hypervisor

LinuxDevices: "OK Labs announced the availability of a verified, "bug-free secure microkernel" version of its Linux-compatible OKL4 hypervisor.

Currently downloadable free for non-commercial evaluation on embedded ARM11 or x86 platforms..."

Montana Linux: "What is SPICE? - It stands for "Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments". What does that mean exactly?

SPICE is a remote display protocol designed specifically for use with the Linux kernel's built-in virtualization hypervisor KVM."

Microsoft today announced a partnership deal with Cloud.com to help integrate Microsoft's proprietary hypervisor into the OpenStack project.

Network World: "The Linux KVM hypervisor is gaining steam in the cloud computing market, with two major vendors using the virtualization software to create cloud platforms to compete against Amazon's popular EC2 service."

Tech Broiler: "Intel's Wind River Hypervisor and technologies like it could usher in a new age of Device-agnostic Smartphone Operating Systems and unprecedented customer choice"

The H Open: "Several changes to the X86 and KVM code are to speed up the kernel's own hypervisor. The kernel developers once again revised and considerably extended the still emerging tracing infrastructure.

The Power and PowerPC code now also supports the Gamecube and Wii games consoles."

eWeek: "Red Hat officials said the platform—which includes as standalone hypervisor and manage-ment software—offers users better performance at a lower cost than com-peting products from VMware and Microsoft.

A management solution for virtualized desktop environments will be available in early 2010, they said."

The search for the answer to this ultimate question is a noble yet daunting quest. Licensing obfuscation makes the answer the stuff of Sherlock Holmes novels and fortuneteller quarry.

When will someone develop an operating system that's virtualization optimized?

Dan Walsh: "What happens when a cracker breaks into a virtual machine and takes it over? What happens if there is a bug in the hypervisor?"