For months, the industry has been calling on Microsoft to ease restrictions forcing customers to use only the priciest versions of Windows Vista for desktop virtualisation, which it had planned this week before changing its mind at the last minute.
Despite some problems, SWsoft, manufacturer of Parallels virtualisation software for Macs and PCs, say that the product is compatible with the new Leopard release of Mac OS X.
Serguei Beloussov woke up early on Tuesday to see people in the world of virtualisation commenting on the news that he had sold his company, Parallels, to Sun for US$205 million.
Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Apple's Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements.
Virtualisation software vendor Parallels has released an update to its Parallels Desktop virtualisation software for Intel-based Apple Macs.
Virtual servers have changed the way businesses are run. Now, virtualisation vendors have set their sights on your PC.
VMware potentially changed the virtualisation software market by announcing that the upgrade to their GSX Server product would be made available for free to anyone that wants it.
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SWsoft president and chief executive Serguei Beloussov discusses what the future holds for his company, its Parallels product, and the virtualisation market as a whole.
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