Sun has released a major update to its open source desktop virtualization tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements.

Apple and virtualization pundits agree that Apple needs to allow virtualization of its operating system. Although, it's likely that OS X Server is fading away after the Lion release, the desktop ...

Recently I wrote a detailed article on using VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on the Mac. These two programs are virtualization solutions—they allow one “host” operating system (Mac OS X) to run ...

(1) The term may erroneously refer to traditional virtualization methods rather than the technique described below (see virtual machine). (2) A method for splitting a server into multiple partitions ...

On Friday, we reported that VMware Fusion 4.1 can run virtual versions of Leopard and Snow Leopard, a feature previously barred by Apple’s end-user license agreement. On Monday, the other shoe dropped ...

Mac OS X only offers a few virtualization apps, but the competition is strong. We've chosen Parallels as our favorite thanks to its excellent performance, ease of use, and fantastic Mac-specific ...

Fusion 4.1 gave life to Leopard and Snow Leopard client virtualization, but VMware quickly ended it again with the Fusion 4.1.1 upgrade When Apple released Mac OS X 10.7, known as Lion, it became the ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. For almost nine years, VMware was, for the most part, the ...

In a Monday post to the Macenterprise.org mailing list, Dave Schroeder, senior systems engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, pointed out a change in the ...

VMware, the maker of a popular virtualization software Fusion, seems to be backpedalling on the last week’s release of VMware Fusion 4.1 for the Mac. As originally noted by Macworld, Fusion 4.1 was ...

Virtualization companies, unwilling to see core products become a mere operating system feature, are signing deals to build them into hardware. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...