NxTop: "Bare-Metal" PC Virtualization Option (Score 1)

If your goal is to eliminate native operating systems entirely and run virtual desktops exclusively, you might consider a Type-1 / bare-metal client hypervisor. Similar to what has already occurred with server virtualization, PC virtualization is gradually evolving from Type-2 or software-based client hypervisors to bare-metal. The case for a bare-metal client hypervisor is that you can generally achieve performance closer to native. There is also better isolation between the different desktops on the same hardware. Malware or instability in one OS will have very little chance of compromising the stability and security of any others. NxTop from Virtual Computer is a "bare-metal" client hypervisor option that is available for download. The NxTop product is primarily designed for one-to-many corporate PC management. However, the client hypervisor component, NxTop Engine, is available as a free download (personal or commercial use) and can be used on a stand-alone basis as a bare-metal PC hypervisor. NxTop Engine is a commercial implementation of the Xen open source hypervisor, with a number of enhancements in areas such as PC hardware driver support, power management, graphics, networking, etc. to make it suitable for PC deployment. The free download is available here: http://www.virtualcomputer.com/download If you would like to see what the user interface looks like first, you can also see a quick video demo in this recent blog post: http://www.virtualcomputer.com/blog/2010/10/13/video-demo-nxtop-integrated-citrix-receiver Disclosure: I am an employee of Virtual Computer.