Oracle's VirtualBox 4.0 Now Available
Oracle releases their virtualization product, VirtualBox 4.0, which is available for both enterprise and home use.
The 4.0 release of the x86 and AMD64/Intel64 VM include reorganization of VirtualBox, new settings/disk file layout for VM portability, rework of the GUI (now called "VirtualBox Manager), new virtual hardware, improvements to the OVF support and more.
VirtualBox 4.0 is available now for download and a complete list of updates and fixes can be found in the changelog.
More information on this release can be found on the VirtualBox Website.
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