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Size:	21.3 MB
Last Update:	2008-05-05 04:51:02
Version:	1.6.0
OS Support:	Windows 2K/XP/2003/Vista
License/Program Type:	Freeware
Publisher:	InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH
Price:	$0.00
Screenshot:	VirtualBox Screenshots

Sun xVM VirtualBox software is a very popular open source virtualization platform well-known for its fast performance, ease of use, rich functionality, and modular design.
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also open source.
Virtualization is a technique that "allows an unmodified operating system with all of its installed software to run in a special environment, on top of your existing operating system. This environment, called a "virtual machine", is created by the virtualization software by intercepting access to certain hardware components and certain features. The physical computer is then usually called the "host", while the virtual machine is often called a "guest". Most of the guest code runs unmodified, directly on the host computer, and the guest operating system "thinks" it's running on real machine."
VirtualBox is special because it doesn't require that the guest operating system to be modified.
With a virtualizer such as VirtualBox, you can run a software that has been written for one operating system on another (say, Windows software on Linux) without having to reboot to change the OS.
Features:
-Modularity. VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. This makes it easy to control it from several interfaces at once: for example, you can start a virtual machine in a typical virtual machine GUI and then control that machine from the command line, or possibly remotely.
-VirtualBox also comes with a full Software Development Kit: even though it is Open Source Software, you don't have to hack the source to write a new interface for VirtualBox.
-Virtual machine descriptions in XML. The configuration settings of virtual machines are stored entirely in XML and are independent of the local machines. Virtual machine definitions can therefore easily be ported to other computers.
-Guest Additions for Windows and Linux. VirtualBox has special software that can be installed inside Windows and Linux virtual machines to improve performance and make integration much more seamless. Among the features provided by these Guest Additions are mouse pointer integration and arbitrary screen solutions (e.g. by resizing the guest window).
-Shared folders. Like many other virtualization solutions, for easy data exchange between hosts and guests, VirtualBox allows for declaring certain host directories as "shared folders", which can then be accessed from within virtual machines.
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Downloadtube.com Editor Final Note:

VirtualBox is the most reliable way to run an unmodified operating system, including all of the software that is installed on it, directly on top of your existing operating system.

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