http://virtualizationreview.com/news/Virtualization Review: Powering the New IT Generation. News from the Enterprise Computing Group.en-us(c) 1996-2008 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.News780The upcoming Windows 7 beta -- scheduled to be released this month -- found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10480&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10480&rss=1#0Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTSun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10479&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10479&rss=1#1Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe public release of Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1 is expected next month, but speculation that it might appear earlier -- at least for testers -- popped up on Friday from a few sources.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10474&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10474&rss=1#2Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft ratcheted up its product support for SQL Server 2005 by releasing Service Pack 3 (SP3) on Monday, along with SP3 Cumulative Update 1.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10464&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10464&rss=1#3Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTA zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer 7 reported last week has sparked increased hacker activity, and now the attacks involve most versions of Microsoft's Internet browser.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10459&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10459&rss=1#4Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) on Monday unveiled a limited private community technology preview (CTP) of "SQL Server Application and Multi-Server Management [tools], as part of the SQL Server codename 'Kilimanjaro'," according to a PASS spokesperson.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10460&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10460&rss=1#5Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTDataDirect Technologies this week upgraded its ADO.NET database drivers, which provide connectivity between .NET-based applications and DBMSes from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10457&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10457&rss=1#6Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTVMware will expand its strategic relationship with Hewlett-Packard to include the joint development of software that manages datacenter resources.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10449&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10449&rss=1#7Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft server and tools exec Bob Kelly told an investment banker audience how Microsoft plans to take advantage of opportunities in the enterprise IT market.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10448&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10448&rss=1#8Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTRecently, I read about NexentaCore, a new experimental operating system that seeks to merge the functionality of a Linux user environment with the OpenSolaris OS kernel, supporting the ZFS file system.http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10445&rss=1http://virtualizationreview.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=10445&rss=1#9Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT