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By Jason Brooks  |  Posted 2006-02-20 Email Print this article Print
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Evaluation Shortlist Microsofts Virtual PC 2004 Provides functionality thats roughly on par with VMware Workstation, although only for Windows hosts (www.microsoft.com)

VMwares Player The free Player runs the same VM images as the rest of the VMware line, but its editing capabilities are limited to making changes in the text file that describe the VM

VMwares Server and ESX Server These products compete with Virtual Server 2005 R2 and offer effective deployment options for VMs created with VMware Workstation (www.vmware.com )

The Xen hypervisor project Productized by XenSource and set to ship with a handful of Linux distributions, hypervisor is an emerging alternative to the offerings of VMware and Microsoft (www.xensource.com)

Senior Analyst Jason Brooks can be reached at jason_brooks@ziffdavis.com.

Check out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, views and analysis on servers, switches and networking protocols for the enterprise and small businesses.


 
 
 
 
As Editor in Chief of eWEEK Labs, Jason Brooks manages the Labs team and is responsible for eWEEK's print edition. Brooks joined eWEEK in 1999, and has covered wireless networking, office productivity suites, mobile devices, Windows, virtualization, and desktops and notebooks. JasonÔÇÖs coverage is currently focused on Linux and Unix operating systems, open-source software and licensing, cloud computing and Software as a Service. Follow Jason on Twitter at jasonbrooks, or reach him by email at jbrooks@eweek.com.
 
 
 
 
 
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