Virtualisation specialist VMware has agreed to acquire Yahoo!'s Zimbra email and collaboration subsidiary.

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have announced a $US250 million investment in their new 'infrastructure to application' model aimed at simplifying IT in small to big businesses.

The problem with corporate networks is they not only stop the bad guys coming in but also your users who want to work remotely, whether at home, at a client site or on the road. Here is where a VPN product comes in, and the simplest to deploy on Windows is a Linux virtual appliance called OpenVPN.

A new build of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac fixes a laundry list of bugs and delivers various improvements.

Despite the minor update status implied by the 3.0.1 version number, an update to VMware Fusion delivers new features and improvements as well as bug fixes.

In a wide-ranging announcement, Novell has laid out plans to blur the boundary between on-premises and in-the-cloud computing.

Sun has released a major update to its VirtualBox cross-platform virtualisation software. Changes include support for 2D video acceleration for Windows guests.

Parallels claims its new Desktop 5 for Mac virtualisation software for Mac OS X is significantly faster than competing products.

Australia has the fastest uptake and penetration of server virtualisation in the Asia-Pacific region, and the depressed economy has “done little to stifle the uptake”, according to the latest report from industry analysts, IDC.

Graphics improvements - including the ability to display Windows' Aero user interface - are among the changes delivered by Fusion 3, VMware's latest virtualisation product for Mac OS X.