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November 6, 2006 Microsoft "test drive" program lets customers try out software in unobtrusive virtual machines. TAGS: virtualization, XenSource Inc., VMware, virtual machine, EMC Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

September 11, 2007 More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals.Getting real about virtualization TAGS: hypervisor, VMware, virtualization, XenSource Inc., EMC Corp., virtual machine, data center, president, server, Microsoft Corp.

November 7, 2006 The EMC subsidiary has launched a program to certify and sell virtual appliances. TAGS: VMware, appliance, virtualization, XenSource Inc., marketplace, EMC Corp., Linux, server, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system

August 8, 2005 Attempting to maintain its leadership in virtual-machine software, company agrees to share code with partners such as IBM and HP. TAGS: Xen, VMware, virtualization, Illuminata Inc., EMC Corp., leadership, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., API, IBM Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp., AMD, server, HP, Intel

August 8, 2005 Start-up is expanding its management software to control a rival software foundation, Xen. TAGS: Virtual Iron, Xen, management software, virtualization, XenSource Inc., VMware, EMC Corp., management, virtual machine, server, start-up, open source, Microsoft Corp.

April 13, 2006 Microsoft works to make one copy of Windows look like many, while the Linux equivalent gains ground. TAGS: OpenVZ, virtualization, SWsoft, Virtuozzo, Linux, approach, EMC Corp., VMware, Sun Solaris, partition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

October 17, 2005 Beta tests begin on ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter 2, two products aiming to advance the virtualization trend. TAGS: VMWare ESX Server, VMware, virtualization, virtual machine, EMC Corp., data center, Xen, server, Linux, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

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