Virtualization software maker VMware is facing a lawsuit alleging that it has been violating the GPLv2 free software license for years with its use of Linux and other source code in ESXi. Linux kernel ...

The short version: VMware stood accused of illegally using Linux code in its flagship VMware ESX bare-metal virtual machine (VM) hypervisor. The story began in August 2006, when prominent Linux ...

New VMware View Clients empower more agile, productive and connected employees and students with access to their Windows virtual desktops PALO ALTO, Calif. – Dec. 15, 2011 - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), ...

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LockBit is the latest ransomware gang whose Linux encryptor has been discovered to be focusing on the encryption of VMware ESXi virtual machines. The enterprise is increasingly moving to virtual ...

Few virtual computer environments are as stable, popular and rich in features as VMware. I've been a fan and user of VMware Workstation since version 2.0. I use it for testing network applications, ...

VMware has been criticized for not embracing open source technology with the same zeal as some of its competitors in the enterprise technology market, but a new hire suggests the vendor is serious ...

VMware said today that it wants to be the “Linux of the cloud.” The Linux-ization of cloud software, according to VMware, isn’t just about releasing code as open source—although that is part of it.

Linux programmers are moving toward a change that would put virtualization software from VMware on a more even footing with open-source rival Xen. Xen was expected to be built tightly into the Linux ...

In last week's article, we discussed virtualization and its role in reducing server sprawl. We included VMware server as one of the products used to virtualize a data center. VMware also sells a ...