by Stephanie McLoughlin

Test Center Tracker: Virtual PC woes and open-source definitions

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Mar 5, 20071 min

Virtual bomb?: Randall Kennedy says Virtual PC 2007 isn't up to snuff (actually, he says it "sucks"), and he thinks it stems from Microsoft's reluctance to embrace desktop virtualization. What do you think? Post your comments on the Enterprise Desktop blog. Don't fear the free: Defining open-source technology has been a tricky task, and the recent explosion of companies claiming to have some form of "open" busin

Virtual bomb?: Randall Kennedy says Virtual PC 2007 isn’t up to snuff (actually, he says it “sucks”), and he thinks it stems from Microsoft’s reluctance to embrace desktop virtualization. What do you think? Post your comments on the Enterprise Desktop blog.

Don’t fear the free: Defining open-source technology has been a tricky task, and the recent explosion of companies claiming to have some form of “open” business practice doesn’t make it any easier. But there is hope, and there’s no reason to accept watered-down “open source” technologies when real open tech is out there. Neil McAllister lays it all out in this week’s Open Enterprise column.

Live on the Web: The latest installment of the InfoWorld LIVE! radio show discusses technology startups. How does today’s startup market differ from (or mirror) the crazy times of yesteryear? Listen here.