virtualization

For Intel CPUs Windows 7 RC is finally here for everyone, and with it comes a brand new feature of being able to run Windows XP in all its glory in a virtualized environment. As we’ve detailed before, XP Mode will run the older operating system in a virtual environment inside Windows 7 for...

Hi, These days we have the concept of Virtualization with which multiple OS versions can be installed on the same machine. I have a few doubts 1) Can multiple versions be operational at the same of login? 2) If a virus/malware attack happens, will it be restricted to only that installation...

This week Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, announced a partnership with Parallels, maker of the Virtualization products Parallels Workstation and Parallels Desktop for Mac. Consequently, the Parallels Workstation virtualization software is now available to download and install in...

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SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems, joining a growing group of companies that are building their own virtualization software, has launched a new virtualization and management platform designed for the data center of the future. Sun's xVM is a Solaris-based version of XenSource's Linux-based...

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REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft said on Thursday that it is pulling features out of the initial version of its "Viridian" hypervisor to avoid having to delay the virtualization technology. The company is changing three key features of the hypervisor technology to try to stick to its schedule of...

High-capacity disk drives Various experts periodically predict that magnetic disk is approaching its capacity limit, as the magnetic dots can't get smaller or be packed closer together. Yet engineers always find a new way to stuff more data onto a disk. Virtualization Two years ago, we...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) Beta 2. Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) Beta 2. The company says that RHEL 5, which will be released in early 2007, will provide the latest open source technologies for improved performance, security, and...

Aug. 11, 2006 What are you going to find, if you're determined enough to make your way through airport security over the next few days to get to the August LinuxWorld in San Francisco? As Spread the word: digg this story Peter Galli reports at eWEEK.com, the most popular buzz-word is...

By Jerry Pournelle. Jerry breaks down Hyper-Threading and HyperTransport, delves into the competing architectures of AMD and Intel, and explains how virtualization will change everything. Read this... :!: