Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard review
Review The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Photos: Ubuntu 7.10
Photos Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a. 'Gutsy Gibbon') is released today (18 October). Here's a screenshot gallery showing the popular desktop Linux distribution in action.
Photos: installing Vista SP1 beta
Photos We've downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems. Here are some of the most significant changes.
Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure review
Review This is an excellent tool for replicating virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware ESX Server 3.x and VirtualCenter 2.x. Although the suite is relatively new, impressive usability features hint at Double-Take’s long history in replication.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Vizioncore esxEssentials review
Review Vizioncore esxEssentials is a software bundle for companies using VMware’s Virtual Infrastructure 3 server virtualisation tools. It comes with excellent backup/restore, resource utilisation and VM replication tools.
7.5 Editors' Rating
10 ways to increase Vista's performance
Tech Guide Windows Vista has some great new security and functionality features, as well as a host of graphical tricks. However, if you find Vista's performance lagging, take heart: here's how to make Vista run faster.
Windows Server 2008: preview, part 2
Preview In the second part of our preview of Windows Server 2008, we examine its new virtualisation functionality, take a look at the enhancements to Terminal Services, and more.
Ubuntu 7.04 review
Review Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications. Still, this is a great leap forward for Linux with the mass audience.
7.3 Editors' Rating
Vista in the enterprise
Tech Guide Things move slowly in the enterprise market, so Windows Vista is currently a rare sight on the corporate desktop. But will Vista's undoubted benefits eventually unblock the upgrade path?
VirtualCenter for VMware Server review
Review VMware VirtualCenter provides some top-notch management tools for companies running VMware Server, VMware’s free server virtualisation suite.
8.0 Editors' Rating
VMware Workstation 6 review
Review Already hugely popular with developers and system testers, this latest version of VMWare Workstation has even more to appeal to the professional market.
8.7 Editors' Rating
Fourteen views of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
Photos Here's a preview of what we know about the upcoming operating system release from Apple.
Windows Server 2008: preview, part 1
Preview Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn Server, is due in the second half of this year. In the first instalment of a two-part preview, we take a look at some of the key functionality in Beta 3.
Linux Fundamentals review
Review This is a solid first training course for newcomers to corporate Linux.
6.5 Editors' Rating
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 review
Review Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there’s a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.
8.2 Editors' Rating

































