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Few Workers Embrace Desktop Video Conferencing: Forrester

January 28th, 2011 | No Comments

While vendors and business executives alike are excited about the promise of desktop video collaboration, interest is low among workers, few of whom have access to the technology, Forrester says. – Video conferencing is becoming increasingly popular as businesses
look for ways to improve employee productivity while driving down
costs, and desktop video is gaining attention from technology vendors
and businesses alike.
Companies such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard,
Microsoft and IBM are…

IBM Finally Introduces New Virtual Desktop Package

January 25th, 2011 | No Comments

New channel-enabled package provides anytime, anywhere access to personal desktops for $150 per seat/per year. – SAN FRANCISCO — IBM, as it customarily does when it develops a new product, took its time in finding the right
in-house technologies and outside partners to put together its own
virtual desktop package.

Big Blue collected all the required ingredients and simmered them with
quality assurance t…

Dell Vostro 460 is Dell’s First SMB Desktop with Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’ Chips

January 12th, 2011 | No Comments

The Dell Vostro 460 tower for small businesses is the first Dell SMB desktop PC to offer Intels new Â“Sandy BridgeÂ” quad-core processors. Pricing begins at $599. – Dell has introduced the Vostro 460, a desktop tower for
small and midsize business owners that takes design cues from its recently introduced Vostro
V130 laptop. (Dell calls it Â“the worlds most beautiful small business
laptop. quot; You can decide
for yourself.)
But lets keep our focus on the …

National Science Lab Testing, and Liking, New VDI Deployment

January 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is currently testing a ground-breaking 250-seat, 1,250-account deployment consisting of a joint Citrix/Kaviza software package. – Virtual desktop and thin-client manufacturers have been banging promotion
drums about their products for more than a decade, yet they haven’t seen
optimal sales numbers. That finally may be changing in 2011.

In just the last year or so, a number of longtime VDI (virtual desktop
infrastructure)…

Dell Vostro 460 Desktop Designed for Small Businesses

January 6th, 2011 | No Comments

The Vostro 460, starting at $599, offers Intel Core processors with Turbo Boost Technology 2.0. – Technology
giant Dell unveiled its Vostro 460 desktop at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas, announcing worldwide availability for the PC
starting Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Vostro 460 is powered by second-generation Intel
Core processors and up to 16GB of DDR3
memory, as well as Intel Turbo…

Oracle VirtualBox Controls Desktop Resources

January 5th, 2011 | No Comments

VirtualBox 4.0 cleaned up the user interface and added resource controls to reign in desktop virtual machines as it enters the battle with VMware Workstation and Parallels Desktop. VirtualBox retains its low-cost position in the desktop virtualization field while trying to keep pace with the pack leaders. – Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0 is now easier to install and has a cleaned
up user interface as it enters the battle with VMware Workstation and
Parallels Desktop. In this second release under Oracles stewardship,
VirtualBox retains its low-cost position, making it a tempting choice
for budget-consciou…

Understanding Licensing Issues in DV Posted By : Ricky01

January 4th, 2011 | No Comments

The advent of the desktop virtualization era has heralded promising advantages for IT professionals with worthy and effective desktop management solutions.

Desktop Management Posted By : Lisa Persson

December 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Desktop Management manages IT asset information, distributes software in an efficient way, and maintains operation logs. A quarantine system to detect, isolate, remedy, and recover into normal operation client PCs having security problems can be implemented.

Skype Outage Caused by Overloaded Servers, Outdated Desktop Client

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

A bug in the Windows version of the Skype client caused the software to crash after servers got overloaded, resulting in a two-day outage. – The widespread outage that crippled Skype on Dec. 22 appears
to have been aggravated by a bug in the Windows version of the VOIP client,
said Lars Rabbe, the companys CIO, on Dec. 29.
A quot;confluence of events, quot; which included overloaded servers,
a bug in the Windows client and a shortag…

Access Desktop Remote Desktop Software Posted By : editor@luxuryinternetauction.com

December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

iPhone customers are acquainted with FileReflex as one of the greatest cellular apps for portable phones. Karya Technologies has created a native iPad app of their well known FileReflex app for the iPad. This mobile application simply makes file discussing between all of your cellular systems and your computer systems easily and faster. With FileReflex for iPhone, you can mount your iPhone as an e-office on your computer. The sharing interface is extremely simple as you can Drag and Drop records between your iPhone and your computer

Access Desktop Remote Desktop Access Posted By : editor@luxuryinternetauction.com

December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

There are times wherever it could be good to have admission to your PC employing only remote control entry software. No matter if you want to entry records that enable you to do your job, or if you require to entry details that may further help with a thing in your own personalized life, a top quality remote control desktop access software programs will make sure that you can all the time keep connected provided you have access to the internet.

Malware Posing as Fake Desktop Utilities Instead of Phony Antivirus

December 20th, 2010 | No Comments

In the past two months, fake antivirus scareware has morphed into variants pretending to be generic security products, disk utilities and the trusty defrag tool, according to researchers. – Recently, researchers at GFI Software
have noticed an increase in the number of fake security software scams
purporting to be disk utilities that fix disk errors. Instead of
listing Trojans, these security alerts pretend to find disk
fragmentation or file system integrity problems.
Â“Fake AV au…

Desktop Virtualization is Not VDI Posted By : Ricky01

December 14th, 2010 | No Comments

The need for cost-effective, flexible and manageable desktop computing solutions resulted in the emergence of VDI, which provides desktop images in a virtualized environment from a centralized hosting server.

A Desktop GPS for Better Compliance and Efficiency

December 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Investments in new processes and applications meant to provide competitive edge often disappoint because users fail to fully utilize complex systems. More companies are turning to Business Process Guidance Systems (BPG) — a new category of real-time desktop software that proponents say improves productivity, responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, and compliance speed for critical enterprise functions like customer service, ERP, CRM and more. In this interview, Joe Maglitta, VP and Editorial Director for Ziff Davis Enterprises, chats with David Frankel, CEO of Panviva, a leading global BPG player, on smarter paths to profit and compliance. The secret: Automatically keeping users oriented and informed no matter where they are in the process.
– Video Content.

AMD Phenom II Black Edition Desktop Processors Aimed at Gamers

December 7th, 2010 | No Comments

The processors offer the company’s Turbo Core, a performance boosting technology that shifts frequency speeds. – Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced two quot;Black Edition quot; processors including the companys flagship six-core desktop processor. These processors join AMD’s 8-series chipset and recently launched AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics for PCs that deliver enhanced high-definition ex…

Try New Desktop Wallpaper Today Posted By : Ezart

December 7th, 2010 | No Comments

What’s in a name? Shakespeare could have asked the same thing about your desktop wallpaper. Really, what’s in your desktop wallpaper? Is it a personal collage?

Sun Ray Software 5.1 Bumps Up Virtual and Remote Desktop Infrastructure Support

December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Oracle continues Suns remote desktop effort against VMware and Citrix and increases support for Windows 7 and remote desktops running on Windows Server 2008 R2. – Sun Ray Software 5.1 (SRS) the first upgrade to the desktop virtualization
platform since Oracles acquisition of Sun includes media, Adobe Flash, audio,
USB and multidisplay support.

As such, Oracle is joining the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) battle for
the eyes and ears of enterprise…

Chip Shot: Federal Agency Chooses Desktop Virtualization

November 30th, 2010 | No Comments

In a white paper titled, Implementing New Hardware-Based Information Security Capabilities, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) outlines its planned shift to desktop virtualization using Intel® vPro™ technology and Citrix® XenClient™. DIA’s goal is a secure, cost-effective client environment for its defense analysts. The white paper states that new hardware-assisted virtualization technologies appear promising in their ability to provide high levels of performance and security and greater management ease.

Virtual Bridges Debuts Verde 5 Platform

November 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

The desktop management and provisioning platform leverages virtualization to deliver desktops in the cloud. – Virtual Bridges announced Verde 5, a quot;VDI Gen2 quot; platform that
connects to offline, branch and server-hosted users, all from the same
management interface. With Verde 5, VDI moves beyond the data center and LAN-bound
scenarios to deliver a virtual desktop user experience with secure cove…

Dual Monitors: Use a Different Wallpaper on Each Desktop Posted By : Agnes Celina

November 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Windows Aero is the most extravagant graphical user interface (GUI) ever introduced by Microsoft. Aero is the acronym of Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open, these words certainly reflect the qualities of the Windows latest graphical user interface (GUI).