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Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization

June 20, 2007 Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines. TAGS: virtualization, virtual machine, security risk, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Virtualization homes in on desktops

September 17, 2007 Software makers are eyeing more ways the one-computer-as-many approach can help businesses and beyond. TAGS: virtualization, virtual machine, VMware, XenSource Inc., server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Speed test for virtualization under way

November 10, 2006 An industry group has begun working on a way to determine whose virtualization software is fastest. TAGS: Standard Performance Evaluation Corp., virtualization, VMware, Microsoft Virtual Server, virtual server, virtual machine, conference, server, Microsoft Corp.

VMware fires broadside at Microsoft

February 27, 2007 The up-and-coming virtualization specialist says Microsoft is using its Windows clout to restrict customers choice. Sound familiar? TAGS: virtualization, VMware, virtual machine, antitrust, policy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft details virtualization plans

August 24, 2005 Announces it will shift its next update of Virtual Server from a maintenance release to a paid upgrade. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual Server, virtual machine, virtualization, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, server, Microsoft Corp., service pack, 64-bit, Linux, operating system, Intel

VMware surge puts virtualization in the spotlight

August 14, 2007 The EMC spinout, whose name is often synonymous with the virtualization approach it has pioneered, has a monster first day of trading. TAGS: virtualization, VMware, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Server, server, software company, open source, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: Use virtualization to try software

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

Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualization flip-flop

June 20, 2007 Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute? TAGS: virtualization, restriction, virtual machine, licensing agreement, VMware, policy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft limits Vista transfers

October 16, 2006 Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy. TAGS: virtual machine, virtualization, buyer, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, copy, operating system, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Try to read Microsoft's hips

June 22, 2007 On the eve of announcing a change in Vista that people have clamored for, the company reverses course and then clams up. TAGS: virtual machine, virtualization, Terry Semel, Week in review, desktop search, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., CEO, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Cassatt management tools get virtual

April 17, 2006 New module lets Collage product govern virtual machines as well as physical machines. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., virtual machine, virtualization, management tool, Xen, VMware, module, IBM Corp., server, AMD, Microsoft Corp.

Virtualization: A feature of the hardware, not the OS?

September 10, 2007 Virtualization companies, unwilling to see core products become a mere operating system feature, are signing deals to build them into hardware. TAGS: XenSource Inc., virtualization, hypervisor, VMware, VMWare ESX Server, Illuminata Inc., virtual machine, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft delays virtualization beta debut

April 12, 2007 Viridian beta slips into second half of 2007, but final product still is on original schedule. TAGS: virtualization, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, virtual machine, Xen, beta, Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Longhorn, VMware, server, Microsoft Corp., open source, Linux, operating system, AMD

Microsoft hastens virtualization support

April 5, 2006 The software colossus is working to bring technologies in the hot area to market sooner than some expect. TAGS: virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, hypervisor, Xen, virtual machine, VMware, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, server, OEM, Microsoft Corp., AMD, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and the looming storm over virtualization

April 21, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says an industry grumbling over pricing hints at a deeper rift. Is a legal showdown ahead? TAGS: virtualization, VMware, licensing agreement, antitrust, virtual machine, pricing, license, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, copy, Microsoft Windows Server, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, server, Microsoft Windows

Next Microsoft Virtual Server slips to 2007

March 28, 2006 The company delays a product in the hot virtualization market, but competitors have suffered similarly. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual Server, virtual server, virtual machine, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, VMWare ESX Server, VMware, Xen, hypervisor, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, server, Microsoft Corp., 64-bit, AMD, Microsoft Windows

Putting a price on a virtual computer

July 17, 2006 Microsoft, software industry grapple with how to charge businesses for programs when one computer behaves like many. TAGS: Dwight Davis, virtual machine, virtualization, margin, data center, CRM, software company, pricing, server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

VMware: Not just hypervisor revenue

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.

Parallels making virtualization jump to servers

September 13, 2007 A company whose virtualization software lets Windows programs run on Mac OS X will soon make the move to the more demanding server market. TAGS: Virtuozzo, SWsoft, virtualization, hypervisor, VMware, Xen, virtual machine, server market, Apple Xserve, workstation, server, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Linux, operating system

Novell offers faster virtualized Windows

February 12, 2007 Novell and Intel develop software that speeds Xen's ability to run Windows as a virtual machine. TAGS: Xen, Novell Inc., hypervisor, virtualization, virtual machine, Intel, open source, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.