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| VMware's Free VMware Server VMware, Inc. introduced VMware Server, a free new entry-level hosted virtualization product for Linux and Windows servers. The product is available as a beta download at http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ VMware Server, the successor to VMware GSX Server, enables users to quickly provision new server capacity by partitioning a physical server into multiple virtual machines, bringing the powerful benefits of virtualization to every server. VMware Server is feature-packed with the following market-leading capabilities: -- Support for any standard x86 hardware -- Support for a wide variety of Linux and Windows host operating systems, including 64-bit operating systems -- Support for a wide variety of Linux, NetWare, Solaris x86 and Windows guest operating systems, including 64-bit operating systems -- Support for Virtual SMP, enabling a single virtual machine to span multiple physical processors -- Quick and easy, wizard-driven installation similar to any desktop software -- Quick and easy virtual machine creation with a virtual machine wizard -- Virtual machine monitoring and management with an intuitive, user friendly remote console. VMware Server is the first commercially available server virtualization product with support for 64-bit virtual machines and Intel Virtualization Technology, a set of Intel hardware platform enhancements specifically designed to enhance virtualization solutions. By making virtualization technology available broadly and freely, first in the form of VMware Player which was made generally available in December 2005 and has more than one million installs and now in the form of VMware Server, VMware is providing the opportunity for users to experience the benefits of virtualization firsthand and for companies to broaden usage of virtualization to all corners of their enterprises. VMware Server is an ideal starting point for users seeking to familiarize themselves with the concept of virtualization before progressing onto the enterprise-class suite of VMware virtual infrastructure products that includes ESX Server with Virtual SMP and VirtualCenter with VMotion technology for large-scale production server consolidation, business continuity and enterprise hosted desktop solutions. The suite is used by more than 20, 000 companies worldwide today with more than 90% running VMware virtual infrastructure in production server environments and 25% choosing to standardize their industry-standard systems on VMware. With the introduction of VMware Server, Intel and VMware are launching a global marketing campaign to educate users on the value of virtualization on Intel platforms and to drive broader adoption of virtualization. The VMware Server beta is available for immediate download athttp://www.vmware.com/products/server/The product is expected to be generally available later in the first half of 2006. Support and subscription services for VMware Server will be available for purchase upon general availability. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |