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- VMware
- Virtual machine software from VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (www.vmware.com) that allows multiple copies of the same operating system or several different operating systems to run in the same x86-based...
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- Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade
- VMware Player 3.0 has hit the Release Candidate RC stage and is available for public download. This latest release brings with it some neat new features. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Player, VMware Player 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, vmware, player, rc, virtual, vm, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-10-06
- Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade
- VMware Player 3.0 has hit the Release Candidate RC stage and is available for public download. This latest release brings with it some neat new features. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Player, VMware Player 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, vmware, player, rc, virtual, vm, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-10-06
- App virtualization meets the mobile device
- At VMworld in San Francisco, VMware CTO Stephen Herrod shows a Visa mobile application on a Microsoft Windows CE device that is also running virtually on Google's Android OS. The functionality allows users to run "any app on any device," the VMware executive says.
- Tags: Mobile, VMware Inc., Mobile Device, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows CE, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, VMware, CTO
- Videos 2009-09-02
- Tinkering with the virtual desktop
- At VMworld in San Francisco, VMware CEO Paul Maritz talks to HP's director of software virtualization, Steve DuPree, about how the company's VMware View product fits into HP's virtualization plans. Maritz adds that there are 1 million desktops deployed with VDI, mainly in sectors where security and compliance are crucial,...
- Tags: Desktop, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Storage, Finance, VMware, HP
- Videos 2009-09-01
- VMWare executive shows off fluid network switching
- At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, VMWare CTO Stephen Herrod explains what the additional features in the company's network switching distribution will bring to virtualization. One of the benefits will be allowing other companies, like Cisco, to create a virtual switch within VMWare's cloud so that businesses can choose...
- Tags: Network, VMware Inc., Hardware, Interop, VMWare, Cisco, virtualization, cloud computing, networking
- Videos 2009-05-22
- Data centers: Friend to the environment or foe?
- At the Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., on June 6, Forrester Research Senior Vice President Christopher Mines moderates a discussion on data centers. IBM's vice president of marketing management, Elaine Lennox, and VMware's data center product marketing manager, Rob Smoot, weigh the pros and cons of building...
- Tags: Data Center, Environment, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, IBM, VMWare
- Videos 2008-06-13
- Setting up mixed cloud and mobile computing
- By utilising the power of mobile computing with a cloud storage provider, you can in theory take your hard drive anywhere with you, with nothing more than a username and password. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Mobile Computing, Handhelds, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, Zack Whittaker, mesh, virtual pc, cloud, mobile, anywhere, everywhere, virtualization, vmware
- Image galleries 2008-06-13
- Hardcore virtualization - VMware ESX 3.5/Infrastructure - Part 1
- This will be my first in a series (an "X = X +1" sort of series) where I'll be looking at virtualization. However, rather than look at the kind of virtualization where you inxstall and OS like Windows, Mac OS or Linux and then install an application that allows you...
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, vmware, esx, virtual, hypervisor
- Image galleries 2008-05-30
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 and VMWare 2.0 Server
- The two latest and greatest free commercial host-based virtualization products from Sun and VMWare by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, VMware Inc., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow, vmware, xvm, virtualbox, virtualization, linux, windows, macintosh, solaris
- Image galleries 2008-05-16
- VMware Fusion for OS X ready to lift off
- VMware is taking preorders for Fusion, its virtualization product for Mac OS X. With Fusion, you can run Windows, Solaris and Linux on a Mac without rebooting. VMware's pre-order price is $39.99, but goes up to $79.99 when Fusion launches. eWeek reports that Fusion launches Aug. 6, but the VMware...
- Tags: VMware, virtualization, Software Infrastructure, General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- VMware lands Cisco as investor
- Cisco Systems said Friday it will invest $150 million in VMware, joining Intel as a strategic investor.After the investment Cisco will own 1.6 percent of VMware's outstanding shares. VMware will also consider appointing a Cisco executive to its board in the future.Like Intel, Cisco is strengthening its ties to VMware,...
- Tags: VMware, virtualization, Software Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-27
- Podcast: Oracle's customer-inspired 11g, Larry gets FIOS, Samsung's gadgetfest, VMware's IPO, and more
- This week on the Dan & David Show, my colleague Larry Dignan fills in for Dan Farber who is on vacation and the first order of business is a review of Oracle's 11g announcement. Larry was present for the festivities earlier this week in NYC and sees merit...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, VMware, virtualization, Verizon, Software Infrastructure, Podcasts, Personal Technology, Open Source, Office 2.0, Microsoft, Intel, Google, General, Enterprise 2.0, EMC, Dan &, David Show, Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Podcast: News to know midday: Vista SP1; Google buys Postini; VMware and Intel
- On today's podcast: Vista SP1: The beta. The strategy. Google buys Postini. Intel Capital buys into VMware.
- Tags: VMware, Vista, News to know, Microsoft, Intel, Google
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- VMware sets IPO price range; lands Intel Capital as investor
- Intel Capital said it will invest $218.5 million in VMware and ultimately own 2.5 percent of the virtualization company's outstanding common stock as it goes public. Separately, VMware said in a regulatory filing that it will offer 33 million shares priced between $23 and $25 a share. VMware, which will...
- Tags: VMware, virtualization, Software Infrastructure, Intel, General, EMC
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- VMware offers virtualization as a service
- VMware launched a new program to enlist service providers to deliver virtualized server infrastructure as a hosted service. It's a natural step for companies that want to move to a utility computing, capacity on demand model, which can provide improved levels of reliability, scalability and cost efficiency. Hosting providers can...
- Tags: VMware, virtualization, Utility computing, IT Management, Hardware Infrastructure, Datacenter
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- EMC: Tech spending solid; VMware hits $1B revenue run rate
- EMC CEO Joe Tucci said there was some "slight caution" among corporate technology buyers, but theres plenty of spending in North America. Tuccis comments echo what CDW recently said about enterprise spending. CDW said last week that its March sales...
- Tags: General, EMC, VMware, Storage, Software Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Podcast: HP pretexters get wrist-slaps, the mortally wounded copyright, Red Hat seeks threesome with Microsoft, and Tellme more
- This week on the Dan & David Show, ZDNet executive editor Larry Dignan fills in for Dan Farber and we cover the four biggest news stories of the week so far. While the world looks for ways to bridge the digital divide, Microsofts attempts to close the gap between computer...
- Tags: Novell, virtualization, YouTube, Hewlett-Packard, Red Hat, VMware, Microsoft, Google, Linux, Berlind, Hollywood on Demand, Entertainment, Software Infrastructure, Podcasts, Dan &, David Show, General, Open Source
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
- Podcast: Windows Mobile 6, virtualization, SOA for the masses and more...
- This week on the Dan & David Show, David checks out Microsofts Windows Mobile version 6 platform. We also discuss how competition in the virtualization space in heating up always good for buyers, what Microsoft means by Vista "Ready" and Vista "Capable," and how SOA methods (mashups, assemblers, widgets, etc.)...
- Tags: Red Hat, VMware, virtualization, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology, Mobile, Dan &, David Show, Microsoft, Datacenter, SaaS, General, Open Source, IT Management
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
- Red Hat to up the virtualization price war ante
- Red Hat plans to squeeze VMware on pricing as it bundles virtualization technology with its operating system. Thats the biggest takeaway from Scott Crenshaw, General Manager, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Crenshaw spoke about virtualization on a conference call Tuesday afternoon with...
- Tags: General, Linux, Open Source, Red Hat, virtualization, VMware
- Blog posts 2007-02-14
- Talent recruitment spurs VMware IPO
- The folks that wanted EMC to carve out VMware in an initial public offering are getting their wish. EMC said after market close that it will sell 10 percent of VMware in an IPO. EMC retains ownership of VMware...
- Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, VMware, virtualization, EMC, EMC Corp., VMware Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
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