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Last week’s LinuxWorld Conference in Boston was the locus of several important announcements. Again, virtualization was front and center. In no particular order: * XenSource announced XenEnterprise.

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft on Wednesday detailed changes to ...

So far, Microsoft has invested more than $400 million in its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), which includes desktop and application virtualization ...

It seems that server virtualization is the buzzword for the industry right now. Having made its way into storage virtualization, VMware led its wide use in the enterprise server market. Last week, two ...

Microsoft Corp. Thursday released its first software designed specifically to manage virtual machines on a network, and tweaked licensing for its system management products to take into account ...

Microsoft has decided to slash several key features from its Windows Server virtualization software, code-named “Viridian,” in an effort to meet quality goals and a release deadline. The new ...

In a bold and unexpected move, Microsoft recently announced that it has now made it easier for partners to redistribute Microsoft's desktop and server-class virtualization products within proprietary ...

Speaking at the Microsoft Management Summit, Ballmer announced the beta release of Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 and plans for new virtualization support in Longhorn--including opening up the ...

Microsoft has upped the ante in the server virtualization space, which has thus far been primarily dominated by VMware. The Redmond, Wash., software giant has released its System Center Virtual ...

Microsoft has clarified how licensing for its current version of Windows Server works when paired with virtualization software. However, customers may face a whole new set of licensing rules once the ...