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Why Microsoft doesn’t like client hypervisors

VMware has a server hypervisor, and VMware has announced a client hypervisor. Citrix has a server hypervisor, and Citrix has announced a client hypervisor. Microsoft has a server hypervisor, so why haven’t they announced a client hypervisor? Are they...

Published Mar 31 2009 by Brian Madden , 7,219 views, 8 comments

Citrix releases an ICA client for the Apple iPhone. Is this the future of Windows apps on mobile devices?

After months and months of work, a preview version of Citrix’s ICA client (err.. “receiver” in their new nomenclature) is now available as a 0.9 version for free in the iPhone App Store. ( iTunes link ) The new client, which works on...

Published Mar 30 2009 by Brian Madden , 16,322 views, 10 comments

BriForum 2009 Chicago breakout session topic idea list

BriForum 2009 Chicago will take place July 21-23, 2009, at the Chicago Hilton. Once again, all of BriForum's technical breakout sessions will be presented by members of the community. We select which sessions (and therefore which people will present...

Published Mar 24 2009 by Brian Madden , 3,711 views, 5 comments

BriForum 2009 Chicago call for papers is now open. You too can present at BriForum!

BriForum 2009 Chicago will take place July 21-23, 2009, at the Chicago Hilton. Once again, all of BriForum's technical breakout sessions will be presented by members of the community. We select which sessions (and therefore which people will present...

Published Mar 24 2009 by Brian Madden , 2,018 views, 0 comments

Cloud-based apps: the “cloud” concept is different than the “cloud” technology

In today’s world, when people think about the “cloud” in the context of applications, they often think of web-based apps like Google Office or Salesforce.com. While these are both great examples of cloud-based apps, they tend to cause...

Published Mar 20 2009 by Brian Madden , 7,320 views, 1 comment

Windows 7 will be huge for VDI. Why? Because it’s not Vista.

I’ve written in the past that part of what’s holding back VDI today is that today’s VDI is just SBC to single-user VMs instead of multiuser Terminal Servers. So in today’s world, VDI’s use case is not too much more broad than Terminal Services. However...

Published Mar 18 2009 by Brian Madden , 12,360 views, 7 comments

Remote display protocols: low bandwidth, good user experience, low CPU... pick any two.

There's been a lot of talk about remote protocols recently. We know Microsoft is cooking up something with their acquisition of Calista , and VMware's agreement with Teradici seems to be picking up steam . And of course Citrix is talking about...

Published Mar 16 2009 by Brian Madden , 7,358 views, 10 comments

Symantec Altiris Management Suite 7: Welcome to Yesterday

One of the big news items from Symantec ManageFusion this week was that Symantec is finally releasing Altiris Client Management Suite and Server Management Suite 7 . (Most people just refer to these collectively as "Altiris 7.") If you believe...

Published Mar 13 2009 by Brian Madden , 7,425 views, 2 comments

Symantec to VMware and Citrix: “Oh yeah, OH YEAH? Intel’s Gregory Bryant is our drummer!”

I recently wrote about the comical interplay between VMware and Citrix as they tripped over each other to convince customers about which of them had a stronger relationship with Intel. In January, Citrix announced that they were partnering with Intel...

Published Mar 11 2009 by Brian Madden , 3,910 views, 1 comment

Ah-hah! Symantec’s Workspace Profiles product is rebranded RTO Virtual Profiles

I can 100% confirm that Symantec licensed / OEM’ed RTO Software’s Virtual Profiles product that will become the Workspace Profiles component of Symantec’s new Endpoint Virtualization Suite 6.1 . Symantec is not “officially” acknowledging this, although...

Published Mar 10 2009 by Brian Madden , 5,401 views, 12 comments

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