AMD set to detail multi-OS plan Will its "Pacifica" virtualization technology be compatible with Intel's? If not, that's a potential headache for some software makers.

Virtualization is clearly in the air! We are seeing it at the file storage, operating system, and processor layers. I can only assume the Virtualization at database layer is imiment. Of course we know it has been around in the database realm for a while (see the originalVirtuoso 1.0 white paper). Today, most EII productspitch the essence of "Virtual Databases" as their value proposition while strategicallystaying away from theuse the dreaded "V" word.