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ProxMox 0.9: ProxMox KVM/OpenVZ Virtualization Distro by Jason Perlow; Tags: Jason Perlow, virtualization, kvm, openvz, containers; Image galleries 2008-06-24
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
KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine KVM technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Qumranet builds proprietary desktop on open source kernel: At Demo07 Qumranet announced Solid ICE, a proprietary desktop virtualization system built on the kernel-based virtual machine KVM built into LinuxÂ 2.6.20. Qumranet also announced a Simple Protocol for Integrated Computing Environments SPICE, a connection protocol for linking devices within a virtualized environment. External interfaces to the system...; Tags: Desktop, Kernel, Virtual Machine, Qumranet, KVM, Benny Schneider, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-24
Xen vs. KVM: round 1 bell to ring soon: Xen vs. KVM: round 1 bell to ring soonJudge Kimball rules Novell owns UNIX!Summary judgment...; Tags: KVM, Xen; Discussion threads 2007-08-11

Xen vs. KVM: round 1 bell to ring soon: Industry executives are downplaying concerns about a growing schism between rival open source virtualization factions but a market battle between Xen and KVM appears increasingly likely, and imminent.Â At the San Francisco, Calif. conference this week, Qumranet, a Santa Clara, Calif-based commercial startup that fundsÂ KVM, told ZDNet that the company's first...; Tags: Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Xen, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-08-10
Motorola, Qumranet Closer To Shipping Mobile, Virtual Linux Products: Motorola is close toÂ releasing its much anticipated, first Linux-based Razr2 V8 handset in the U.S, " said Christy M Wyatt, vice president of ecosystem and market development for Motorola during a LinuxWorld press conference. Showing off her own Linux Razr2, Wyatt was prevented by the company's communications...; Tags: Mobile, Motorola Inc., Qumranet, KVM, Virtualization, Storage Management, Linux, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-08-08
Why are there so many open source processing virtualization projects?: Why are there so many open source processing virtualization projects?some nuancesGenerally you are right -- different projects exists because they are from the different classes, implementing different approaches to virtualization.Still, there are some nuances:1. UML is para-virtualization in fact, have nothing in common with OpenVZ (aka partitioning, aka containers). Quick...; Tags: Utility computing, Storage management, UML, open source, KVM, Xen, virtualization, para-virtualization, hardware; Discussion threads 2007-07-19
Why are there so many open source processing virtualization projects?: The virtualization community has been hearing quite a bit about KVM or Kernel-based Virtual Machine since it was included in Version 2.6.20 of the Linux kernel. It was interesting that this technology was included in the kernel relatively shorty after it first emerged while Xen still has not been...; Tags: virtual processing software, virtual machine software; Blog posts 2007-07-19
KVM steals virtualization spotlight: KVM steals virtualization spotlightKVM steals virtualization spotlightMore shoddy coding bloating up linux. If it runs in linux you can rest assured that it will segfault just like the rest of linux. Imagine that, trying to boot up another OS in KVM just to have it close on you,...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KVM, Linux, virtualization; Discussion threads 2007-02-26

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If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?: Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-25
FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite: I just spoke with Jerry McCloud, VP of Business Development of Fastscale Technology, about the newest release of their product, FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite. This product is aimed at reducing the complexity of creating and maintaining virtual machine images. Previous versions of the product supported VMware's ESX Server. This version adds...; Tags: Software, Environment, Image, Virtual Machine, FastScale Composer Suite Software Environment, Desktop Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare: Apple may win the battle, but they'll lose the war, eventually. Well, that was predictable, really. A small startup in Florida decides to go make Mac clones, and surprise, surprise, Apple starts legal proceedings and unleashes the might of...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Linux 2.6.26 kernel update released: Â Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new support for the One Laptop Per Child architecture.Â Version 2.6.26 was released on Sunday, July 13. What's most...; Tags: Kernel, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Citrix versus the Xen community: As the virtual machine software competition heats up, one would expect representatives of each of the suppliers to take shots at one another in the media. I've seen a recent example of this.Two of the proponents of Xen, Citrix and Virtual Iron, appear to be having at it in the...; Tags: Community, Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Technology, Virtual Machine, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Diane Greene out, Paul Maritz to lead VMware: While working in San Francisco, I received quite a number of telephone calls from journalists around the world. Since I was "off the grid" for the project, I had no idea what was going on. I finally returned to my hotel room and could read my messages, I learned that...; Tags: Board, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Paul Maritz, Corporate Governance, Desktop Virtualization, Open Source, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-10
VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper: It would not be an exaggeration to say that yesterday was a very bad day for VMWare. My friend and fellow tech blogger colleague at ComputerWorld, Steven J Vaughn-Nichols, thinks the company will be down for the count when they take their next hit, that essentially, the...; Tags: Software, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Hardware, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse: It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...; Tags: Mouse, Video, Synergy2, Client, Screen, Mice, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-08
PlateSpin Launches PowerConvert 7.0: PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...; Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Center, Migration, PowerConvert, Aragorn, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Document Management, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows: Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....; Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Paravirtualization Method, Microsoft VMM 2008, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-01