Paravirtualization
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IBM throws weight behind multi-OS push
News "Hypervisor" software lets computers juggle more tasks at once--and could boost a potential open-source rival, News.com has learned.
Tags: Operating systems
Virtual unrealities exposed
Insight Virtualization is generating a lot of momentum, but it's not a fundamentally new concept or the panacea that some vendors are making it out to be.
Tags: Server consolidation, Business applications
VMware tool tries new twist on power savings
News VMware Infrastructure 3.5 will include experimental support for a feature that can automatically consolidate work onto fewer servers to save power.
Tags: Servers
New Linux kernel expands virtualization support
News A longer-than-usual release cycle results in improvements for virtualization, wireless mesh networking, multimedia and other features.
Tags: Virtualization, Linux, Open source, Kernel, Linux Kernel, Webcam, performance, software, multimedia, Kernel Edition
Red Hat endorses KVM virtualization
News The company's next Fedora Linux will include the new approach to carving Linux systems into multiple virtual machines.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Open source, Linux
Xen getting multiprocessor support
News Xen, software that lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer, will become significantly more powerful with an upcoming version that introduces multiprocessor support.
Tags: Open source
Virtualization companies vie for advantage
News Three virtualization software companies take different tacks to leap ahead of the competition. Which approach will work?
Tags: Servers, Business applications, Business development/management
Xen lures big-name endorsements
Insight In just a few short months, open-source software package Xen moved from obscurity into the limelight as many computing industry powers throw their weight behind the project.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source
Novell introduces Linux thin client
News The Linux vendor's thin-client version of Suse Linux will come with a tool that third-parties can use to create a finished, tailored system.
Tags: Thin clients, Linux desktop OS
Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualization
News Novell and Red Hat have concrete plans to build resource-stingy "containers" to aid use of virtualization.
Tags: Linux, Linux server OS, Open source
Xen passes Windows milestone
News XenSource says it has succeed in booting Microsoft's OS on the Xen virtual machine software, aided by an upcoming Intel chip.
Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Open source
Novell updates Suse virtualization
News First service pack tweaks Suse Linux Enterprise 10 features, while virtualization bundle promises wider support.
Tags: Servers, Operating systems
VMware-friendly change likely for Linux
News Programmers work with VMware for a general virtualization interface; Xen no longer the incumbent.
Tags: Servers, Business applications
New XenEnterprise boosts virtual Windows
News Virtualization software now can run multiprocessor Windows servers, but bigger changes are coming in June.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open source
