VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

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VMware CEO Paul Maritz said the company has considered open sourcing its hypervisor and supporting virtualization tools made by competitors, but didn’t give any indication about if or when those ...

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More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals. Getting real about virtualization Stephen Shankland worked ...

Virtualization is moving beyond servers to desktop computers, storage, appliances and security. Here's a rundown of where big players like VMware, Microsoft and Citrix Systems stand today and a look ...

If VMware has become synonymous with server virtualization and Microsoft continues to make inroads with its Hyper-V platform within the small-business market and Citrix can gain traction for XenServer ...