Top 10 Virtual Appliances

Since the start of a new year seems to generate a lot of top list, I thought it’s time for another one. The Top 10 Virtual Appliances. Nothing fancy tough, I just grabbed the best raking virtual appliances from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace. At number one, Microsoft with Windows 2008 Enterprise Server.

1. Windows 2008 Enterprise Server
   By: TuxDistro.com
   Windows 2008 Enterprise Server (60 Day Evaluation) Virtual Machine
2. Mandriva Linux One 2009 KDE4 Virtual ApplianceBy: TuxDistro.com
   Mandriva Linux One 2009 is one the best ways to start using Linux.
3. Arch Linux 2008.06 - bagvapp
   By: aakeg
   Independent linux. Gnome 2.22.2 desktop and VMwareTools e.x.p-84113 installed
4. Sabayon 3.5 Virtual Appliance
   By: TuxDistro.com
   Sabayon Linux is a Gentoo-based operating system created by Fabio Erculiani, and produced in Trentino, Italy.
5. ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA)
   By: brugh
   EDA is an appliance dedicated to deploying ESX servers fast and easy. It has a scriptbuilder to quickly create %post-scripts.
6. WiKID Strong Authentication Server 3.2.9By: nowen
   The WiKID Strong Authentication Enterprise Edition VMware 3.2.9
7. Fedora 10 Virtual Appliance
   By: TuxDistro.com
   Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software.
8. StoneGate Virtual IPS Appliance
   By: Stonesoft
   Protects Internal Networks from Malicious Traffic in Demanding Virtual Environments
9. ADempiere 352a
   By: red1
   ADempiere Community Open Source ERP/CRM/MFG/POS
10. Foresight Linux 1.0 VMWare Virtual Machine
    By: TuxDistro.com
    Foresight is a desktop operating system featuring an intuitive user interface and a showcase of the latest desktop software.