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Wyse, Citrix Partner for New High-Definition VDI for SMBs

May 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Wyse Xenith uses no operating system, so it needs no configuration prior to use or update with the latest system patches. Boot time is instantaneous and viruses are never a concern. Plus, it’s relatively inexpensive.
– SAN FRANCISCO Â– Virtual desktop software provider Citrix and
thin-client maker Wyse Technology on May 12 introduced a new ultra-thin
– also called zero-client — unit that is the size of a handheld
device, plugs into a desktop or portable PC, and provides a secure
connection to an enterprise sy…

eG VDI Monitor Takes the Pain Out of Managing Virtual Desktops

April 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

eG Innovations brings order to the chaos of virtual desktop infrastructure management with eG VDI Monitor, a management application geared toward keeping administrators in Â“the knowÂ” when it counts most.
– Virtual desktop infrastructures are supposed to make things
easier, especially for IT staffers, who can eschew many of their desktop
management chores as virtual desktops replace traditional ones in the
enterprise. However, enterprise network administrators are finding managing VDI
solutions has…

VDI Ease and Affordability for Small Businesses

April 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Kaviza VDI-in-a-Box is a plug-and-play virtual desktop system that basically anyone can get up and running for a small-to-medium-size business. It truly is an automated turnkey way to do it; you install the software on a commodity server, and it just finds all the nodes automatically. When Kaviza is running, the virtual desktop runs in its own browser-type window with all the application functionality needed. Little or no latency is apparent. User can continue to use their local applications as normal. Talk about best of both worlds!

This is an alternative for companies that are reluctant to have to upgrade to new Windows operating systems every few years. With VDI, only one update is ever needed.
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VMware Acquires VDI Software Maker RTO

February 24th, 2010 | No Comments

The RTO team of 12 employees will be incorporated immediately into VMware and become part of the company’s desktop business unit. VMware and RTO had been in a partnership since last fall, when VMware announced at VMworld that it would integrate RTO’s Virtual Profiles management tool into its VMware View platform.
– VMware, which continues to expand its market reach outside of the server
virtualization sector that it currently dominates, said in a blog
post on its Website Feb. 23 that it has acquired software management
toolmaker RTO Software.

Financial details were not disclosed.

The RTO team of 12 e…

Leostream Tames VDI Connection

February 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Leostream 6.3 adds management tools that ease virtual desktop infrastructure implementation
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Leostream Connects VDI

February 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Leostream Connection Broker gains Web view to enable virtual desktop access while easing multivendor VDI implementation tasks.
– In a virtual desktop deployment, the connection broker is the component that
brings users and back-end resources together. It is a part of VMware, Citrix
and Microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure implementations. But what happens
in organizations with really large numbers of virtual desktops a…

REVIEW: Leostream Connects VDI

February 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Making Desktop Virtualization Work with VDI

February 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Tech Analysis: VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, promises to reduce the effort and cost of enterprise desktop management, but be careful how you implement it.
– There
is no denying that virtualization is a hot topic in enterprise IT, but when it
comes to adoption rates, not all types of virtualization
are
created equal. While it would be difficult to think of an enterprise that hasn’t
embraced, or at least piloted, server virtualization, the same canno…

PCs Litter the Path to VDI

January 27th, 2010 | No Comments

The option to use virtual desktops is becoming more feasible, but stiff hardware requirements, steep licensing costs and cloud alternatives should give IT managers pause about the technology.
– Although
I’m keeping my Mac desktop systems, I’m dumping my Windows desktop system and
using a thin client and VMware’s View 4 virtual desktop infrastructure for my
Windows needs.
In
some ways, this is just a continuation of my Windows desktop evolution since
I’ve been running a Windows XP v…

REVIEW: VMware View 4′s New Transport Protocol Increases Usefulness, Performance of VDI Platform

January 21st, 2010 | No Comments

VMware View 4 uses a specialized transport protocol to squeeze out lag time and significantly increase the number of monitors supported by the virtual desktop. The VMware View 4 platform worked well in eWEEK Labs’ tests–delivering full desktop and application functionality to a variety of end-point systems, including thin clients, Linux-based systems and older Windows-based PCs. VMware View centralizes OS and application management tasks while significantly reducing help desk calls by preventing end user tampering with desktop systems. However, IT managers must balance those savings against the platform’s costs.
– VMware View enables enterprises to deliver centrally managed virtual Windows XP and Vista desktops, and now uses a specialized transport protocol to squeeze out lag time and significantly increase the number of monitors supported by the virtual desktop.
View 4–which has the flexibility to meet the…