Latest virtualization news.
Citrix plans virtual desktops, 10/23/07: Next year Citrix will launch desktop virtualization software that can help businesses save money by centralizing desktop images as well as improve security by centralizing applications and data.
Seanodes pitching direct-attached storage virtualization, 10/22/07: Start-up Seanodes is touting technology that congregates the direct-attached disks on x86-based application servers into pools of storage so they can be managed better and achieve higher utilization.
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Microsoft opens up virtualization API, 10/25/07: Microsoft has announced that a key API of its hypervisor technology will be open sourced.
Virtual desktops, 10/23/07: The Citrix acquisition of XenSource has some compelling implications for companies with a large pool of remote workers and branch offices. One such implication is the ability to virtualize users’ desktops, allowing companies to decouple the hardware and software acquisition and ongoing management.
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