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Monday, June 02, 2008 12:53 PM

VMware Update fixes Security Vulnerabilities

On May 30 VMware Inc. announced updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE and VMware Fusion to resolve critical security issues. A heap buffer overflow could allow a process to break out of the guest VM and execute code on the host. In...
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Thursday, May 08, 2008 6:13 PM

Webcast: Application Virtualization with AdminStudio and Thinstall

On Wednesday, May 14, VMware (makers of Thinstall) and Acresso (makers of AdminStudio) will hold a free online webcast titled "Application Virtualization Reduces Costs with Conflict Free Applications". Description: Use Thinstall and AdminStudio...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:54 PM

VMware to acquire Thinstall

On January 15, 2008, VMware, Inc. announced plans to acquire Thinstall. VMware is well known for its operating system virtualization products, both for desktops (VMware Workstation) and for servers. Thinstall Virtualization suite is an application virtualization...
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Monday, November 12, 2007 9:51 AM

Free e-books about Virtualization

There are two e-books about virtualization available from Realtime Publishers as free download. Both books are not completed yet, new chapters being published regularly. The Definitive Guide to Virtual Platform Management by Anil Desai covers various...
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Saturday, November 03, 2007 7:46 PM

AdminStudio 8.6 supports Thinstall and Citrix virtualization / Webinar Nov. 8

On November 1, 2007, Macrovision Corp. released a new version of AdminStudio, extending its application virtualization integration with support for the Thinstall Virtualization Suite. As an independent player, Macrovision is now partnering with two well...
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Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:42 PM

Application Virtualization

Applicaton virtualization aims to combine the best of both worlds: the efficiency of locally installed software and the convenience of virtual machines. While the techology has been around for quite some time, it was almost unnoticed. But recently the...
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Friday, September 28, 2007 7:35 PM

Using virtual machines or disk images to test setups

Bob Arnson of the WiX team has some recommendations for tresting your setups. He discusses virtual machines vs. disk imaging, and briefly compares some virtual machine software products. Test your setups virtually
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:48 AM

Comparison of Application Virtualization Solutions

InfoWorld published an article about application virtualization on Windows. It compares three popular solutions: SoftGrid from Microsoft, Altiris SVS from Symantec, and Thinstall. On the road to the virtual desktop
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Friday, September 21, 2007 11:54 AM

Security Update for VMware Products

VMware has published critical security updates for VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player. The updates fix several problems, including vulnerabilities that could allow a malicious program to break out of the...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 2:55 PM

Operating System Virtualization

In this second article of my series about virtualization, I'll describe what used to be the typical meaning of the word "virtualization" for me until recently: virtual operatig systems. The virtualization software creates virtualized hardware...
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Sunday, August 26, 2007 5:36 PM

Virtualization Technologies Overview

"Virtualization" isn't new, but it's becoming more prevalent lately - at least in my perception. There are various types of virtualization: virtual machine software like VMware Workstation or Microsoft Virtual PC are commonly used in...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 2:49 PM

New AdminStudio 8.5 supports Citrix Virtualization

Macrovision Corp. today released a new version of AdminStudio, their solution for packaging, customization and testing software for deployment. AdminStudio 8.5 now includes the latest version of InstallShield 2008 as Editor, which includes improved Windows...
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