MacNN | virtual+machine News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us virtual+machine, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Parallels adds tools, tutorials in Switch to Mac Ed. http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/parallels.switch.to.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/parallelsswitch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hoping to capitalize on growing numbers of Windows users moving to the Mac, Parallels has combined its virtual machine software with Mac OS X tutorials and migration tools. Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition allows users to run their favorite Windows applications while gradually learning how the Mac works.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/parallels.switch.to.mac/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT OpenOSX releases WinTel 3.0 virtual machine http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/14/openosx.ships.wintel.30/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/OpenOSX.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />OpenOSX has released V3.0 of its WinTel application. The software is used to operate Microsoft Windows and Ubuntu Linux within a window on Mac OS X. The update includes a disk image with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed and runs most of the instructions of the virtual machine natively to boost running speed. Utilizing an emulation mode, the application mimics several different processors including Power... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/14/openosx.ships.wintel.30/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:35:00 GMT xVM VirtualBox supports Mac OS, Solaris, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/xvm.virtualbox.16.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/9-sunmicro-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sun Microsystems on Friday introduced a new update for xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris, making it the first open sourcevirtual machine to support both operating systems. According to The Inquirer, Sun is offering both a free open source version which has no usage restrictions, as well as a free licensed version with more features for individual home users. Business customer... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/xvm.virtualbox.16.update/ Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:00 GMT VMware Fusion 2 beta adds multi displays, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/vmware.fusion.20.beta.1/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/12-fusion.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VMware today unveiled VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 1, a free beta preview of the next major update to its OS virtualization software, which introduces many new features, including true multi-display support for virtual machines. In addition to using multiple displays, the beta also introduces experimental support for DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 2, allowing users to run complex 3D software in a virtualized ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/vmware.fusion.20.beta.1/ Tue, 06 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT VMware Fusion gets new MacBook Air support http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/24/vmware.fusion/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/12-fusion.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VMWare Fusion 1.1.2 has been released, adding enhanced support for the MacBook Air. The new release also enables Time Machine backup of virtual machines, adds support for Windows XP SP3 Boot Camp partitions, and is now available in Simplified Chinese. In addition, VMWare can now properly disconnect USB devices connected to the virtual machine when shut down, making the USB devices available again ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/24/vmware.fusion/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:05:00 GMT Parallels opens Server beta 2 to public http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/parallels.server.beta.2/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/5-parallels-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Parallels today announced it is offering Parallels Server beta 2 for public download, after positive feedback based on private testing. Parallels Server takes advantage of hypervisor-based virtualization techniques, and supports over 50 different x86 and x64 operating systems, including Windows Server 2008. The beta also features Parallels' toolsets for enhancing, transferring, and backing up the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/parallels.server.beta.2/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:05:00 GMT VMware Fusion 1.1.1 brings more than a dozen fixes http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/29/fusion.111.fixes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/12-fusion.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VMware today unveiled Fusion 1.1.1, an update to its virtualization client, adding in numerous features and bug fixes. Fusion now remaps hotkeys between the Mac and the virtual machine, equating Command-C with Control-C in the VM, for example. This remapping works for the following keys: Z, C, V, X, P, A, and F. On European keyboards, the Enter key now properly gives the AltGr command, and will no... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/29/fusion.111.fixes/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:20:00 GMT Moka5 virtual PCs for VMWare Fusion debut http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/moka5.for.mac.os.x/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0710/mok_071219_moka.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Moka5, the desktop virtualization services company has announced a preview of its Moka5 for Mac OS X, which allows users running VMware Fusion to also run Moka5's LivePC virtual machines, which include advanced virtualization features such as self-healing, user data protection, and automatic updates. The Moka5 LivePC Library gives VMware Fusion users immediate access to a large selection of fully ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/moka5.for.mac.os.x/ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:55:00 GMT VM test: Parallels faster for XP, Fusion for Vista http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/vm.test/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/parallelsdesktop3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />New benchmarks reveal that while Boot Camp is still the fastest way to run Windows on your Mac, the virtual machines offered by Parallels and VMWare offer increasingly decent performance -- depending on which flavor of Windows you choose to run. MacTech, in an extensive benchmarking of the different Windows-on-Mac methods, found that Parallels was somewhat faster in general than VMware Fusion for ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/19/vm.test/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:10:00 GMT