VMware, whose software lets an Intel server run several operating systems simultaneously, released new software Monday that supports a much wider variety of systems. Version 2 of the company's ...

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances Virtual appliances are great for the same reasons physical appliances took ...

Virtualization is a buzzword that's been making its way around the corporate IT circles for a few years. On paper, virtualization sounds great—you can make full use of those unused CPU cycles, ...

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Today, VMware has introduced a public beta test of a program called ACE 2 Enterprise Edition. The original ACE program was a version of VMware that allowed users to construct specific virtual machines ...

It's no secret that virtual desktop infrastructure is expensive, but VMware says it is working on ways to cut costs and make the technology more accessible to the masses. VMware has plenty of ...

I will turn down free beer software in favor of freedom software when both exist. If you don't know the difference, that's OK. You cannot see the source code for the video drivers from ATI, for ...

VMware released a security update that fixes a critical vulnerability in the vCenter Server virtual infrastructure management platform that could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive ...

EMC recently acquired VMware (Palo Alto, CA; privately held, 360 employees, less than $100M in revenues) in a cash deal valued at $635M. VMware is the leading vendor of server virtualization software ...