Xandros Presto Linux review

• Pano Desktop Virtualisation Device review
  As enterprises become more interested in holding data centrally, there's a growing need for thinner and thinner clients. The Pano desktop virtualisation device seems to take the concept to the most extreme but behind the sleak looks, there's a particularly interesting product.
• Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation (MED-V) review
  Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation is not a standalone product but has been developed as part of a wider programme. While it provides a viable way to bring legacy apps to the desktop, one can only think of an opportunity lost.
• VMware Fusion 2.0 review
  The emergence of desktop virtualisation has been one of the stories over the past couple of years as Windows user turn to Macs. VMware Fusion is one of the leading players in this field and the newest version offers plenty for the user.
• Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 review
  While much attention has focused on server virtualisation, desktop virtualisation has been the poor cousin in the corner. But Parallels' take on the technology, virtual desktop integration, is set to change all that and offer a quick and simple way to virtualise your machines.
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• Microsoft Hyper-V RC1 review
  With Hyper-V finally launched, it's time to have a look at how it stacks up against the VMware, the clear market leader. The result? While there's still some distance to go, VMware should start getting worried.
• Aagon Client Management Platform review
  A nicely-designed client manager for Windows-based PCs, with central monitoring and a good GUI, and which should scale well, thanks to being based on a proper DBMS.
• Windows Vista SP1 review
  Microsoft is getting set to deliver the final bits of what has become an increasingly controversial patch cycle. Windows Vista Service Pack 1, which went 'gold' a few weeks back, was finally made available via Windows Update yesterday.
• Windows Server 2008 review
  It's been a long time coming but Windows Server 2008 has finally seen the light. Our reviewers have found the product comes with an impressive range of new features - the improved security a definite plus - even if there are some glaring gaps.
• Microsoft Vista Service Pack 1 review
  We found file copying to be much slower than under XP or pre-SP1 Vista, Microsoft insists that there are security as well as performance enhancements in Vista Service Pack 1. You also won't be reduced to minimal functionality if Microsoft's activation system suffers from glitches.
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 review
  ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 build on the strong VI3 base to improve scalability and add key new management features. These evolutionary upgrades fill important gaps and ostensibly set the stage for the next big release, which may mark the advent of virtualisation as the rule in data centres, not the newcomer. VMware has plenty of work to do to get there, but the company's track record of solid, stable, production-ready releases continues intact with VI3.5.
• Fujitsu Siemens Computers Primergy TX120 review
  The TX120 is no barnstormer and it looks a bit expensive too. But it's unobtrusive and quiet, and it sips electricity. It boasts redundancy features, a pair of network interfaces, and a professional server management software suite. We think the TX120 provides very good value for money.
• Stratus ftServer 4400 review
  As with the Windows-based ftServer I tested in January, I couldn't break the ftServer 4400. It just runs. There may be a slight penalty introduced by the synchronous processing, but if so, it's negligible. The CPUs are slower than I'd like, and it would be nice to see the Intel quad-core CPUs as an option. The price of the ft4400 is far higher than that of a clustered solution. But if the goal is a completely fault-tolerant single-server solution, look no further.
• Anfibia Desktop Orbiter 5.1.2 review
  A distributed desktop computer management package that allows you, from a central console, to remotely manage and control the security of a collection of Windows PCs on your LAN.
• FastScale Composer Suite review
  FastScale doesn’t perform strong image instance authentication, nor does it perform details associated with user administration, leaving these to VMware and third party VMware-compatible applications. But if you’re a Linux CentOS/RHEL administrator using VMware - an admittedly confining profile - FastScale has a cool-factor in the red zone.
• VirtualBox 1.5 review
  VirtualBox is a modular VM solution that lends itself to integration and customization. Its availability as an open source option makes it an attractive choice for in-house projects; however, lingering bugs in the UI and network integration tarnish what would otherwise be a worthy alternative to VMware.
• Leopard Server review
  Mac OS X v10.5 is true UNIX on the inside, novice admin friendly on the outside, and born for collaboration, with turnkey-simple blog, wiki, IM, and calendar services.
• VMware Infrastructure 3.5 review
  This week's release of VMware Infrastructure 3.5 is intended to continue the trend of stable, function-rich releases from the leader in virtualisation.
• NetCommander review
  If you want environmental monitoring, don’t get all pretentious and aesthetically obsessed. Buy one of these.
• Numara Track-It! 8 review
  Track-It! is a properly-integrated suite whose main purpose is the discovery, management and audit of assets such as a piece of hardware or a software licence.
  

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