Microsoft announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IT Pros and system administrators will be mighty busy this month as Microsoft announced plans to release 12 patches.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 08/07/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is initiating a new security notification approach, the company announced on Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- 08/06/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."
                    
			            - By John K. Waters
- 08/06/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position in this segment, VMware has announced a new initiative dubbed the System Builder Program
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources. 
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- 08/05/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization heralds a brave new world of security. Here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to securing a virtual infrastructure.
                    
			            - By Joern  Wettern
- 08/01/2008
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Don't let its looks fool you -- give it time and Hyper-V will be a contender for hypervisor dominance.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software. 
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- 08/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Skytap’s Virtual Lab service lets developers subscribe to virtual machines 
          (VMs) and provides a VM image library and a virtual lab-management app.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 08/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- 07/30/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Qumranet's CEO Benny Schnaider discusses his company's open source technology and the future of the virtualization market.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A first-quarter 2008 survey conducted by Computer Economics  suggests a possible slowdown in IT spending and staffing lies ahead.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    VMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix has released details of a new tool that will speed virtual machine interoperability between hypervisors from Microsoft, VMware and its own offering.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New director of product management talks up database and hints at future technologies.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 07/16/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Diane Greene's precipitous and unexpected departure from VMware yesterday may have resulted from an ongoing rift between Greene and executives at parent company EMC, according to analysts.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In a move that sent shock waves across the virtualization market, VMware's board of directors announced that Diane Greene, the company's co-founder, president and CEO, will be replaced by Paul Maritz, a 14-year veteran of Microsoft and head of EMC's Cloud Division. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Researchers at VMware have pioneered a novel technique in dynamic analysis, one that separates the running program from the analysis tool, by use of virtual containers. 
                    
			            - By Joab  Jackson
- 06/26/2008