XenSource news

Citrix CTO mum on plans to build on Microsoft's Hyper-V

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

With the pending launch of Microsoft's virtualization hypervisor, Hyper-V, in the next couple of months, battle lines are being drawn.

VMware vs. Xen vs. Microsoft

Deni Connor — 2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

VMware is clearly the top player in virtualization, but competitors such as Citrix and Microsoft want a piece of this hot market, too.

VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement

2007-09-17T00:00:00Z

It's time to reign in the virtual machine revolution taking over your network. In the first part of a series of testing-based articles looking at the various virtual machine management tools available to IT professionals today, Network World Lab Alliance member Tom Henderson assesses the administrative tools built into virtual machine platforms from Microsoft, VMWare and XenSource and the optional management consoles the ride on top of them. His overall conclusion is that while these tools can get virtual machines up and running across the network, ongoing management tasks may still require third-party tools.

XenSource CEO: Citrix will enhance relationship with and provide alternative to Microsoft

Deni Connor — 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z

Citrix acquired XenSource today for $500 million.With the acquisition, Citrix will also acquire the virtualization talent of XenSource, among them CEO Peter Levine. Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor caught up with Levine today and talked about the acquisition and how the combination of Citrix’ and XenSource’s technologies will benefit customers going forward.

Rumors heating up that Citrix may snap up XenSource

John Fontana — 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z

Investment firms say a Citrix-XenSource union makes sense in the battle to win market share in the virtualization space and complete Citrix’s desktop virtualization platform.

XenSource new release closes gap with VMware

2007-08-13T00:00:00Z

An upgraded version of the XenSource virtualization hypervisor out Monday closes the features gap with market leader VMware, but a wide market share gap between the two companies remains, an industry analyst says.

Microsoft’s server virtualization delay

John Fontana — 2007-04-12T00:00:00Z

Microsoft Thursday said delivery of the first public beta version of its Windows Server hypervisor virtualization technology would be delayed, but that the final product would still ship on time.

Ingres cracks champagne on Project Icebreaker

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

Open-source database vendor Ingres Corp. is hoping that its newly released Icebreaker database and Linux combination will help it win new customers and enter fresh markets.

XenSource expands virtualization software lineup

Jennifer Mears — 2006-12-11T00:00:00Z

Organizations preparing to move to virtual environments will find broader options in 2007 as competitors to market leader VMware emerge with enhanced, enterprise-ready offerings.

Lower-cost rivals challenge VMware lead

2006-12-11T00:00:00Z

Virtual Iron and XenSource are introducing new virtualization software to undercut on price the dominant player in the field, VMware.