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  The future of hypervisors

  The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.

  By Network World staff | 04 February, 2012 08:34

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, freemium, hardware systems, hypervisors, insider, Virtualization

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  Symantec upgrades for SSD, Hyper-V

  Symantec Corp. today announced several enhancements to its storage management suite, its cluster file and cluster server system, including the ability to recognize solid state drives used in tiered storage as well as integration with Hyper-V.

  By Lucas Mearian | 08 December, 2009 06:03

  Tags: hypervisors, security, symantec

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  Red Hat open sources Windows virtualisation drivers

  In another sign interoperability between virtual Linux and Windows operating systems is gathering pace, Red Hat has quietly released a set of drivers to improve the performance of Windows guests hosted on Linux's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor.

  By Rodney Gedda | 26 August, 2009 09:44

  Tags: hypervisors, kvm, linux kernel, Red Hat, virtualisation, windows server

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  NSW Electoral Commission goes Hyper-V over VMware

  The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has selected Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform over the more mature VMware for its server consolidation project.

  By Rodney Gedda | 22 May, 2009 10:32

  Tags: hyper-v, hypervisors, licensing, Microsoft, NSW Electoral Commission, VMware, windows server 2008, virtualisation

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  Xen 3.4.0 released with more client device, Hyper-V integration

  Xen, the de facto virtualization hypervisor for Linux and the basis of Citrix's commercial products, has reached version 3.4.0 bringing improved support for client devices, integration with Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor, better reliability and power management, and many CPU-level big fixes.

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 May, 2009 08:34

  Tags: Citrix, hyper-v, hypervisors, xen, virtualisation

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  Start-up HyTrust debuts policy enforcement for VMware

  Start-up HyTrust Monday launched its first product, an appliance for enforcing security policy related to administrative use of VMware ESX servers and the VirtualCenter management console.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 April, 2009 07:04

  Tags: hypervisors, hytrust, startups, virtualisation, VMware

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  KVM, Xen battle for hacker interest: Horms

  If the Linux virtualisation space wasn't heated enough, the open source hypervisors Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) and Xen are now duking it out for independent developer interest, according to Xen hacker Simon "Horms" Horman.

  By Rodney Gedda | 23 January, 2009 08:57

  Tags: hypervisors, kvm, xen, linux.conf.au