Virtualization of Embedded Systems

Press release from Zilog about VirtualLogix caught my attention on how embedded systems are finally getting it. VirtualLogix seems to be an up and coming hypervisor provider. I'm sure there are others, but I haven't looked too hard....

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Virtualization: Sun and HP

It seems that Sun has thrown its weight behind Xen: "Sun Bids $2 Billion To Join Virtualization Gold Rush: The company will commit R&D dollars to its Xen-based hypervisor -- xVM -- for generating virtual machines and its Sun xVM Ops Center for managing them."

HP, on the other hand, has their "Virtualization and Power Management Technologies" which isn't clear from news articles what it really is. It seems that most writers (journalists?) do not have a clue what virtualization is all about....

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BIOS to Hypervisor: Pheonix's transformation

I guess I missed this article: "BIOS maker Phoenix Reinvents Itself As Virtualization Vendor."

Phoenix have been working on HyperCore hypervisor and Linux platform called HyperSpace. Only time will tell but one advantage they have over other hypervisor vendor is that they have huge market presence as BIOS vendor. Probably better than Intel Inside since the BIOS works with all chip vendors.

Overall, my impression is that Phoenix is competing with VMware but the Phoenix CEO is quoted:

"VMware is building 18-wheelers; we're just building a little motor scooter"

We'll see...

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Hypervisor is hot: Oracle and Microsoft

"Oracle takes on VMware, others, with its own hypervisor: Oracle VM introduced at Oracle OpenWorld event" and "Microsoft to offer standalone hypervisor".

Seems that VMware is getting more competition these days. And I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop: IBM, the granddaddy of hypervisors!

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