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  • Xen not ready for prime-time, says Red Hat

    A senior Red Hat executive today maintained the Xen open source virtualisation environment was not yet ready for enterprise use, despite "unbelievable" customer demand and the fact rival Novell has already started shipping the software.

  • Red Hat dolls up Linux with embedded hypervisor

    Linux specialist Red Hat has announced it is developing an embedded hypervisor product that it claims will complement, rather than compete with, its existing virtualisation strategy.

  • Ubuntu bucks trend, goes for KVM virtualisation

    Heading in a different direction from its main rivals, Ubuntu Linux will use KVM as its primary virtualisation software.

  • Novell denies 'unstable' Xen claims

    The chief technology officer (CTO) of Novell's Open Platform Solutions Group, Markus Rex, has hit back at criticism the company included an "unstable" Xen virtualisation environment in its new Linux server, pointing to support from hardware partners.

  • Suse Linux gets better virtualisation, security

    Novell has released the first service pack (SP1) for its Suse Linux Enterprise 10 server software, which promises better virtualisation and high performance support along with improved security.

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  • KVM steals virtualisation spotlight

    A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.

  • Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

    Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat has created a team of 34 programmers to work on nothing but next-generation software.

  • Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

    As right-hand man to Red Hat's chief executive Matthew Szulik, Alex Pinchev has access to a lot of the strategic insights afforded to his boss, but is unencumbered by the diplomatic restraints placed on the chief executive. He speaks his mind.

  • Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

    Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

  • Linux in the virtual world

    Companies that offer virtualisation software are changing their business models and tweaking their software.

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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

    Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.

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