Computer system virtualization was first introduced in mainframes during the 1960s and 1970s. Although virtualization remained a largely untapped facility during the 1980s and 1990s, computer ...

Conversely, hosted virtualization utilizes an operating system and runs virtualization software as an application. The hypervisor software is installed to the bare metal; then the operating system ...

The idea behind application virtualization is to eliminate many of the support-draining configuration ... Virtual PC 2007 adds support for Windows Vista as a host operating system but not ...

Developers need the flexibility to run any operating system, not just any application, with ease, on the same hardware. The answer to the operating system dilemma is the embedded hypervisor, ...

Because of virtualization’s ability to contain and control messy interactions with the operating system, a virtualized application will leave behind very little digital detritus.

Application virtualization refers to several techniques that make running applications protected, flexible and easy to manage. Modern operating systems keep programs isolated from each other.

Containing zero operating system (zeOS), VAAs assume the presence of a compatible OS on target machines. VAAs make zero change to the OS on which they run. AppZero is available for Linux, Solaris ...

AppZero is collaborating with Microsoft to persuade users of Windows Server 2003 to update before Microsoft stops supporting the operating system using AppZero's application virtualization technology.

Virtualization technology, which allows multiple operating systems to run different applications on a single computer, has caught the attention of IT managers for its promise to let them better ...

Microsoft's release of its Vista operating system has many desktop management vendors scrambling to add support, ease migration and optimize Vista deployments. Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers ...