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Rootkits that use virtualization techniques should not present detection problems, according to researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford universities.

Working with virtualization technology vendors VMware and XenSource, the researchers produced a study recently called “Compatibility is Not Transparency: VMM Detection Myths and Realities.” (PDF) In the study, the researchers said that rootkits could not use hypervisor technology to remain undetected on a system.

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Aim on moving software-running virtual machines from servers running older Intel processors to the chipmaker’s next-generation Xeon designs.

VMware is building support for Intel’s FlexMigration assist for virtualized environments in VMware’s Vmotion technology, which is used to move running virtual machines from one physical server to another. The collaboration is expected to help VMware customers move virtual machines to Intel’s upcoming processors based on its 45nm scale process technology, Jake Smith of Intel’s Advance Server Technology Group told InformationWeek.

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VMware Workstation is a powerful virtual machine software for system administrators and developers who want to revolutionize software development, deployment and testing in their enterprise.

Essential features such as virtual networking, live snapshots, drag and drop and shared folders, and PXE support make VMware Workstation the most powerful and indispensable tool for enterprise IT developers and system administrators. 

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