Virtualization is again at the top of the charts. VMware, an EMC company, last week made it easy for users to deploy its software on any Windows or Linux PC. XENsource, the open-source virtualization ...

Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) ...

Run applications on multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows and more. Evaluate and test new operating systems, applications and patches in an isolated environment. VMware Workstation ...

For those who haven't used it yet, programs like Vmware and Qemu are software that allows you to run an entire OS, virtually, on top of an existing OS. It has hundreds of uses, for software developers ...