At VMworld in Las Vegas, the talk was all about the free release of Redmond's hypervisor product. Plus, another executive departs the virtualization software company. Brett writes regular technology ...

VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

Last week, Microsoft and Citrix unveiled their "Rescue for VMware VDI" promotion, which lets customers trade in their VMware View software licenses for the same number of Microsoft VDI Standard Suite ...

VMware Tuesday said it will offer the small-footprint version of its ESX virtualization software free, responding to pressure from Microsoft and other companies that are threatening VMware’s lead in ...

Microsoft’s momentum in virtualization is growing quickly, as evidenced by September 8th’s “Get Virtual Now” virtualization extravaganza showcase. Microsoft announced Hyper-V Server 2008 will be free ...

VMware unveiled the plan Tuesday during an update to its third-quarter finances. VMware said revenue for the quarter is expected to be between $462 million and $468 million, compared to analysts ...

Microsoft launched new licensing benefits and discounts to help VMware users migrate and run their workloads on the hyperscaler’s Azure VMware Solutions service, a path that many VMware customers are ...

A version of the forthcoming ESXi hypervisor will be freely available as VMware tries to stave off competition from Microsoft VMware Tuesday said it will offer the small-footprint version of its ESX ...