Host hopping or LUN exchange -- two interesting approaches to moving virtual machines.
                    
			            - By Rick  Vanover
- 02/23/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware on Monday joined the growing list of major software platform firms with a virtual partner training campus by launching a nine-language Partner University.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- 02/23/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Another vendor has thrown its hat into the enterprise virtualization ring. This one is red.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMLogix has partnered with Citrix to shore up its brand-new offering, adding lab management and automation capabilities to Citrix Essentials.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and Red Hat inked a deal to ensure that Windows  operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OSes can run as virtual machines  on each other's platforms.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    EMC and Microsoft formally renewed a partnership on Tuesday,  extending their collaborative efforts on virtualization, content management and  security solutions for the enterprise market through 2011.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Xenocode, the Seattle-based maker of virtualization tools, today released the latest version of its Virtual Application Studio, a developer-focused authoring environment for virtualizing existing Windows-based applications. 
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 02/02/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    One bright spot in the IT economy appears to be virtualization, with leading provider VMware today announcing that its yearly revenue rose 42 percent in 2008 to $1.9 billion. Fourth quarter revenues  were a "solid" $515 million -- up 25 percent over last year. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix Systems has teamed with Intel Corp. to provide virtualization technology for Intel-based desktop computers. 
                    
			            - By Rutrell  Yasin
- 01/23/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new report from security consultancy AppRiver confirms what many of us have long expected: Spammers are becoming both savvier and sneakier.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- 01/20/2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Bluestripe Software tackles the problem of "applications visibility" with a solution that triangulates performance between hosts, applications and VMs.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Abstracting user "personality" is an important consideration in pooled resource VDI deployments. Here's how one start-up is looking to capitalize.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The beta release of the update to Windows Server 2008 will be of special interest to those who work with virtualization, as it unveils a key technology long-promised by Microsoft.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently available  for download by TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)  subscribers, as well as by technology enthusiasts.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 01/04/2009