software over a series of desktops or servers, and centralise management.
appliances, a set of preconfigured applications including operating system, middleware and applications.
, said at an open house for the research group.
You can look at this as a software deployment tool for the end user, and as a software distribution model for the vendor.
Virtual appliances as a concept are not new. A start-up company called requires minimal set up and is easy to manage.
The Sun technology is different from rPath's, however. Where the start-up applications to be kept separately and put together as needed.
set up, allowing administrators to create a single instance of common components and apply patches.
It also eliminates the need for installation servers that push out software within a company.
eliminates the need for hardware-specific drivers.
But it could still function when installed directly on a server or desktop, Sun showed off an early prototype at the Labs event, but the software is figure out areas that it needs to cover.
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