Oracle VM Virtualbox Overview:
Oracle OM Virtualbox is a cross-platform virtualizer for x86 servers and desktops, and is also for embedded usage. With this product, you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine, all at the same time, making it a powerful tool to test, develop, demonstrate and deploy solutions.
Oracle VM Virtualbox is a professional solution that is also freely available as Open Source Software. It is for both enterprise and home use. This x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization software is high performing and rich in features.
Oracle VM Virtualbox currently runs on Windows, Linux, Solaris and Macintosh. It also supports many guest operating systems, such as Windows, DOX/Windows 3. Linux, OS/2, OpenBSD, Solaris and OpenSolaris.
Major Oracle VM Virtualbox Customers:
Some of the major Oracle VM Virtualbox customers include Airbus, Colorado State University, SCS Africa, and Wolf Medical Systems.
Oracle VM Virtualbox Pricing & Products:
Being open source, the Oracle OM Virtualbox product is constantly being upgraded by the contributing community. Upgrades and new releases happen frequently, and there are always new features being added. The fact that this open source product is backed by Oracle, means that professional quality and excellence is always maintained.
Oracle VM Virtualbox for home use is available as a free download from the Virtualbox website. There are two packages – the Virtualbox base package, and the Virtualbox extension pack. You can also join the community, and find out how to contribute code to Oracle VM Virtualbox through this website. You’ll also find all the documentation and download materials you would require.
There are commercial licenses and technical support options available for this software. These are the two commercial Oracle VM Virtualbox pricing options:
| License | Price |
| Perpetual - Named User Plus License (minimum 100 units required) | $50 per Named User Plus $11 for software update license and technical support (1st year) |
| Perpetual - Socket | $1,000 per socket $220 for software update license and technical support (1st year) |
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