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Marathon Technologies launches everRun VM: I recently spoke with a couple of folks from Marathon Technologies, Steve Keilen, VP of Marketing, and Michael Bilancieri Director of Products, about a new product they were launching everRun VM. I've posted about Marathon a couple of times in the past. For those interested in a trip down memory...; Tags: Marathon Technologies, Virtual Machine, everRun VM, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-03-27

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KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of wordsKVM eh...One has to wander why a company's website that develops a Linux VM runs on Microsoft IIS?http://www.qumranet.com/default.aspor is it only me who is wandering?RE: KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of wordsGee, What is the big deal? Can we not...; Tags: KVM, Xen; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Virtualization discussion with Oracle: I recently had a chance to chat with Oracle's vice president of Linux engineering, Wim Coekaerts, and senior director of product marketing, Monica Kumar, about Oracles virtualization efforts and a bit about the philosophy behind the company's efforts. In summary, Oracle sees virtualization technology as just another tool organizations can...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-08
News to know: Vista troubleshooting, RIM, XP SP3, Apple, SAP: Notable headlines: XP SP3: Now on Windows Update Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools [See Gallery] David Morgenstern: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark? Larry Dignan: Cisco third...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Update, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Oracle developing grid management, chargeback features for Oracle VM: Oracle is integrating virtualization management into its grid control product, the company's chief corporate architect said. Oracle VM, a server virtualization product based on the Xen open source virtualization hypervisor, made its debut last November. The VM software supports Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle's databases, middleware and...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-06

Enomaly's open source virtual platform moves VMs in the cloud: Enomaly is a software developer in Toronto whose open source cloud computing platform is getting a lot of attention these days. The platform, Enomalism, is a virtual infrastructure tool that allows customers create their own cloud capacity and move virtual machines from one's data center or from...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Platform, VMware Inc., Enomaly, Enomalism, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Poll of the Day - How old is your main computer?: Poll of the Day - How old is your main computer?Had to checkTime passes so quickly- I answered 1 year, but then had to check my Newegg confirmation email, and yep- 6/18/07=CPU COOLER TT|CI-P0374 R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$19.99)KB&MS MS|BASIC BLK VALUE PK PS2/US% - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$16.99)CASE FAN|SS 120MM...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Desktops, Most Linux user, computer, Qty=1, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?: How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?I like your idea of a refundfor unsatisfied customers. Why not a money-back guarantee? I think that would be a good way for Microsoft to put its money where its mouth is...Mary JoTurn Ballmer over to the angry crowdWhile that is a great...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Qumranet's SolidICE ships as Citrix XenDesktop debut nears: Qumranet's SolidICE ships as Citrix XenDesktop debut nearsIt's what's for dinnerBeef!Just when you thought VM couldn't get any more sizzle, here comes another player and a meaty one at that.(Waiting for my SolidICE eval copy); Tags: SolidICE, Citrix XenDesktop, Qumranet, Citrix Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Micro-bambi meets Googol-zilla: Micro-bambi meets Googol-zillaWell, search does not have any lock-in, you can switch search providers inthe time it takes you to type a URL. So, Google must compete fiercely and stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, they guys at MS must be the village idiots. They have NO...; Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows 2000, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Micro-bambi, lock in, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
"Don't tell them that I love it": "Don't tell them that I love it"Skills cost moneyAll of this is predicated on one thing: Computers exist to get something else done.That could be me chatting with a friend, writing a document, or editing a photo. We are not interested in the system that gets that job done, we...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, job, Autodesk Inc., Hardy; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04RE: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04Change to an old ATi RagePro or nVidia card. Check your RAM as well as other hardware components. Linux should install on this system, but if there is any failing hardware, forget it. One thing Linux is less tolerant of faulty hardware than...; Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Video cards, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Is it too late for open source Java?: Is it too late for open source Java?There is no Java in AJAXJavascript in AJAX is not Java at all. It is just an unfortunate naming coincidence.This discussion is a "Tempest in a tea pot"Most companies want vendor support and neither Ruby or Python are first class citizens in the...; Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, Java, programming language, programming, Ruby, open source; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Of course you realize, this means war.: Of course you realize, this means war.Jason, that was superb.ntI disagree with you, Jason"Apple could significantly expand its market share by allowing Mac OS X to run legally on other hardware platforms"1. Writing an operating system for one set of hardware is way easier than for the "whatever" hardware. You...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, MacOS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., hardware, Jason, PC, Wintel, accident; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Connecting to a virtual machine (Hyper-V virtualization in action): Connecting to a virtual machine (Hyper-V virtualization in action)Virtualization SystemsAny reason there hasn't been virtual machines before on PC's?I first worked with virtual systems on CP67 and / or CMS (Cambridge Monitoring System), in the late 60's on machines that were a thousand times the size and power requirements and...; Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, virtual machine, virtualization, Hyper-V virtualization, PC; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?: Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?By what the article says, it should be able to do the job. On the other hand, considering that Windows 7 is going to be based on Server '07 rather than an all-new platform, will it really be...; Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Windows Desktop, desktop, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?: A few days ago, my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow offered some suggestions on how he would design Windows 7 for maximum backward compatibility. One of his key proposals involved using virtualization to solve application compatibility problems: What if Microsoft were to build a "Personal" Hyper-V...; Tags: Desktop, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, VM, Linux Integration Component, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Who's interested in a non-Apple Mac?: Who's interested in a non-Apple Mac?Apple the hardware companycan not afford to lose business to a clone as they make little money off of the OS itself.[i]Cry Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war![/i]wrong priceYou cannot compare the $399 fo this system with the $599 for mac mini...; Tags: BIOS, Desktops, Operating systems, non-Apple Mac, Apple Inc., hardware; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
The purloined benchmark: The purloined benchmarkOnce again you are ....... long on theory, (and words), but short on substance. Frankly your assertion that the benchmark was slanted towards Windows is just an opinion. You have run no benchmarks that refute the claims. I challenge you to reference a study that...; Tags: Operating systems, PoE, Murph, letter strategy, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Why OS X costs twice as much as Windows: Why OS X costs twice as much as WindowsMore Closed??Nearly half of OSX is all open source. Freely available for download, including the code. The *ONLY* proprietary part is the GUI that lies on top, and a few key underpinnings such as Core technologies (CoreGraphics, CoreVideo, etc). Now when you...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Software, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-09