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Citrix Releases XenServer 5.5

June 17, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Citrix yesterday announced the availability of Citrix XenServer 5.5, a new upgrade that it says raises the bar once again for “free, enterprise-class virtualization”.

Today’s announcement comes just 75 days after Citrix changed the game in server virtualization by making XenServer available for unlimited production deployment at no charge. Unlike basic hypervisors that have been free for years, XenServer sets an entirely new standard for free virtualization with powerful features such as centralized multi-node management, built-in storage and full live motion.

In the short period of time since its release, more than 100,000 customers have downloaded XenServer from hundreds of download sites in over 50 countries worldwide with overwhelmingly positive feedback. The new XenServer 5.5 release, available for download today, provides these customers even more value by adding a wide range of new enterprise management capabilities at no additional charge.

The XenServer 5.5 release available for download today adds a wide range of new features that enable easier virtualization management and broader integration with enterprise systems. The latest version now includes features such as consolidated backup, enhanced conversion and search tools, Active Directory integration and expanded guest support for virtually every version of Windows and Linux operating systems. With the new 5.5 release, XenServer provides all the functionality that typically costs up to $5,000 per server with other leading virtualization products.

Also available today is the new 5.5 release of Citrix Essentials for XenServer and Hyper-V, providing advanced virtualization management capabilities for customers using Citrix XenServer or MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Hyper-V.  Citrix Essentials 5.5 enhances both of these high-growth virtualization platforms by adding expanded storage integration, automated lab and stage management and dynamic workload balancing.

In addition to the availability of the 5.5 product releases, Citrix also today announced the XenServer Central community website, a new resource for all things XenServer to help users enhance their use of the free enterprise-ready virtualization platform.  The XenServer Central website will feature the latest product information, tips and tricks, access to the Citrix KnowledgeCenter and web-based support forums. Offers from Citrix Ready partners for free or discounted licenses for complementary products will also be featured, as well as the latest XenServer content on CitrixTV, Twitter and the blogosphere.

XenServer Central will go live on June 19 at http://www.citrix.com/xenservercentral.

The new XenServer 5.5 release is immediately available for download here. Citrix Essentials 5.5 for XenServer and Hyper-V are also available immediately for purchase or a 30-day trial version on this website.  Suggested pricing for Citrix Essentials starts at $2,500 per server, regardless of the number of processors.

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: citrix, citrix essentials, Citrix Systems, citrix xenserver, citrix xenserver 5.5, free, free virtualization, Hyper-V, virtualisation, virtualization, xenserver, xenserver 5.5, xenserver central

Shhht … A Free Copy Of Parallels Workstation

January 4, 2009 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

VMblog reports that Slickdeals.net found out about a special deal from Parallels: the company is offering a free copy of Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux desktop virtualization software.

Get it here!

Filed Under: News Tagged With: desktop virtualization, free, free copy, linux, Parallels, Parallels Workstation, virtualisation, virtualization, windows, Workstation

VirtualBox 2.0 Hits The Wire

September 4, 2008 by Kris Buytaert Leave a Comment

Sun just announced the availability of Sun xVM Virtual Box 2.0.

The biggest change in xVM VirtualBox 2.0 is the new support for 64-bit versions of operating systems like Windows Vista and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in addition to all other major host operating systems. VirtualBox also offers a new user interface for the Mac platform, improved networking for the Mac OS X and Solaris OS, as well as improved performance, especially on AMD chips.

Customers who purchase an enterprise subscription will also receive a Right-to-Use License, allowing them to deploy the xVM VirtualBox platform using their own software deployment tools.

The following major new features were added:

* 64 bits guest support (64 bits host only)
* New native Leopard user interface on Mac OS X hosts
* The GUI was converted from Qt3 to Qt4 with many visual improvements
* New-version notifier
* Guest property information interface
* Host Interface Networking on Mac OS X hosts
* New Host Interface Networking on Solaris hosts
* Support for Nested Paging on modern AMD CPUs (major performance gain)
* Framework for collecting performance and resource usage data (metrics)
* Added SATA asynchronous IO (NCQ: Native Command Queuing) when accessing raw disks/partitions (major performance gain)
* Clipboard integration for OS/2 Guests
* Created separate SDK component featuring a new Python programming interface on Linux and Solaris hosts
* Support for VHD disk images

Filed Under: Guest Posts, News Tagged With: desktop virtualization, free, Hypervisor, innotek, sun, sun microsystems, Sun VirtualBox, Sun VirtualBox 2.0, Sun xVM, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0, VirtualBox, VirtualBox 2.0, virtualisation, virtualization, XVM, xVM VirtualBox, xVM VirtualBox 2.0

Sun Microsystems Inks Bunch Of New OEM Agreements To Expand xVM VirtualBox Reach

August 12, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

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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.

Sun xVM VirtualBox is available via the OEM program or in a free, open source version here. Since its release in January 2007, Sun xVM (VirtualBox) has surpassed 5 million downloads, and the company boasts about it being the first free hypervisor to support all major host operating systems, including Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Solaris and OpenSolaris.

Sun xVM VirtualBox software, which it acquired through its maker innotek earlier this year, is a key component of Sun’s broader xVM virtualization and management software portfolio, which includes Sun xVM Ops Center, Sun xVM Server and the Sun VDI Software.

Avanquest will produce and publish Sun xVM VirtualBox bundled with OpenSolaris and sell it via retail outlets in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France. Beginning this fall, Avanquest will provide Mac users with a solution to run the Windows operating system through Sun xVM VirtualBox.

Q-layer is leveraging Sun xVM VirtualBox to deliver complete datacenter virtualization capabilities for its customers.

Zenith InfoTech has built its network attached storage appliance for small and medium-sized businesses using Sun xVM VirtualBox.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Partnerships Tagged With: Avanquest, Avanquest Software, desktop virtualization, free, Hypervisor, innotek, OEM, OEM agreement, Q-layer, Qlayer, sun, sun microsystems, Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6, VirtualBox, virtualisation, virtualization, XVM, xVM VirtualBox, xVM VirtualBox 1.6, Zenith InfoTech

Sun xVM VirtualBox Downloads Pass The Five Million Mark

May 29, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Sun Microsystems today announced that Sun xVM VirtualBox, the free and open source desktop virtualization software it acquired by taking over its maker innotek earlier this year, has surpassed five million downloads in just 18 months.

Sun xVM VirtualBox

The press release touts the xVM VirtualBox 1.6 software to be the first free hypervisor to support all major host operating systems (OS), including Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Solaris and OpenSolaris. Sun unveiled xVM VirtualBox 1.6 earlier this month. Currently downloaded more than 10,000 times a day, the new version includes more than 2,000 enhancements and full support for Mac OS X, Solaris and OpenSolaris host operating systems. It also features newly added support for high performance virtual devices, improved scalability and Web services for remote administration.

xVM VirtualBox software is a key component of Sun’s xVM virtualization and management software portfolio, which includes Sun xVM Ops Center, Sun xVM Server, expected for release in the Summer of 2008, and the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: desktop virtualization, free, Hypervisor, innotek, sun, sun microsystems, Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6, VirtualBox, virtualisation, virtualization, XVM, xVM VirtualBox, xVM VirtualBox 1.6

Baseline: 10 Free Virtualization Tools You Should Know

February 28, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Baseline published an interesting list of “10 free virtualization tools you should know” on its website.

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The list in full:

  1. OpenVZ (Parallels) – also check out our video interview with Werner Fisher from Thomas-Krenn.AG on OpenVZ
  2. FreeVPS (Positive Software)
  3. Sun xVM (Sun Microsystems, who wants to equip Web 2.0 startups with “SAMP”)
  4. VirtualBox (innotek, recently acquired by Sun)
  5. PlateSpin Power Recon (PlateSpin, recently acquired by Novell)
  6. Vizioncore vOptimizer Free Ware (Vizioncore, recently acquired by Quest)
  7. Virtual Iron Single Server Edition (Virtual Iron)
  8. Enomalism Virtualized Management Dashboard – VMD (Enomaly)
  9. Microsoft Virtual Server Migration Toolkit – VSMT (Microsoft) – also check out our video interview with Mike Neil, Virtual Machine Technologies Product Unit Manager at Microsoft
  10. Moka5 LivePC Engine (Moka5)

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