Microsoft took a big leap forward Thursday in its virtualization effort. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant released a public beta for its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, which is now called “Hyper-V.” Previously code-named “Viridian,” the Hyper-V beta was expected in early 2008, Microsoft said. Now, however, Hyper-V will ship in final form in 2008 as a feature with some versions of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008.
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Hyper-V Landing Shakes VMware Turf
Posted by: Chris Maxcer December 14, 2007 12:10 PMMicrosoft took a big leap forward Thursday in its virtualization effort. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant released a public beta for its hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, which is now called “Hyper-V.” Previously code-named “Viridian,” the Hyper-V beta was expected in early 2008, Microsoft said. Now, however, Hyper-V will ship in final form in 2008 as a feature with some versions of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008.