Friday - November 14, 2008
Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac became available recently. If you live mostly in one computing environment but need access to life on another operating system, say hello to a product that could well become your new BFF. This latest release marks the fourth generation of Parallels' hypervisor-based desktop virtualization program. This enables users to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS X. Given a choice between Apple's own Boot Camp dual-boot solution, Parallels Desktop 4.0 is the clear better choice.
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Thursday - September 11, 2008
With shipments of Apple computers on the rise -- to the tune of 38 percent year-on-year, according to Gartner -- software vendors appear ready to accommodate the shift in the marketplace. It may be hip to go Apple, but companies need software that's compatible with Mac computer systems, and the software industry is finally responding to the call.
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Wednesday - August 27, 2008
Xen.org, the developer of the open source Xen project, on Wednesday announced the release of the Xen 3.3 hypervisor engine. The product is the result of a distributed development effort by senior engineers from more than 50 leading hardware, software and security vendors.
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Wednesday - June 18, 2008
After 15 years of development and beta testing, the first stable version of Wine is now available, its developers announced Tuesday. Wine is an open source implementation of the Windows application programming interface on top of X, OpenGL and Unix that allows Windows applications to run on other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS, without the need to run Windows as well.
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Wednesday - February 20, 2008
What is virtualization anyway? The short answer is, virtualization is separating the physical layer from the logical layer -- the operating systems and applications. You can virtualize pretty much any aspect of IT. "There is no universal definition of virtualization as it means many things to many people and can apply to the entire infrastructure," said Lionel Lamy, research director at IDC.
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Sunday - February 10, 2008
Game developers are slowly warming to the idea of producing more games for the Mac platform. Presently, it's possible to find a handful of famous titles from top-tier game makers. However, if you're looking for intense, graphics-heavy games -- the type of games best played on top-of-the-line machines -- you're mostly out of luck.
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Tuesday - January 22, 2008
One year after Microsoft's Vista operating system came to market, the company announced a change to its end-user licensing agreement, now allowing users to run the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions in a virtual environment. The move is good news for consumers, who can run the OS on any machine, but it's even better news for IT administrators.
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Thursday - January 17, 2008
If you want to judge the intensity of a given conference or trade show -- in this case, Macworld -- there are several barometers you can look at. Are the main vendors' booths madhouses? Are there still lines in front of the free video games? Do you have to fight for a seat in the press lounge? Are national news crews still clogging up floor space for their video cameras and lights?
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Wednesday - December 12, 2007
As calendars flip forward for the start of 2008, SWsoft, maker of Parallels software that allows Windows to run on Intel-based Macs, will take on a new moniker, the company announced Wednesday. In January, SWsoft will be known simply as "Parallels." Along with its new name, the company will unveil a new logo and refresh its line of products.
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Tuesday - November 20, 2007
IBM announced a new addition to its BladeCenter portfolio Monday designed to make its blade servers more open and easy to use. IBM's BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager provides I/O virtualization that can help reduce the cost and complexity to enterprise users through its open architecture, the company said.
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