Desktop Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization covers VDI (centrally hosted desktops), Desktops as a Service (DaaS), and desktop virtualization via client side hypervisors.

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News: VDI Startup Pano Logic Shuts Down

November 1, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

It has just been revealed that Bay Area desktop virtualization startup Pano Logic has shut down. The news comes from a surprising source, The Credit Union Times, which scooped the IT world to the news. The news was confirmed by a former Pano Logic employee who requested not to be named.

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Citrix Remote PC: VDI complexity solved, or a kick start to a VDI project?

October 31, 2012
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synergy

Delivering VDI can be an expensive and time consuming undertaking. Especially when the business case is limited to remote access. There are solutions allowing remote access to a desktop/laptop device: Citrix's own GoToMyPC has competition from the likes of LogMeIn, Teamviewer, TightVNC and YuuGuu. However, there is always concern about introducing such solutions in terms…

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News: Browsium Catalyst Multi-browser Management Tool Released to Beta

October 26, 2012
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Browsium Catalyst

While multi-browser environments are often needed to address compatibility and security problems, they come with several management challenges. Browsium are developing Catalyst to allow the most compatible and secure browser for each website on every PC in an organization to be centrally managed. A free beta trial is available.

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Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity v5.2: does it out sense AppSense or haze Mirage?

October 25, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

ProfileUnity FlexApp is capable of presenting organisations with a comprehensive user environment management solution encompassing both user virtualization and a virtualized software distribution system. v5.2 adds user rights elevation, machine settings support and profile migration reporting. How does ProfileUnity stand against key competitors in the market with this new release?

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Is Windows 2012 Remote Desktop Session Host better than Citrix XenApp?

October 22, 2012
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PresentationVirtualization

At Citrix Synergy in Barcelona, this was a very good question that a number of partners were reporting their customers were asking. Citrix XenApp 6.5 is a market leading product. Windows 2012 is very new. What are the differentiating features, what key questions should you ask and how do you decide on the one for…

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Quest vWorkspace Returns

October 16, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

I suggested that the best thing for Dell to do would be to sell it to VMware or Teradici. Dell vWorkspace is back, and I couldn't be happier to be wrong.

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vSTAC R2, Pivot3′s Next Generation VDI Appliance – the sub-$200 desktop virtual desktop is here?

October 12, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

Pivot3 have made vStac R2 simpler to implement, more scalable and drive further savings than its predecessor. Headline features include utilising VMware View Storage Accelerator allowing reduced hardware costs, performance increases with more memory and updated processors allowing greater VM density, and networking options that can enable adoption by a wider SMB market. With vStac…

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Desktop Management as a Service

October 11, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

As desktop virtualization technologies evolve, Desktop-Management-as-a-Service may supersede DaaS as the preferred solution for many small businesses.

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DaaS Service Level Agreement Immaturity Can Hamper Technology Adoption

October 3, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

Only 2% of IT shops are committed to adopting DaaS by 2014. While DaaS technology is maturing, the same cannot be said for the service offerings themselves.

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