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Software reviews (virtualisation and search apps)

2011; Institution of Engineering and Technology; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1049/et.2011.0119

1750-9645

B. Betts,

Cloud Computing and Resource Management

The concept of virtual machines (VMs) is well established on the server side, but virtualisation has been something of a mystery on the desktop. However, things are beginning to change on that front, and Microsoft has now started bundling its Virtual PC software with some versions of Windows 7. Add open-source virtualisation tools and the 'free for personal use' versions of commercial software such as VirtualBox and VMware, and Mac, Windows XP and Linux users can join the fun.