VirtualBox application is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.
VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while innotek ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.
Some features:
· Modularity.
· Virtual machine descriptions in XML.
· Guest Additions for Windows and Linux.
· Virtual USB Controllers.
· Remote Desktop Protocol.
· USB over RDP.
· Shared folders.
The Good
VirtualBox is a very fast and easy to use virtualization software which provides a clean interface and advanced features found in other proprietary programs. VirtualBox is also released under the GPL license, which makes it a free program.
The Bad
Too bad the guest additions for Linux don't provide the same useful features as the ones for Windows.
The Truth
VirtualBox is an impressive piece of software. It allows you to boot and manage various operating systems within a Windows or Linux system, fast, easy and at a high performance level. All this at no cost whatsoever. Sure, there are some functions you gain once you purchase a specific license, but the most needed functions are free. VirtualBox has made a huge step towards virtualized desktops and naturally, it can only become a normal and popular thing to have on your PC.
info: virtualbox.org
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