REDWOOD SHORES, USA: Further enhancing the popular, open source, cross-platform virtualization software, Oracle recently announced the availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0.
Oracle VM VirtualBox enables desktop or laptop computers to run multiple guest operating systems simultaneously, allowing users to get the most flexibility and utilization out of their PCs, said a press release.
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"Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0 is the third major product release in just over a year, and adds to the many new product releases across the Oracle Virtualization product line, illustrating the investment and importance that Oracle places on providing a comprehensive desktop to datacenter virtualization solution,” said Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president, Linux and Virtualization Engineering, Oracle.
Coekaerts added, “With an improved user interface and added virtual hardware support, customers will find Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0 provides a richer user experience."
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New software to deliver increased capacity to handle greater workloads, enhanced virtual appliance capabilities, and significant usability improvements. Support for the latest in virtual hardware, including chipsets supporting PCI Express, further extends the value delivered to customers, partners and developers.
Highlights of Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0 incudes new open architecture, which enables Oracle and community developers to create extensions that customize Oracle VM VirtualBox and add features not previously available.
Other fatures includes enhanced usability, increased capacity and throughput, virtual appliance sharing capabilities and support for latest virtual hardware.