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Hyper-V Poised for Greatness

At last week's Tech-Ed, Microsoft VP Bob Muglia crowed about Hyper-V. You can test him at his word, as the hypervisor is nearly here; beta testers can get the latest release candidate, meaning it's almost all set to go.

Topping the list of new features are better management of Linux VMs, fewer bugs and snappier performance. You can get the software through Windows Update.

Are you jonesin' for Hyper-V? Share your thoughts by writing [email protected].

Posted by Doug Barney on June 16, 2008


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