
In 2011, we asked if Client Hypervisors will drive will the Next Generation Desktop. Yet, other desktop virtualization industry experts, such as Ron Oglesby, decided the technology was a dead man walking, writing off Type 1 Client Hypervisors.
Posts Tagged ‘ MokaFive ’Client Hypervisors: Intelligent Desktop Virtualization too clever for its own good?Desktop Management as a ServiceCitrix release XenClient Enterprise 4.1: revolution or evolution in desktop virtualisation for laptopsStratoDesk enhance offering for converting PCs to ThinClient: NoTouch equals Zero Client?![]() A common initiator for moving to virtual desktops is the transition away from existing PCs. To help accommodate this option, Stratodesk have announced the latest version of their NoTouch Desktop. NoTouch is a PC and thin-client re-purposing and management product. As well as supporting Citrix, VMware and Quest, Stratodesk have recently partnered with Desktone to… News: VMware Welcomes Wanova – Is it a Mirage – does VMware finally get desktops?VMware have announced the upcoming acquisition of Wanova. The combination of VMware View and Wanova Mirage will be an an industry first pairing that could well dramatically redefine the VDI market. It is increasingly common to find vendors acknowledging that a VDI-only solution is not enough. Citrix know it. Quest know it. Desktone know it.… And then there were three – NxTop Enterprise morphs to XenClient Enterprise![]() How will Citrix acquisition of NxTop impact VARs and users? How will XenClient will be marketed longer term. Looks like Citrix will embrace IDV as there is a wider market share, and an admission that VDI will never be the sole solution: hybrid solutions are key to capturing as wide a desktop market share as… Citrix acquires client hypervisor leader Virtual ComputerCitrix has acquired client hypervisor segment leader Virtual Computer. Citrix now has a new client hypervisor solution XenClient Enterprise featuring extremely strong management capabilities. Integration with Citrix's existing client hypervisor is sure to come, providing customers with the best of both worlds. MokaFive steps in to fill VMware ACE gapOn December 1, VMware announced plans to discontinue sales of it's type II desktop virtualization hypervisor management platform VMware ACE Assured Computing Environment (ACE), leaving existing ACE customers in the lurch with no recommended way forwards. Now MokaFive is looking to fill the gap by offering a heavily discounted MokaFive Suite to help them out |