Desktop Virtualization
Virtual Box 3.0 released; Reddit fans are excited!
By Cloud Researcher at 1 July, 2009, 2:06 pm
Look at it yourself.
and here are the features
This version is a major update. The following major new features were added:
* Guest SMP with up to 32 virtual CPUs (VT-x and AMD-V only; see chapter 3.7.2.2 of the user manual)
* Windows guests: ability to use Direct3D 8/9 applications [...]
VDI joint-venture: Sun and Ringcube integrate desktop virtualization stuff
By PrasenJit Sarkar at 29 June, 2009, 11:20 am
Sun’s SunRay technology is pretty cool and is definitely the best stuff to look at, after all Sun has been using it for a long time for its corporate employees.
The partnership will bring to enterprises that are using Sun’s Sun Ray VDI technology the ability to more effectively and cheaply roll out personalized virtual desktops, [...]
Read More >>Mokafive Suite launches: Desktop as a service is … at your service
By Tarry Singh at 22 June, 2009, 11:23 am
I am not that much of a supporter of VDI or desktop virtualization. It really is a matter of time before we have gen3 apps move to RIA/RWA gen4 apps and all that VDI will end up in the dead pool of all software vendors…but Mokafive, since its inception, always has intrigued me. This is [...]
Read More >>rPath is taking Virtual Apps directly to the Cloud, no Desktop Virtualization B.S
By Tarry Singh at 30 May, 2009, 4:26 am
The rPath technology first takes an application and analyzes its code to determine how it interacts with other pieces of software, Adam says. The result is a “complete bill of materials” that shows what components are essential, and how the application will be affected by changes to the surrounding software. This way, Adam says, each [...]
Read More >>Netbooks, iPhones of the world : Ever heard of the FREE Citrix Receiver? - Well now is the time to tune in!
By Tarry Singh at 5 May, 2009, 2:03 pm
LAS VEGAS — May 5, 2009 — Today at Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), announced the general availability of Citrix® Receiver™ – a new lightweight software client that makes accessing virtual desktops and applications on any device as easy as turning on your [...]
Read More >>Citrix dazzles at Synergy: Self-Service your IT needs with Citrix Dazzle for free!
By Tarry Singh at 5 May, 2009, 2:00 pm
LAS VEGAS — May 5, 2009 — Today at Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) took a major step toward transforming IT into an on-demand service with the introduction of Citrix Dazzle – the first self-service “storefront” for enterprise applications. ¬Dazzle gives corporate employees [...]
Read More >>Marathon Technologies Named Finalist for 2009 Citrix Ready Solution of the Year
By Tarry Singh at 1 May, 2009, 10:08 am
Littleton, Mass., — April 29, 2009 — Marathon Technologies, today announced that it has been named a finalist for the Citrix Ready Solution of the Year award by Citrix® Systems Inc. The Citrix Ready Solution of the Year Award, which recognizes companies that excel in delivering solutions that are complementary to Citrix and also drive [...]
Read More >>Microsoft’s smartest virtualization play with Windows 7: Run also in Win XP mode!
By Tarry Singh at 25 April, 2009, 11:02 am
This will kill all the VMware desktop virtualization in one shot!
XP Mode consists of the Virtual PC-based virtual environment and a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft [...]
Leostream and NoMachine team up to deliver Linux VMs on Demand
By Tarry Singh at 16 March, 2009, 8:25 am
Rome, Italy and Waltham, MA - March 16, 2009 - NoMachine, award-winning
provider of remote desktop and application delivery software, and
Leostream(tm) Corporation, a leading developer of virtual hosted desktop
software, today announced a partnership that will fully support and
integrate NoMachine’s NX protocol into the Leostream Connection Broker. This
combined solution will allow enterprises to easily deploy and manage [...]
MacTech Benchmarks: Parallels Desktop 4.0 clear winner!
By Tarry Singh at 7 March, 2009, 12:09 pm
Virtual Strategy Magazine is reporting:
Parallels today announced that a benchmark study from MacTech found Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac “14-20% faster than VMware Fusion” in the majority of its tests. The labs pitted Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac against VMware Fusion 2.0.1 in more than 2500 tests examining the performance of Windows XP and [...]
