Virtualbox Software Virtualization Discontinued. Because this code contains many privileged instructions. Software virtualization requires the host system to completely emulate the whole guest platform including CPU instructions by using special software.
17 Changes to 3D Graphics Support. We will obviously stick to the type 2 hypervisor of each vendor to ensure that we compare apples to apples. This release enhances the tight integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure enabling organizations and developers to more easily and flexibly create applications on premise and deploy to the cloud.
Microsoft has discontinued virtual server and replace it with Hyper-V and Xen has been purchased by Citrix and rebranded XenServer.
17 Changes to 3D Graphics Support. 18 User Interface Changes. Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox 61 the latest release of the worlds most popular free and open source cross-platform virtualization software. Innotek acquired by Oracle Corporation.