VirtualBox, the German-made, cross-platform, x86 desktop virtualization
software that Sun bought last year, graduates to the server with the 3.0
release that’s supposed to be announced today.
Sun says the widgetry can now create and run multiprocessor virtual machines
that can handle heavyweight server-class workloads. It’s also getting
enhanced graphics support for desktop-class workloads.
VirtualBox has previously been good only on one x86 CPU. It can now
virtualize up to 32 virtual CPUs in a single virtual machine. To get to 32
figure starting with four quad-cores.
Sun recomm... (more)
Sixty percent of the people who bought a netbook thought it was just a cute
little notebook, which is why 42% of them were disappointed with the widget's
performance according research done by the NPD Group.
The researcher found only 58% of the people who bought a netbook instead of a
notebook were very satisfied with their purchase, compared to 70% of the
folks who planned on buying a ne... (more)
Amazon is now offering two premium support levels for application developers
using its cloud computing services, to wit its S3 storage service, its EC2
computing service and SQS application messaging service.
It’s got Silver support, priced at $100 a month or 10 cent for every
dollar of total Amazon Web Services (AWS) usage fees a month –
whichever is greater – and Gold ... (more)
Red Hat's revenues were up 11.4% to $174.4 million in its first fiscal
quarter ended May 31. Subscription revenue was $148.8 million, up 14%
year-over-year. It earned $18.5 million, or 10 cents a share, up 7%. Its
non-GAAP income for the quarter was $28.7 million, or 15 cents a share, a
penny better than expected.
It attributes its results to being cheaper than proprietary kit, particular... (more)