Virtualization trend continues — into mobile phones

Virtualization trend continues — into mobile phones

VirtualLogix, a Sunnyvale, Calif. company, said it has raised $16 million in a second round of funding to push “virtualization” software to things such as iPods, mobile phones, traffic lights and digital watches.

Virtualization allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on hardware devices, allowing companies to make more efficient use of that hardware. This helps them trim the outlays they make on hardware.

Virtualization is all the rage. Intel just pumped $218.5 million into well-regarded virtualization… Continue Reading