Sun has released a major update to its open source desktop virtualization tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements.

(1) The term may erroneously refer to traditional virtualization methods rather than the technique described below (see virtual machine). (2) A method for splitting a server into multiple partitions ...

Sun Microsystems rolled out its latest version of Solaris and the operating system is optimized for virtualization among other items. The update is supposed to make it easier to migrate for new ...

iCore Software brings OS virtualization to the home client PC and to Windows XP -- making it the first to offer container-based virtualization for the Windows desktop Virtualization has become one of ...

Recently I wrote a detailed article on using VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on the Mac. These two programs are virtualization solutions—they allow one “host” operating system (Mac OS X) to run ...

Fusion 4.1 gave life to Leopard and Snow Leopard client virtualization, but VMware quickly ended it again with the Fusion 4.1.1 upgrade When Apple released Mac OS X 10.7, known as Lion, it became the ...

Apple Inc. has relaxed the licensing of its server software and will now allow users to run it in virtual machines, a sign that the company may focus more attention on the business market, said one of ...

Virtualization companies, unwilling to see core products become a mere operating system feature, are signing deals to build them into hardware. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Chances are you've heard a lot about the various solutions out there that allow you to run Windows on your Intel Mac, namely Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and Boot Camp. All three offer slightly ...

VMware Inc. is updating its Project Photon OS platform for running software containers with new security improvements and support for more packages for prototyping and deploying cloud-native ...