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Microsoft and Novell Roll Out Virtualized Linux Solution

As part of their interoperability partnership, both companies verified running Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server as a guest OS on Windows and Hyper-V.

Sun Expands Virtualization Portfolio, Partners with Microsoft

Sun launches free hypervisor, new version of Ops Center and Microsoft partnership.

VSLive! Keynote: NYC Sees More .NET and Open Source Development, Moving Toward SOA

City's top IT official says that its integrating more .NET development but is still looking toward open source.

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0 Hypervisor Adds 64-bit Support

Sun released the latest version of its open source desktop app virtualization solution.

Security Exploits to Google Chrome Browser Emerge

Two proof-of-concept bugs were identified in Google's new Chrome Web browser, which uses WebKit open source code.

Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

The acquisition of Qumranet positions Red Hat in the virtual desktop infrastructure space.

ECMAScript Fight Results in 'Harmony'

Brendan Eich, founder of JavaScript, says future of the standard has been resolved for now.

Security Researches Uncover Spring Framework Vulnerabilities

Both flaws result from design issues in the framework, according to Ounce Labs.

NetBeans 6.5 Beta Released

With support for all versions Java, many languages (including Ruby on Rails, Groovy and now PHP) and a number of frameworks, analysts say that the open source, Sun-backed NetBeans is becoming strong alternative to Eclipse.

Talend Unveils Open Source Clean Data App

The product aims to avoid duplicate records by checking for inconsistencies.

First Look: The gOS 3 Operating System

The open source Linux-based operating system features integration with Google's online apps.

Red Hat Hacked, Company Issues Security Advisory

A critical advisory was issued after hackers tampered with the open source Linux company's Web site.

Sun Open Sources Mobile Toolkit LWUIT

Source code for the Java ME-based light-weight UI toolkit released to the java.net community.

Microsoft-Novell Linux Deal To Grow by $100M

Microsoft plans to invest further in its Novell SuSE Linux interop deal.

Java B.I. Tool Tops Most Popular NetBeans Plug-in List

The iReport dashboard for JasperReports is the belle of the ball when it comes to NetBeans downloads.