*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

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It used to be that we talked about DLL hell. This was a place where everyone who was evil enough to try to run too many applications on their computer ended up. One day you would install a new ...

Over the decades, Apple has managed several successful processor and operating system migrations with a combination of emulation and virtualization. Emulation lets a computer run code intended for a ...

Microsoft execs have been talking up the concept of application virtualization for years. It now seems they're ready to put their roadmaps where their mouths have been. Microsoft's App-V team is ...

After spending $1.8 billion over the last five years on R&D and acquisitions, Citrix Software has brought together the parts needed to virtualize IT data centers from the desktop and server all the ...

The increased use of software virtualization in embedded systems is enabling additional use of open-source operating systems (OSes) and applications. The notion of providing a virtualized interface to ...

Have you heard? Thin is in again. From VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to SVS (Software Virtualization Service), the ghosts of thin-client computing are being ...

With distance learning increasing the demand for IT user support, many K–12 schools are embracing technologies to simplify and streamline their operations — particularly virtual desktop infrastructure ...

(Editor’s note: This story initially misstated that Microsoft is now letting corporate users do desktop virtualization with any version of Windows Vista via its server-based Vista Enterprise ...

So now that you’ve read our reviews of Fusion 2.0 ( ), Parallels Desktop 4 ( ), and VirtualBox 2 ( ), you may be wondering just which program is the best virtualization solution for your Mac. The ...