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Linux and virtualization guide

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Get news from the Linux virtualization world. Stay current with the latest offerings, updates, developments and trends in the enterprise. Learn how Microsoft is improving its Linux support services, Xen is impressing its critics, and Linux distributions are spawning as fast as...well, penguins.

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  • XenEnterprise 4.0

    Product of the Year -  Citrix Systems Inc. XenEnterprise 4.0 isn't a halfhearted virtualization project: it's an ambitious, full-featured open source platform that virtualizes a variety of Linux distributions, exploits the latest server hardware advancements, integrates with...

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

    Product of the Year -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) gets the Gold award in the Linux Server Distribution category for its embrace open of source Xen virtualization and additional production-level features.

  • XenServer Enterprise Edition 4.0

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    Product of the Year -  In a major step forward from release 3.2, Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition 4.0 grabbed the Gold in this category. This server virtualization platform topped our judges' list by adding significant functionality without sacrificing ease of use or...

  • RHEL 5.1 update tweaks virtualization, Windows interoperability

    10 Sep 2007

    Article -  Red Hat's RHEL 5.1 update will modify the Xen paravirtualization capabilities added to the OS, but don't expect Microsoft Windows guests until the end of the year.

  • Microsoft Virtual Server improves Linux guest support

    29 Oct 2007

    Article -  With Microsoft's announcement that it will provide third-party virtual guest support for SUSE Enterprise Linux 10, Redmond's love/hate relationship with Linux continues to flourish.

  • Virtualization boosts Linux adoption big-time

    31 Jul 2007

    Article -  Despite mixed-OS and virtual machine management problems, virtualization will drive adoption of server-side Linux, making it a great theme for LinuxWorld 2007, says Hyperic CEO Javier Soltero.

  • Red Hat, Sybase team up for database virtual appliance

    11 May 2007

    Article -  Sybase and Red Hat will soon release a virtual database appliance based on Linux, but users at the Red Hat Summit are wary of vendor lock-in and support.

  • LinuxWorld and virtualization: Xen vs. KVM, Microsoft's Xen-friendly drivers

    10 Aug 2007

    Article -  KVM vs. Xen, Microsoft's proposed Xen-friendly drivers and server consolidation trends highlight Bernard Golden's report on LinuxWorld 2007's virtualization news.

  • OpenVZ virtualization runs on Ubuntu 7.10

    11 Jan 2008

    Article -  OpenVZ now offers an Ubuntu 7.10 template and is working to integrate its container virtualization technology into future versions of the Linux kernel.

  • Virtual appliances spawn new class of Linux distros

    10 Oct 2007

    Article -  Virtual appliance independent software vendors see a role for streamlined Linux distros with specialized package management capabilities.