It’s not often that a press release brings a smile. They serve a purpose, but it ain’t entertainment.
Still, a flicker of a smile came to my face when I read a recent Sun Microsystems press release. It said a certain product is available “without the hassle of payment.” Indeed, paying for stuff is such a hassle, isn’t it?
In simpler terms, the product – VirtualBox – is free. It’s open source, and can be freely downloaded.
VirtualBox, created by innotek, a company recently acquired by Sun, brings virtualization to the desktop. In other words, “without the hassle of payment,” you can simultaneously run different operating systems including Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, even DOS, and easily switch between them.
VirtualBox joins (the not-so-free) Sun xVM Server as part of Sun’s big push toward computing consolidation and virtualization. For more information, please visit www.electronicdatagirl.com
