Virtual machines can run a different operating system to the host, letting you run Windows on top of MacOS or Linux (or vice ...

Coming out of VMworld, I've run into many people who've been convinced that operating systems are becoming an endangered species and that shortly they'll be replaced by virtual machine software. I ...

As I look at the hardware/OS system that surrounds our PCs, I find it wanting. What we should do is use virtual machines to isolate the OS from the hardware and allow a level of OS flexibility and ...

When you install a new operating system, Virtual PC creates a single file on your hard disk that becomes the virtual drive that contains that operating system and all its software and programs.

Using VMWare or Virtual PC, for example, you could have Windows XP as your main operating system hosting fully operational, fully self-contained Windows 2000 and Windows 95 operating systems.

A prototype virtual operating system will allow researchers to load experiments into supercomputers quickly without having to modify their programs substantially to operate on a specific platform. The ...

With virtual PCs, several operating systems can be run simultaneously. We explain what is actually going on.

That old legacy system is gone, never to be heard from again. Right? But what do you do on the fateful day that someone needs ...

VMware co-founder Mendel Rosenblum gives me a tutorial on virtualization and the coming age of virtual appliances, which are changing the role of operating systems. With virtual appliances, an OS ...

Running multiple operating systems side-by-side gives you the chance to test applications, run platform-specific software, and tons more without ever ...

Actually the question should be: what is mobile blockchain-enabled virtual Operating System? First emerging for smartphones (hence the mobile prefix), a blockchain-enabled virtual operating system ...

A virtual operating system can offer foresight into possible bugs and gives developers time to correct them before users ever become aware of them. Creating an environment where software can be tested ...