Sun releases source code for xVM hypervisor

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 11, 2008 4:04 AM EDT
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Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to release the code for its open-source server virtualization software Wednesday, and will make a commercial version of the xVM Server available next month. XVM Server can virtualize Windows, Linux and Sun's own Solaris operating system on x86 hardware from such vendors as Sun, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Dell Inc., said Steve Wilson, Sun's xVM vice president. Previously, Sun's server virtualization strategy focused on its own operating system and the Sparc chip set, he said.

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