Application virtualization
The leader in application virtualization shows us why with the addition of VM-hosted applications, plus usability and manageability enhancements, in XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2... more
A lack of real innovation points to a company in decline, beset by Sun, Microsoft, and other 'vanquished' rivals... more
Virtual Iron's dynamic resource management and rapid server provisioning capabilities will be wrapped into Oracle VM within the company's fiscal year... more
Symantec's virtualization suite has two new features worth exploring: the new Layer Patch feature and the streaming SDK.... more
Why Microsoft's decision to implement a VM-based legacy compatibility solution is a dumb move... more
Latest ROI calculator measures 'virtual machine density' rather than licensing costs... more
Analyst: IT is being very careful about how they spend their money because being accountable is as important as being prepared for a recovery... more
Trigence rebrands as AppZero with a push around mobility between clouds ... more
VMware's vCenter suite will be key to managing cloud infrastructures and applications for enterprises developing internal cloud computing systems... more
Vendors ponder benefits, obstacles at event... more
iPhone 3G, Windows 7, and cloud computing were important, but don't let them overshadow these key stories... more
2008 InfoWorld 100 finalist: Virtualization positions mobile juggernaut for next-gen cloud architecture... more
Application virtualization can make your mobile workforce truly machine independent. Here's how.... more
The InstallFree Bridge allows virtual applications to be packaged once to run anywhere across a full range of computing scenarios ... more
On the server virtualization front, 2007 witnessed the birth of Microsoft's Hyper-V, the coming of age of Virtual Iron and XenSource, and the continued supremacy of VMware Infrastructure 3. In addition to these developments, we tracked the emergence of application virtualization with close and comparative looks at Thinstall, Symantec/Altiris SVS, and Microsoft SoftGrid, and put the leading desktop VM solutions -- for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X -- to the test. ... more
A mix of platforms that includes Linux on the mainframe, plus a clever charge-back system, help virtualization pay offA mix of platforms that includes Linux on the mainframe, plus a clever charge-back system, help virtualization pay off... more
Deep cost analyses, including licensing costs, lead the university to believe the benefits will mainly be in easier administration... more
Device connects to Windows XP on a remote server... more
Company prices its software the same as rival Parallels, begins taking pre-orders... more
VMware is introducing a product that enables users to run Windows on a Mac... more
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