Virtualization technologies

HIGHLIGHTS

	Free VMware ESXi sparks call for the source code ARTICLE - VMware now offers ESX3i server for free, but only open-sourcing the hypervisor's code will truly enable VMware to compete against Microsoft, some say.
	Open Virtual Machine Format to benefit users TIP - Virtualization vendors plan to adopt the Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF), which will make virtual appliances easier to deploy.

SUBTOPICS

	Application virtualization Get news, user stories and tips on the technologies behind application virtualization, in which an application can run locally within a virtual machine.
	Emerging virtualization technologies Discover new and up-and-coming types of server virtualization technologies in this server virtualization platforms section.
	Hardware virtualization The place to find info on virtual machine capabilities in hardware, including servers and AMD and Intel chip architectures.
	Host-based virtualization Get news, user stories and tips on using server- or host-based virtualization.
	Operating-system (OS) level virtualization Deploying a guest OS? This section's news, tips and user stories about virtualizing a physical server at the operating-system level can help.
	Paravirtualization Find out how, when and why to use paravirtualization to gain server virtualization flexibility and customization in these tips, news reports and user stories.
	Virtualization and the hypervisor Get news, user stories and tips on when, why and how to use hypervisors, virtualization programs that allows multiple operating systems to share a single hardware processor.

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