Testing VirtualBox I tested VirtualBox by installing Windows 7 64-bit, and the entire operation was smooth and quick.

Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool—but you'll have to do some tinkering to make it work for you.

Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Free and open-source virtualization tool VirtualBox recently released a 2.0 version that includes a few major upgrades. Most importantly, 2.0 supports running 64 ...

According to Oracle, Version 3.2.0 moves VirtualBox forward in three main areas, delivering significant improvements in performance, power, and supported guest operating system platforms.

VMware has a press release on their website that announces the release and availability of version 3.0 of Fusion, which brings 64-bit support along with other enhancements to the software.

After entering beta roughly three months ago, Oracle’s VM VirtualBox 5.0 virtualization software is now generally available, offering faster performance and better security.

Update to Oracle’s virtualization application adds remote control of cloud-hosted VMs and the ability to fully encrypt virtual machines.

Learn More. Oracle VM VirtualBox continues to nip at the heels of undisputed virtualization leader VMware, resulting in a bounty of choice for application developers, IT pros and power users.