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Open Kernel Labs Blog
March 19, 2010
Raise your hand if you are familiar with mobile virtualization
Last week, during my presentation at RTECC, I opened with, "Raise your hand if you are familiar with Mobile Virtualization." In a room of 150 people, only 2 people raised their hands.
Virtualization has long been a "killer app" enabler in the enterprise and on the desktop. But only in the last few years, virtualization has also made key inroads in embedded applications such as mobile and Internet devices.
Virtualization is a software technology that supports running two or more (guest) operating systems (OSes) simultaneously on the same hardware platform. Virtualization software hosts multiple virtual machines (VMs) each of which is capable of running guest OSes by abstracting, partitioning, and multiplexing underlying hardware resources such as computing power, memory, and peripheral devices.
Despite obvious similarities between enterprise/desktop virtualization and its mobile counterpart, mobile virtualization presents key differences and the mobile industry is just beginning to exploit advantages made possible by virtualization. Cost reduction, flexibility, security, power management and end-user experience are all driving adoption of this technology.
I working on an article titled Mobile Virtualization 101 which I hope to publish shortly. In the mean time you can check out the Mobile Virtualization page of our website.
Posted by Ram Sarabu on March 19 at 01:49 AM
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About Ram Sarabu:
As a senior product manager, Ram Sarabu talks to customers and partners to identify market opportunities and develops a cohesive strategy for OK Labs products. Prior to OK Labs, he worked 10+ years in product development and product management roles in the mobile industry. He holds a masters in business administration from the University of Chicago and a masters in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University. In his spare time, Ram enjoys watching sports and playing board games with his two boys.
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