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June 13, 2005
Pipedreams: "Hypervisor" - Virtualization built into post-longhorn Windows
Microsoft offers details on built-in virtualization
6/8/2005 3:43:09 PM, by Eric Bangeman
At the TechEd conference earlier this week, Microsoft provided some details on its homegrown virtualization software that it plans to build "directly into Windows." Slated to ship in 2007 (post Longhorn Server), the "hypervisor" will differ from the company's Virtual Server product in that it sits directly on top of the hardware, instead of running as an application, according to Bob Muglia, a Microsoft senior vice president in the Windows Server Division.
and this from cnet which mentions (umpa lumpa) XEN
Microsoft 'hypervisor' plan takes shape
Published: June 7, 2005, 1:47 PM PDT
By Mike Ricciuti - Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Microsoft hasn't decided how to package and sell the software. It could come in a service pack release after the debut of Longhorn Server, Muglia said.
Microsoft's rival in this area is an open-source software package called Xen, which has rapidly gained the support of Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Novell, Red Hat, Intel, AMD and IBM. Those companies have offered Xen support in the form of endorsements, programming help and software contributions. Xen doesn't yet support Windows, however.
Posted by cystdog at June 13, 2005 05:45 AM
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