Virtual Box

Post date: 25-Aug-2009 14:29:48

VirtualBox is an x86 virtualization software package, originally created by German software company innotek, now developed by Sun Microsystems as part of its Sun xVM virtualization platform. It is installed on an existing host operating system; within this application, additional operating systems, each known as a Guest OS, can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment.

Supported host operating systems include Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Solaris; there is also experimental port to FreeBSD.[1] Supported guest operating systems include various versions of DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, OS/2 Warp, Windows, Solaris, Haiku, Syllable, ReactOS and SkyOS.[2] The latest version also supports Windows 7 Beta and Release Candidate.

According to a 2007 survey by DesktopLinux.com, VirtualBox was the third most popular software package for running Windows programs on Linux desktops.[3]

Today on 25th Aug, I have heard about this Freeware. I am big fan of VMware, let me check if virtualbox can beat VMware