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Microsoft Seeks Linux Expert for Windows Azure Interoperability

Support for Linux is coming to Windows Azure, and the latest job listing found on Microsoft’s website points exactly in this direction. The Redmond-based company is currently hiring a SR Software Development Engineer to help ensure “interoperability between Windows and Linux in Microsoft virtual and cl...

26 January 2012
10:49 GMT

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

OCZ Buys Maker of Flash Caching and Virtualization Technologies

Looks like OCZ is trying to expand its technological portfolio, having just bought a developer of virtualization software and hardware solutions, as well as file caching. OCZ has been very active on the market of NAND Flash-based storage products. Even during the ongoing CES (Consumer Electronics Show, 2012), it ...

12 January 2012
08:38 GMT

Oracle Updates VirtualBox, Branch 4.0

Oracle released a new build for their virtualization product, branch 4.0, making the version number 4.0.16. It is a maintenance release aimed at improving overall stability and to fix regressions. VRDP repairs are at the top of the list (screen corruption and screen freeze), but fixes include other parts of the bund...

12 January 2012
03:29 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

Virtual Box Updates to Version 4.1.4

Oracle came out with a new release for its virtualization software, VirtualBox. The modifications include plenty of fixes and changes that affect all major platforms it’s been designed for (Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Solaris).As far as the interface is concerned, from now on users should be warned when upon an ...

4 October 2011
10:21 GMT

Windows 8 Doesn’t Support Windows Virtual PC or Virtual PC 2007

Early adopters playing around with the Developer Preview of Windows 8 have undoubtedly come across a few issues when attempting to deploy the platform as a guest OS in a virtual machine running in a virtualization solution from Microsoft. The first public taste of the next iteration of Windows is still in the Mi...

28 September 2011
11:11 GMT

Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac Gets Its First Update

The first incremental software update for Parallels Desktop 7 users has arrived with code corrections that address overall stability and performance issues, according to Parallels Inc.Parallels 7, released earlier this month, is a paid upgrade. Existing customers can upgrade for $49.99 whereas VMware Fusion users can...

15 September 2011
07:01 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

HP Offers VirtualSystem for VMware

HP may have said it wants to back out of the PC segment, but its enterprise presence is still strong, as proven by its most recent press announcement, which deals with virtualization.Virtualization is a sort of data center implementation that has been gaining traction fairly quickly over the past few months.Unfortun...

29 August 2011
09:44 GMT

Dell Releases New EqualLogic Data Centers

In keeping with the 'tradition' on the data center market, Dell released a whole collection of hardware products, as well as accompanying software solutions for virtualization and cloud infrastructure.Dell's EqualLogic product line saw new blood today, in the shape of the EqualLogic PS4100 Series and ...

22 August 2011
10:19 GMT

Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Whitepaper Available

 A new whitepaper offered as a free download is designed to offer insight into the suite of desktop virtualization technologies from Microsoft, and what they can do in an enterprise environment. The Microsoft Desktop Virtualization document is more of an overview of the technologies offered by the software giant...

16 August 2011
04:26 GMT

VirtualBox 4.0.12 Arrives with OS X Lion Fixes

Oracle has released VirtualBox 4.0.12, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 4 which improves stability and fixes regressions. The new version also fixes some compatibility issues with OS X Lion, the latest version of Apple’s desktop operating system. Released last week, VirtualBox 4.0.12 for Mac OS X is label...

18 July 2011
10:41 GMT

Parallels Desktop Updated to Work Better on Mac OS X 10.6.8

Parallels Desktop, the popular virtualization solution chosen by Mac users worldwide both at work and at home has received an important update that fixes some compatibility issues with the latest version of Snow Leopard.According to the developer, Parallels Desktop build 6.0.12092 improves compatibility with Mac OS X...

13 July 2011
13:41 GMT

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition Announced

Parallels has announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition which enables IT departments to support Windows-based business applications with a configurable solution for business. Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Enterprise Edition has been designed to fit into existing business processes ...

12 July 2011
12:11 GMT

OS X Lion Has a ‘Split Personality’ According to EULA

The Golden Master build of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion recently released to developers includes an updated end-user license agreement (EULA) which states that users are free to run up to two additional instances of Lion. Previously, only OS X Server users could run another instance of OS X on the same machine without needi...

5 July 2011
06:11 GMT

ARM Ups Its Server Efforts

While it might not have that big a stake now, ARM does want to become a visible presence on the server market, and it looks like it now has a dedicated team that will focus on virtualization and energy efficiency.Getting in the server business may not have been among ARM's plans at one point, but this has chang...

21 May 2011
05:17 GMT

Switch to Mac Using Parallels Transporter, Now $0.99 on the Mac App Store

Virtualization expert Parallels Inc. has launched a new piece of software that makes switching to a Mac a breeze. The app costs one buck (introductory price) and it’s now available from the Mac App Store in the Utilities section. Dubbed Parallels Transporter, the app automatically transfers music, pictures, ...

19 May 2011
05:40 GMT

Download VirtualBox 4.0.8 for Mac OS X

A new release of VirtualBox is available for Mac OS X from Oracle developers who’ve highlighted a trio of Mac-specific changes, as well as numerous general enhancements and fixes affecting all supported platforms. Labeled as a maintenance release, VirtualBox 4.0.8 fixes incompatibility with recent Mac OS X v...

18 May 2011
11:31 GMT

New Exchange 2010 SP1 Virtualization Support Scenarios

Customers leveraging Exchange Server 2010 will be able to run the Unified Messaging server role in a virtualized environment, Microsoft informed. For this, they will first need to make the jump to Service Pack 1 (SP1). The first update for Exchange Server 2010 was released to manufacturing in August 2010 and is avai...

17 May 2011
04:31 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

Dell Business-Ready Configurations for Hyper-V R2 Now Available

Microsoft regards virtualization as a stepping stone to private and public Clouds, and it should not be a surprise that the company is invested in driving adoption as much as possible. Part of the Redmond company’s strategy is to provide cost cuts as well as streamline IT operations, ensure reliability, boot e...

7 April 2011
11:42 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

10Gb Ethernet Network Card Market Abandoned by Exar

One may know that the Gigabit Ethernet interface is the new norm for consumer desktops, but 10 Gb Ethernet cards are the ones running rampant on the data center virtualization market, a market which Exar has, apparently, decided to back out of.The amount of data available on the web is growing, as is the amount of u...

5 March 2011
06:48 GMT

Download Free Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7 SP1 Now with Updated Installer

Even before Windows 7 Service Pack 1 RTM became generally available for all users on February 22nd, 2011, Microsoft refreshed the Windows Virtual PC page on the Download Center. Last month the Redmond company did not deliver any clues as to what had changed for Windows Virtual PC, but at the start of March, Ben Arms...

3 March 2011
09:57 GMT

AMD FirePro GPUs Now Offer Microsoft RemoteFX Support, Enable a New Generation of Thin Clients

AMD announced that their line of ATI FirePro professional graphics cards now supports Microsoft's RemoteFX technology, included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 operating system, enabling thin clients and other remote users to run graphics intensive tasks. These applications are run on a server in ...

23 February 2011
04:31 GMT

Download VirtualBox 4.0.4 for Mac OS X

VirtualBox, the free virtualization solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux, has been updated to version 4.0.4. A typical maintenance update, the release brings the usual bag of interface improvements, and plenty of fixes and tweaks. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems, VirtualBox (now called “Oracle VM Vi...

18 February 2011
12:41 GMT

Upcoming Version of avast! Free Antivirus Will Feature Auto Sandboxing

The next version of avast! Antivirus will feature sandboxing virtualization technology that will allow users to open suspicious programs securely and will be the first implementation of this kind in a free anti-malware solution.With its free product having a user base of over 130 million, Czech-based AVAST Software i...

24 January 2011
13:11 GMT

Available Now: VirtualBox 4.0.2

Last evening, January 18th, Oracle updated its popular and powerful VirtualBox virtualization software to version 4.0.2. This new maintenance release brings lots of stability improvements and many bugfixes over previous versions.VirtualBox 4.0.2 binaries are available for download (see the link at the end of the arti...

19 January 2011
11:51 GMT

EMC Releases New VNXe Storage Solutions for SMB

With all the growing needs for virtualization and centralized storage, EMC decided it was time to deliver its newest suite of unified storage systems, dubbed VNXe and intended for IT managers that do not specialize in storage.The new VNXe series from EMC is made for small and medium businesses.It is meant to be simp...

18 January 2011
05:51 GMT

Download New Parallels Desktop for Mac 6 Build 6.0.11992

Parallels Inc. has launched a new version of its powerful virtualization utility for Mac OS X, improving the general performance, stability, and compatibility of virtual machines, while adding a number of specific fixes. Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac enables users to create virtual machines on Intel-based Macs. U...

28 December 2010
09:21 GMT

Download New Parallels Desktop for Mac 6.0.11990 - Improved Stability, Performance

Parallels Inc. have launched a new version of their popular virtualization solution for Mac OS X, Parallels Desktop for Mac. Currently at its sixth major version, the program has undergone a bit of maintenance lately, which resulted in an incremental 6.0.11990 release tasked with addressing stability and performance ...

7 December 2010
09:52 GMT

VirtualBox 3.2.12 Is Now Available

VirtualBox 3.2.12 has been released. It's a bug-fixing/maintenance release so don't expect anything too flashy. That said there are plenty of updates and fixes for both Linux guests and hosts and there should be no reason to hold back. The previous minor update added support for Ubuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14.F...

2 December 2010
10:01 GMT

QNAP Refreshes Its Mid-range Business NAS Lineup

QNAP seems quite busy lately, releasing one NAS solution after the other, the company recently announcing they are about to refresh their mid-range lineup of business network storage devices with the new TS-239 Pro II+ and TS-439 Pro II+ offerings, that come with a more powerful processor compared to their predecesso...

19 November 2010
03:45 GMT

Future of Cloud Computing in the Hands of Intel-Backed Open Data Center Alliance

Cloud computing is becoming a hotter and hotter topic these days, although, to be perfectly honest, it's mostly the enterprises and scientific communities that will adopt and benefit from private and public clouds in the near future, rather than mainstream consumers.The reason why we've tackled this subject...

28 October 2010
08:06 GMT

Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.10 Adds Support for Ubuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14

Oracle's VM VirtualBox 3.2.10 has been released. The update is a small release focusing on bug-fixing. However, the latest update brings support for a couple of the most popular and the most recent Linux distributions available, Ubuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14."The 3.2.10 maintenance release was made available to dow...

12 October 2010
11:21 GMT

Download Parallels Desktop 6.0 for Mac Now

Earlier today, Parallels Inc. officially released the newest version of its flagship virtualization solution, Parallels Desktop for Mac 6. The sixth installment brings with it more than 80 new and improved features, according to the makers.Confirmed on September 9 via a press release issued by Parallels Inc., Paralle...

14 September 2010
10:24 GMT

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Officially Announced

Parallels has announced Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, touting the software as being the fastest, smartest and most powerful version yet, in a manner akin to that of Apple’s own announcements.According to the makers of the popular virtualization solution, product benchmark testing showed that Parallels Desktop 6 ...

9 September 2010
10:45 GMT

HP To Acquire 3PAR, Dell Can't Match Bid

After many days of matching each other's bids, HP and Dell have finally finished the race to acquire 3PAR, a supplier of virtualized storage technologies, and it appears that HP has already entered a definitive merger agreement, the transaction having already been approved by both sides.Dell has been matching H...

3 September 2010
02:56 GMT

ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise Starter Edition Now Available

Convirture recently launched ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise for businesses looking for a way to manage Xen and KVM-based virtual machines. Now the company is releasing ConVirt Enterprise 2.0 Starter Edition for small businesses and enterprises wanting to try out the product on a smaller scale.“Since the launch of ConVi...

1 September 2010
16:28 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

Dell Buys 3PAR, Improves Virtualized Storage

Like Intel, Dell has just announced that it has begun the acquisition of a certain supplier of highly-virtualized storage solutions known as 3PAR, with the purpose being to integrate the eponymous clustered storage architecture into its own offering.Basically, what 3PAR is well known for is its range of highly-virtu...

16 August 2010
10:23 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

ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise: Easier Management for KVM and Xen

The Convirture Corporation is proud to announced today, July 28th, the Enterprise edition of the open source ConVirt software. With features such as high-availability, automation and private could management on board, ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise edition makes managing open source hypervisors, like KVM and Xen, a lot easie...

28 July 2010
10:01 GMT

Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.6 Has Been Released

Oracle has released the latest update to the popular virtualization software VirtualBox 3.2.6. It’s a small, bug-fixing release but there is a long list of changes, from improvements to the underlying virtualization technology to fixes for specific operating systems. The update comes after the release of Virtua...

26 June 2010
06:23 GMT

Parallels Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7 Now Available

Parallels has announced a completely new edition of its virtualization software. Ddubbed Parallels Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7, the program allegedly makes it simpler to successfully upgrade from any edition of Windows XP or Vista. In fact, Parallels claims that its solution is the only complete one that allows you ...

27 May 2010
08:44 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

Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.0 for Linux Is Available Now

Oracle has announced the release of the new Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.0. The virtualization software gets a new name thanks to Oracle’s Sun acquisition having completed recently, but a lot of new features as well. VirtualBox 3.2.0 comes with support for the latest Intel hardware and with a completely re-written ...

19 May 2010
08:25 GMT

VirtualBox 3.2.0 Final Released for Mac OS X - Free Download

The final, stable version of VirtualBox 3.2.0 is now available for free download. Following the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation, the virtualization solution originally developed by the former is now called Oracle VM VirtualBox. All references to Sun had been changed without impacting compatibili...

19 May 2010
04:31 GMT


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