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From virtualization.info: Oracle announces its own (Xen-based) hypervisor??

So What is going on here? now everyone is getting on the Virtual Bandwagon? I also find it interesting to note that VMware's share price has recently gone off the boil and is now down from around $110 less than a week ago to as low as $76?? and this...

Dave Caddick on November 12, 2007 : 2 comments , 1,784 views

Cold Shower for VMware? or just a dose of reality instead of virtual ;-)

So it looks like the gloss is coming off the VMware IPO? now that we are back down to the $70 mark I wonder how many people will stop and remember that this was an IPO of only $29? Let's be honest here, regardless of the hype surrounding the stock...

Dave Caddick on November 27, 2007 : 2 comments , 946 views

Citrix XenDeskop Release Dates And Pricing Announced

Citrix has announced that Citrix XenDesktop 2.0 will be available from May 20th (this is when Citrix iForum, App Delivery Expo, Synergy is). They've also announced the pricing for XenDesktop server. Well, kind of because it's not really clear...

Michel Roth on April 21, 2008 : 2 comments , 1,373 views

Windows Server 2008 Installs In Under 10 Minutes!

I downloaded the Windows Server 2008 x86 RTM build and installed it today. Since I was really impressed with the install speed of Windows Server 2008 in the earlier builds, I decided to measure the install time in the RTM build. I was really impressed...

Michel Roth on February 12, 2008 : 2 comments , 496 views

Vmware Workstation 6.5 Beta 1 With Unity Released

VMware made the fist public beta of Vmware Workstation 6.5 available. Vmware Workstation 6.5 is the first version of VMware workstation on Windows that supports the Unity feature and other cool improvements. What is Unity again? Unity is for VMware Workstation...

Michel Roth on April 04, 2008 : 2 comments , 1,077 views

Sun Releases VDI 2.0

Sun is out to shine their light on the VDI market as well. They have just announced that they have released version 2.0 of their VDI product (or rather their broker) simply called Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0. Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure...

Michel Roth on April 02, 2008 : 2 comments , 1,275 views

A First look at RTO Virtual Profiles

A couple of months ago I noticed that RTO was offering a new product called RTO Virtual Profiles. I also said it was probably just another Flex Profiles clone. As it turns out I was quite wrong. Wrong in that the product wasn't officially released...

Michel Roth on April 10, 2008 : 2 comments , 2,096 views

Creating 100 Virtual Machines of 10 GB Each In 13 Mins

While VDI has a lot of advantages, one of the main drawbacks is the requirement for LOTS of storage. Enterprise storage. Expensive enterprise storage. Today I ran into this YouTube video of a demo held a VMworld 2007 by someone from NetApp. In this demo...

Michel Roth on January 02, 2008 : 2 comments , 403 views

All Pubforum Presentation And Videos Avaialble For Free Download

Pubforum is the oldest and most fun SBC community events I have had the pleasure of presenting at. Today it's creator, Alex Yushchenko, let me know that he has posted a gigantic amount of content to the Pubform site, all free for download! You will...

Michel Roth on May 15, 2008 : 2 comments , 1,533 views

Just Added to XenApp Platinum!!!!

Another reason you should be using XenApp Platinum edition, Wan Optimization! The newest feature just added to the complete application delivery system. What is actually being added? Now every Platinum license entitles you to use the WANScaler client...

The Official Citrix Blog on March 28, 2008 : 2 comments , 3,880 views

My favorite color is "three"

Most people don't realize the value of the answers to their personal security questions (Citrix Password Manager calls this Question Based Authentication.) As it turns out, those answers are more valuable than passwords. If someone learns enough answers...

The Official Citrix Blog on March 18, 2008 : 2 comments , 1,866 views

Citrix Workflow Studio and the IIS 7.0 PowerShell Provider

Citrix Workflow Studio unlocks the potential in Microsoft PowerShell and the Windows Workflow Foundation by providing an easy to use, graphical interface for workflow composition that virtually eliminates scripting. Citrix WFS can now leverage the use...

The Official Citrix Blog on April 20, 2008 : 2 comments , 2,215 views

A new face of CDN - Citrix Developer Network

If you have not visited CDN lately, I suggest you give it a view. The team has made some significant usability enhancements as well as interesting content that is being contributed by employees as well as the larger Citrix community. For example, Vishal...

The Official Citrix Blog on March 13, 2008 : 2 comments , 750 views

Updated Citrix Mac ICA Client Coming Soon and Request for Beta Users, Sign-up Today

Universal Binary Client – Seamless Windows – Ah! Finally. I guess I don’ have to explain what this feature is Session Sharing – Multiple application sessions from a user can share the same session.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

Charles Aunger on October 01, 2007 : 2 comments , 1,016 views

How will IT stay ahead of the Windows releases?

I've been spending a bit of time thinking about the relationship of Windows servers and the datacenter. In my role as a product manager, I often hear customer talk about their challenges and pains balancing applications, OS'es and hardware refresh...

The Official Citrix Blog on May 01, 2008 : 2 comments , 2,230 views

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