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Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5

Reviews This is a well built and very capable 2U rack server from a respected vendor that can be configured to suit a wide variety of applications. It's particularly strong on disk capacity and PCIe expansion.

Thursday, August 20 2009 11:30 AM

Tags: Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Server, Fujitsu Ltd., network, disk, Ethernet

Card security rules hinder virtualization

News Current guidelines for security card payment need updating as they conflict with virtualization practices and may hamper adoption of the technology, say industry experts.

Friday, October 23 2009 01:19 PM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Virtualization, Jason Pearce, bank, International Data Corp.

Virtual Windows 7 not the same thing

News commentary When Windows 7 was run via a VMware Fusion virtual machine on an iMac, the operating system loses a bit of its luster.

Friday, January 30 2009 06:26 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Mac OS, Apple iMac, Virtual Machine, Tool, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, VMware Inc., operating system

Getting your Windows 7 fix in Linux with VirtualBox

Techguide VirtualBox will allow you to stretch your budget farther, test your software more securely, and train your users more safely, and more.

Monday, November 02 2009 11:26 AM

Tags: Open source, Innotek VirtualBox, Installation, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Microsoft Windows 7, remote access, RAM, hard drive, Microsoft Windows

Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows

Product Reviews Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows

Tuesday, September 01 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Machine, computer, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, PC

Red Hat adds virtualization, cloud to RHEL

News Red Hat launches RHEL 5.4, the first version to include the standard Linux KVM hypervisor.

Friday, September 04 2009 10:12 AM

Tags: Cloud computing, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Hypervisor, Cloud computing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux

iCloud virtual desktop public-beta launched

News A Swedish startup has launched iCloud, a virtual desktop aimed at consumers and mobile workers, which it hopes to develop into an application marketplace.

Friday, April 10 2009 08:56 AM

Tags: Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Google Inc., Web Browser, Virtual Machine, iCloud, Xcerion, iCloud Application, Server, performance

Sun plugs open standard into VirtualBox upgrade

News New features in version 2.2 of the virtualisation software include support for the Open Virtualization Format standard, support for Mac OS X 10.6 and performance improvements.

Thursday, April 09 2009 09:44 AM

Tags: Virtualization, Innotek VirtualBox, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Apple Mac OS X, VMware Inc., operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, performance

Centralize desktop control with VDI

Techguide Find out some of the reasons for considering virtual desktop infrastructure, and the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form.

Wednesday, January 07 2009 08:45 PM

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Solution, Virtual Machine, Storage, operating system, application virtualization, VDI

VMware revamps data center tools

News The company aims for the cloud with its next generation of data center-virtualization tools called vSphere, and announces a new Intel deal.

Wednesday, February 25 2009 07:41 AM

Tags: Virtualization, Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Intel Corp., Virtual Desktop, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMware Inc., Worker

VMware Server 2.0 offers handy new upgrades

Techguide Among other features, you can now stagger virtual machine startup to avoid overloading the host CPU, and view the console of the virtual machine via a Web browser.

Thursday, February 19 2009 11:49 AM

Tags: Virtualization, Server platforms, Web services, Web Browser, Virtual Machine, VMware Inc., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, VMware Server, VMware Server 2

Deploy services quickly with prebuilt virtual appliances

Techguide There are free, as well as paid, virtual appliances available to meet most needs, which are easy to set up and helps you avoid the hassle of installing a system on your own.

Thursday, December 18 2008 11:14 AM

Tags: Open source, App servers, Diagnostics and monitoring, Appliance, Google Inc., CRM, Virtual Machine, Monitoring System, network monitoring, VMware Inc.

Virtual-machine exploit lets attackers take over host

News The exploit for an VMware flaw uses malicious code running on a virtual machine to let an intruder take over the host operating system.

Wednesday, June 10 2009 10:57 AM

Tags: Network security, Virtualization, Security, Virtual Machine, VMware Workstation, Tool, Video, VMware Inc., operating system, Flaw

Architecting memory for systems on Windows Server 2008

Techguide The initial provisioning of RAM on systems is important. With Windows Server 2008, it becomes even more critical now that 64-bit servers are common equipment.

Tuesday, February 17 2009 09:47 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Memory, Servers, Virtual Machine, Memory, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, RAM