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Article | 28/10/2009 VMware ships Workstation for virtualizing Windows 7
VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of its platform for run...
Article | 23/10/2009 With Hyper-V R2, Microsoft sets its sights on VMware
Competition between VMware and Microsoft got a little tighter on Thursday with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, which includes a major update to...
Article | 22/10/2009 Windows 7 will drive virtual desktop adoption, VMware says
The release of Microsoft's Windows 7 should increase adoption of desktop virtualization technology, but won't necessarily cause a massive shift from p...
Article | 22/10/2009 VMware reports a sharp drop in profit
VMware's third-quarter profit dropped by more than half as the company invested more heavily in research and development, though its revenue increased...
Article | 21/10/2009 Gartner: Server virtualization now at 18 per cent of server workload
How fast is the shift to server virtualization happening? According to Gartner, 18% of server workloads this year run on virtualized servers; that sha...
Article | 7/10/2009 Worldskills competition puts IT students to the test
The Worldskills Australia regional competition in PC and Network Support took place at Mount Druitt College, TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute, last w...
Article | 1/10/2009 Microsoft Hyper-V R2 is hot on VMware's heels
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 offer substantial performance and functionality enhancements over the...
Article | 2/09/2009 VMware partners to offer Amazon-like compute services
VMware announced a new program on Tuesday through which service providers will offer pay-as-you-go computing services similar to those from Amazon Web...
Article | 1/09/2009 EMC to resell VMware management software
EMC will resell virtualization management software from VMware alongside its own Ionix management platform in an expanded partnership aimed at helping...
Article | 12/08/2009 VMware's next move may be middleware buy
VMware will gain a substantial footprint in enterprise Java application development with its pending acquisition of SpringSource, which was announced ...
Article | 11/08/2009 VMware acquires Java vendor SpringSource
VMware has struck a deal to acquire enterprise Java vendor SpringSource for $US362 million.
Article | 24/07/2009 Quantum ships backup module for virtual servers
With virtualisation being increasingly rolled out across many data centres and server rooms, Quantum has this week begun shipping a module that will a...
Article | 23/07/2009 VMware license revenue slips 20 percent
VMware reported a drop in profit for the second quarter as businesses cut spending on new software amid the tough economy.
Article | 21/07/2009 Microsoft Linux move puts pressure on VMware
Microsoft's historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft's rival VMware.
Article | 13/07/2009 VMware offer tools to automate disaster recovery, application deployment
VMware is releasing two bundles of management and automation products designed for disaster recovery and the delivery of applications to users.