Application virtualization differs from operating system virtualization in that in the latter case, the whole operating system is virtualized rather than only specific applications.

But platform virtualization takes things to a new level, because you’re not only virtualizing an application, but rather an actual computer. So if you are to run, say, Windows XP inside of your ...

But virtualization packages that are based on this approach are relatively painless to deploy, since you can install them and run them like any other application, without requiring a reboot.

NComputing has updated its vSpace Desktop and Application Virtualization Platform with new versions of vSpace Server and vSpace Management Center and the introduction of two new support and ...

For those who are already familiar with OpenShift, the concepts and tools you already know can be applied directly to running virtual machines on your existing infrastructure, affording you the ...

Drawbridge, a Microsoft Research project, expands on the "library OS" concept to streamline virtualization for application sandboxing.

When asked about Xenocode’s approach to application virtualization, Brad Rowland, Symantec director of marketing, endpoint virtualization, said, “We’ve heard about the agentless approach before.

As Microsoft winds down support of the Windows XP operating system, suppliers of application virtualization solutions are ramping up their marketing messages. While it is true that encapsulating ...

VMware announced that it is once again opening up its IPO purse strings to acquire yet another company. This time, the virtualization giant is extending its reach across the virtualization market ...

It is easy to think that virtualization applies only to servers. In reality the recent resurgence of the concept is also being applied to networking, storage, and application infrastructure.