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DTMF Accepts Draft Specification for Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF)
The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) today announced the acceptance of a draft specification submitted by leading virtualization companies targeting an industry standard format for portable virtual machines.
26Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedCitrix Releases XenApp 5, Will It Prove To Become The Application Virtualization Standard?
Citrix today announced the release of Citrix XenApp 5, and claims it “breaks through performance and operating-cost barriers, making application start times up to 10 times faster, dramatically improving end-user experience and lowering application management costs by more than 25 percent over previous versions”.
25Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedXen 3.3.0 Available For Download
A recent post on the Xen blog featured a proposed data sheet (PDF) for the (back then upcoming) Xen 3.3 release, which we said was in final testing stage in the beginning of this month. Now Xen 3.3.0 is here and ready for download.
25Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedWhat’s All This Talk About VMware Buying Red Hat?
We were looking at the swirling rumors coming in about a potential acquisition of Red Hat by VMware, and ultimately decided not to cover the rumor because … well because it seems so irrational. But does it?
22Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 3 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft Unveils New Licensing, Expanded Product Support Policies to Ease Path to Virtualization
Microsoft is updating its software licensing terms for 41 server applications, has implemented expanded technical support, and will host a series of events called ‘Get Virtual Now’ starting September 1.
19Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVMware, Cisco Join Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program
Microsoft’s Server Virtualization Validation Program, which was first announced in November 2007, and launched last June with the patricipation of Citrix, Sun, Novell and Virtual Iron, signed up two notable new members with Cisco and VMware.
19Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedSun Microsystems Inks Bunch Of New OEM Agreements To Expand xVM VirtualBox Reach
Sun Microsystems today announced new multi-year OEM agreements with Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech to expand the reach of Sun xVM VirtualBox.
12Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedMajor Bug Kills VMware Powered Virtual Servers
Today’s a black day for VMware, and also (and maybe especially) VMware customers who upgraded their virtual servers with the new Infrastructure 3.5 Update 2. As of this morning, many could not power on VMotion or any of their Virtual Machines. The VI Client threw the error “A general system error occurred: Internal Error”.
12Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedSymantec Acquires nSuite Technologies, Moves Into Endpoint Virtualization Management
NetworkWorld is reporting that Symantec has agreed to acquire nSuite Technologies, a small firm specializing in virtualization solutions for the healthcare industry, for an undisclosed amount in cash. Symantec aims to build out its portfolio of virtualization security and management technologies.
5Aug2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVirtualization.com Contest: Guess What’s on Werner Vogels’ Mind and Win A Book
Guess what Werner Vogels has written in O’Reilly’s “Programming Amazon Web Services S3, EC2, SQS, FPS and SimpleDB” book, and maybe you’ll get it for free!
31Jul2008 | Toon Vanagt | 2 comments | ContinuedRelease: VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2
VMware introduced their latest Beta build of their Apple Mac virtualization product, VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2, nearly three months after releasing the Beta 1 build. The new release is focused on several key areas, mainly to improve the user experience with updated video, data protection and Unity capabilities.
31Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedThere We Go Again: EMC Shares Rise On Acquisition Rumors
This is one rumor that just keeps coming back: Reuters is reporting that EMC shares rose as much as 6.3 percent yesterday on market speculation that the world’s largest maker of corporate storage equipment could be acquired. The company stills holds a majority stake in virtualization juggernaut VMware.
31Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | Continued
