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VirtualBox 2.0 Released, Supports 64-Bit OSes

Sun Microsystems has announced a new version of Sun xVM VirtualBox, the free (open source) desktop virtualization software, enabling Mac OS X users to run a multitude of OSes on their Intel-based machines, such as Linux, Windows, Solaris and OpenSolaris. Sun's xVM VirtualBox Software Enterprise Subscription has ...

5 September 2008
06:24 GMT

New HP Blade Technology with Quad-Core AMD Opteron CPU

AMD has announced that its Quad-Core Opteron processors will be the only ones to power up the world’s first blade server developed specifically to overcome performance bottlenecks for virtual server hosting, the innovative HP ProLiant BL495c blade. The launch of the HP server raises the number of systems based ...

3 September 2008
06:08 GMT

Microsoft 'Not Cool Enough' for Mac OS X

TUAW points out in a Saturday piece that Microsoft's Photosynth website features a note in which the company admits it is "not cool enough" for OS X just yet. So, like, is this how they're going to counter-attack Apple's "Get a Mac" ads?Microsoft's Photosynth website says, "Unfortunately, we'...

25 August 2008
06:21 GMT

VMware Fusion 1.1.3 Out. Free Update.

VMware Fusion is a desktop product for Intel-based Macs, coming from the guys at VMware Inc. which allows users to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris in separate virtual machines, all at once, along with Mac OS. The beta for this incredibly powerful piece of software has recently b...

3 June 2008
02:39 GMT

VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 Adds Multiple Display Support. Free Download

VMware Inc has announced the availability of VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1 as a free download. The beta brings support for multiple displays, tools for even easier switching to VMware Fusion, experimental support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2 3D acceleration, and more!VMware Fusion is a VMware desktop product for Intel-b...

6 May 2008
05:44 GMT

Two Free Virtualization Solutions

There are times when you want to test an application or a God knows what computer trick but feel reluctant to turning your own computer in a guinea pig. And you know what? It's only natural that you don't want to jeopardize the "sanity" and performance of your system simply because you read a computer freak...

20 October 2007
07:21 GMT

Virtual Machines Vulnerable

Several products from VMWare have been disclosed with flaws that could cause some nasty consequences if exploited by malicious users. The affected products are VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ACE, VMWare Player, VMWare Server and VMWare Workstation. I will name the versions as well, later on, when I explain the vulnerabili...

20 September 2007
13:36 GMT

Virtual Machine Security by McAfee

Virtualization is the way of the future and many security companies have noticed that, and consequently designed special softwares to protect virtual machines. Yesterday, McAfee had announced that their products can secure virtual environments and also that they are working together with their partners on what they c...

12 September 2007
09:51 GMT

VMware Creates Open Source VMware Tools

VMworld 2007 was the place where VMware, Inc. announced their release of a majority of VMware Tools as open source software, all making part of the Open VIrtual Machine Tools project. VMware Tools comprises a number of guest operation system virtualization components that enhance performance and can improve the manag...

12 September 2007
09:33 GMT

Major Server Builders Opt For a Common Virtualization Standard

Among server builders and data center users, there is a concept that makes a lot of waves these days at which may cut energy and hardware costs dramatically, while offering a high level of performance and ease of deployment and use. This 'wonder' concept is virtualization and while it can bring a lot of goo...

10 September 2007
03:53 GMT

New Wave of Free Windows XP SP2 Downloads

Microsoft has a long history of providing free downloads of its flagship products, and the company is now hard at work on the next wave of free Windows XP SP2 offerings. Following the availability of Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006, Microsoft decided to lend a helping hand to web developers that needed to test th...

27 July 2007
12:43 GMT

Free Windows Vista - Free Exchange 2007 - Straight from Microsoft

Free downloads of Windows Vista Enterprise come as an integer part of a package featuring additional examples of software offerings at absolutely no charge. Microsoft is delivering a collection of free editions of Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows XP for testing purposes. However, the Redmond company's latest...

6 July 2007
05:16 GMT

Extend the Vista Grace Period to 120 Days within a Virtual Machine

The Windows Software Licensing Management Tool is without any doubt a superb feature of Windows Vista. Microsoft's latest operating system, comes with a default Initial Grace Period of 30 days. When you install Windows Vista, the setup process will at a certain point require you to enter the product key. However...

23 May 2007
07:40 GMT

Virtualize, It's Easy

Virtualization. That's a cool subject. Most of the users limit to running a single operating system on their computer, unaware of the fact that Windows and Linux can co-exist on the same system. The only condition is for you to have enough RAM and the required hardware to support the desired operating system.The...

23 March 2007
11:26 GMT




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