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Oracle launches tool for virtual appliances
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Thu Aug 13 16:19:06 2009
Oracle launches tool for virtual appliances
by Sally Whittle
www.cnet.com
August 13, 2009
Oracle has released new tools for building virtual appliances, the
software maker's first significant move in server virtualization since
its purchase of Virtual Iron.
Oracle VM Template Builder, announced on Wednesday, is a graphical tool
intended to help third-party developers and enterprise in-house teams
create virtual appliances. The open-source product allows users to
combine a JeOS (Just enough operating system) image of Oracle Enterprise
Linux with applications and other software inside an Oracle VM or an OVF
virtual machine. JeOS images contain only those components of an
operating system needed for a specific task, reducing size and
complexity, and improving speed and security.
The product releases come three months after Oracle purchased Virtual
Iron, seen as a move by the company to strengthen its competition
against VMware and generate more interest around its virtualization
products, such as its hypervisor and its Oracle VM. While it makes sense
for Oracle to try for a bigger foothold in the virtual appliance market,
the database specialist may struggle to stand out, said Chris Ingle, a
research director with IDC.
For rest of the article, see:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10309265-92.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0
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