just dual booting smartphones into different OSes. VMware, an expert in desktop computer virtualization solutions, projects that it’ll have such a solution for smartphones by 2012. Mic...

8 December 2009
06:33 GMT

IBM, VMware and NSEC Agree on Partnership for Office Tools

The IBM-native Lotus Symphony line of office apps will be offered in its portable version on NSEC products, such as the successful Keepod, the slimmest USB device in the world. IBM, VMWare and NSEC made this announcement on Tuesday, November 19, 2009, through an official press release by IBM.This means that users wil...

18 November 2009
10:27 GMT

AT&T Unveils New Global Cloud-Based Service

Wireless carrier AT&T announced today its new AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service, which comes as a global cloud-based service aimed at offering companies simple “on-demand access to scalable computing capacity.” According to the company, the new service is based on technology from VMware and Sun Microsys...

16 November 2009
10:43 GMT

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C540 Seeded to Developers

Apple developers have received a new build of the second maintenance and security update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C540. The incremental update is on track to deliver over 150 code corrections, to which build 10C540 adds fixes for AirPort performance issues on the newly released iMacs, as well as for a...

5 November 2009
04:06 GMT

VMware Offers Windows 7 Support with Fusion 3 and Workstation 7

One thing is clear when comparing Windows 7 and Windows Vista: unlike its precursor, the latest iteration of the Windows client is in no short supply of application support. VMware, a Microsoft rival when it comes down to the virtualization market, has announced that its latest solutions come with full support for Wi...

28 October 2009
08:53 GMT

Download New VMware Fusion 3.0 for Mac OS X

The people at VMware have just issued the new version of their virtualization solution for Mac OS X, VMware Fusion 3. Announced last month, and slated for release on October 27, the new installment is highly optimized for the latest Mac OS version, and claims to provide “the ultimate Windows 7 experience.&rdquo...

27 October 2009
06:06 GMT

VMware Introduces VMware Fusion 3 for Mac OS X

VMware, Inc. has announced VMware Fusion 3, a new version of its professional-class virtualization solution for Mac OS X. Dubbed as “the Best Way to Run Windows on the Mac,” VMware Fusion 3 will be available worldwide on October 27. Interested parties can secure their copy by pre-ordering the new version ...

6 October 2009
10:25 GMT

Download Free VMware Fusion 2.0.6 Update / Build 196839

VMware Fusion runs Windows inside a secure and isolated virtual machine. Unlike free virtualization solutions such as Sun Microsystem’s VirtualBox, VMware Fusion fully integrates the guest OS with the host and its hardware, offering support for features like copy/paste and drag & drop, among many others. &ldqu...

2 October 2009
08:15 GMT

VMWare and F5 Announce Collaboration for Cloud Live Application Mobility

During the Vmworld 2009 convention, F5 Networks will be holding a demonstration on how to use VMWare products to perform a secure migration of several virtualized applications with their associated storage to and from a cloud system. According to F5's press release, this will be done with no application downtime...

1 September 2009
03:28 GMT

VMware Launches Two New Products, vCenter and Go

VMware will be announcing two new products today at its annual virtualization conference in San Francisco, underway this week. The first product is actually an application suite called vCenter, designed to supplement its cloud computing offering vSphere 4 with a number of tools for the enterprise market. The other bi...

31 August 2009
05:34 GMT

Terracotta Acquires EHCache, Creates Waves in Java Development World

Terracotta has recently acquired another Java development company, called EHCache. This merger leaves experts anticipating a future acquisition of the new company by the VMWare / SpringSource conglomerate. Both Terracotta and EHCache provide similar and complementary services to the area of expertise in which VMWare ...

25 August 2009
09:39 GMT

SpringSource Launches CloudFoundry, an Open-Source Cloud Management Solution

VMware's cloud computing vision is beginning to take shape. SprinSource, an open-source enterprise Java software provider that was just acquired by VMware for a cool $362 million, has announced the launch of its very own cloud-deployment offering, Cloud Foundry. The new product will allow customers to build and ...

20 August 2009
06:36 GMT

VMware Acquires SpringSource for $420 Million

VMware, a leader in the virtualization software market, has announced that it will acquire SpringSource, maker of an open-source platform for Java developers, aiming to secure a stronger foothold in the cloud computing segment. The deal will set back VMware $362 million in cash and stock plus the assumption of $58 mi...

11 August 2009
06:26 GMT

NEC Enterprise Server Sets New Virtualization Performance Record

NEC has announced today that its latest enterprise server, the NEC Express5800/A1160, has established a new world record in the overall VMmark performance benchmark results. The company's system, which was built with no less than eight Intel Xeon X7460 processors, has managed to score 34.05@24tiles in VMware...

5 August 2009
10:16 GMT

Google Loses Engineering Director to VMware

Engineering Director Mark Lucovsky is apparently leaving Google after five years at the company. He will be moving to a position at VMware, the virtualization software company, according to TechCrunch. He has played an important part at Google, developing several APIs, most notably the Search APIs. Lucovsky previou...

14 July 2009
05:54 GMT

Altor VF 3.0 Made Public

Altor Networks just announced the release of its new virtual firewall, Altor VF 3.0. It is using the Fast-Path approach of the VMsafe APIs that enables the application to process the virtual traffic from inside the ESX vKernel, thus leading to a better performance in critical missions.The new Altor VF is one of the f...

11 July 2009
06:36 GMT

Download VMware Fusion 2.0.5

VMware Fusion lets you run your favorite Windows applications and devices seamlessly on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, Fusion lets you run all your favorite Windows applications, even integrating those apps' features with Mac OS X. The people at VMware have updated the popular virtua...

25 June 2009
06:49 GMT


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