Carrying your vintage Mac on a USB stick
Running Linux, Windows or applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, and AbiWord from a USB flash is now commonplace. What is to emulate a Mac 128K or Plus on a USB key?
VirtualBox 2.1.0 Released
Reminder: VirtualBox allows you to create and run virtual machines on host systems 32 or 64-bit x86 Windows, GNU / Linux 32 and 64-bit, OpenSolaris and Mac OS X. VirtualBox supports virtual machines 32 and following 64-bit Windows (including Vista), Linux 2.x, OS / 2 Warp, OpenBSD and FreeBSD.
Originally created by InnoTek, VirtualBox is now supported by Sun Microsystems following the acquisition of the company designer 12.02.2008.
VMware buys specialist Tungsten Graphics Display (LMI)
It is clear that the technologies that dominates Tungsten Graphics will allow VMware to optimize the graphic dimension of virtualized client. VMware, discreetly, put his hand on Tungsten Graphics. This little society, composed of top developers, has specialized in 3D graphics and works on three axes.
Citrix puts virtualization of applications benefiting from the iPhone
In recent months, the tenors of virtualization address the growing market of mobility. We have seen VMWare develop a "new technology" virtualization for smartphones making the move any idea of operating systems for mobile obsolete, as it is convenient for developers.
Realtek makes netbooks compatible with Mac OS X (Clubic)
Although partly illegal, installing and using Mac OS X now possible on a large number of machines and is no longer reserved for owners of Apple computers. While some assemblers unscrupulous marketing materials compatible with the operating system from Apple is now the turn of a component manufacturer to take a step towards the flood OSx86.
Apple Mac: a new high-end clone (Clubic)
If the company Psystar appears to embark on a genuine legal saga against Apple, EFI X-USA may finally have found a solution to develop a parallel market of Mac OS X. Unlike Psystar, which tries to entice the average user of Windows, EFI-X USA targets the professional market, even those who already own a Mac.
The war was declared between it and the big Cisco servers? (Lemage)
Edward ("Ed") Bugnion, a co-founder and former CTO of VMWare was visiting Paris at the EMC Forum. Since the acquisition of his start-up Nuova Systems by Cisco, the expert of virtualization is in charge of server access and virtualization division of Cisco, which includes products such as Cisco Nexus (physical and virtual) and the orchestrator VFrame (from the acquisition of Topspin).
Audio-exclusive cast Microsoft and Novell (Silicon.fr)
Increasing the flexibility of data centers through virtualization in mixed source. Discover this exclusive audio-cast! Under the Microsoft-Novell partnership, in partnership with NetMediaEurope ZiffDavis offers an online seminar with the collaboration of both companies on the virtualization solutions.
PC Virtualization: HP goes up a gear (R & T)
Name change and improvements to the menu display listings of HP client virtualization. In its repository now called HP Virtual Essentials reviews, the manufacturer offers a set of software for managing sessions, streaming media and multimedia constraints.
A new Mac clone vendor (Mac4Ever)
It is Argentina that comes back to Mac cloner: the OpeniMac is a bad range of ordinary towers that are supposed to run OS X perfectly. The interest in relation to mounting a Hackintosh is not clear.
DataCore Software and Parallels happen alliance
DataCore and Parallels announced the signing of a technology alliance. Objective? Provide a solution called "full virtualization" (server virtualization and storage virtualization) and facilitate cross-qualification of their respective solutions permanent.
Meru Networks Announces 802.11n "virtual"
At a time when the Wi-Fi proliferates, companies there are no equivalent services to get a wired connection. Meru Networks delivers a second blow to this connectivity by air: the virtualization of wireless networks.
The danger of lack of knowledge in virtualization
Clavister has released a computer investigation requested by the international consulting and research YouGov. His teachings are staggering. Over 40% of IT managers who set up virtualized servers were left open to attack their computer network because they mistakenly believed that security was included in the virtualization solution.
VirtualBox 2.0.6 Released
Nov. 21 Sun announced the release of VirtualBox 2.0.6 with the changes following maintenance:
* VMM:? Xed Guru Meditation When running 64-bit Windows guests (bug # 2220)
* VMM:? Xed boot hangs Solaris 10U6 (VT-x and AMD-V) bug # 2565)
* VMM:? Xed reboot hangs Solaris 10U6 (AMD-V only, bug # 2565)
* GUI: Sometimes the host key Was not Properly displayed (only Windows hosts, bug # 1996)
* GUI: the keyboard focus lost after Wa Minimizing and restoring the VM window via the Windows taskbar (bug # 784) ...
