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VMare Will Make ESXi Hypervisor Free
<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-9997277-61.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20">CNET News</a>, <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/server_virtualization/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209400823&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All">InformationWeek</a>
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As of July 28, VMware's OS-independent hypervisor ESXi will be available for free. The move is widely seen as an attempt to counter Microsoft's new Hyper-V.According to VMware, the ESXi move will "seed the market" with VMware's products and enable customers a chance to try out VMware before committing to the company's higher-end (and costly) alternatives. With Microsoft's Hyper-V now available in Windows Server 2008 as a $28 add-on, the easy availability of VMware's competitor should help the company maintain its position.CNET News, InformationWeek
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