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VMware releases open source VDI client

VMware announced this morning that they've created an open source version of the VMware View client software called the VMware View Open Client. This new client will be compatible not only with VMware View, but also VMware VDM 2.0 and 2.1. This client...

Published Feb 03 2009 by Gabe Knuth , 10,931 views, 162 comments

VMware acquires Propero

A few weeks ago, VMware acquired UK-based ISV Propero, who makes a desktop broker package called "workSpace for VMware." It was only a matter of time, but is it a good thing?...

Published May 10 2007 by Gabe Knuth , 25,854 views, 118 comments

"XenApp" is brilliant!

I love the name XenApp. I didn't at first. My gut reaction was that this was a hasty marketing name change by Citrix. But once I got over the shock of change (the shock that would come with any name change), I whole-heartily agree with Citrix that the new name makes much more sense than the old name....

Published Feb 13 2008 by Gabe Knuth , 16,261 views, 54 comments

A sneak peak at Feature Pack 1 for Presentation Server 4.5

Tomorrow, Citrix will release Feature Pack (not Feature Release) 1 for Presentation Server 4.5 to the general public. Michel Roth of ThinComputing.net has put together a great write-up on the new features and changes....

Published Sep 20 2007 by Gabe Knuth , 21,017 views, 39 comments

Quest's desktop virtualization product line as of 2009

Next up in our series of product lines from the Big 5 (Citrix, Symantec, Quest, VMware, and Microsoft, in no particular order) is Quest Software's Desktop Virtualization Group . There will be a chart at the end, but it will probably be one of the...

Published Nov 18 2009 by Gabe Knuth , 5,694 views, 38 comments

New Features in Presentation Server "Delaware"

In this article, Michel Roth of ThinComputing.net outlines some of the new features in the next version of Citrix Presentation Server, codenamed "Delaware."...

Published Nov 26 2007 by Gabe Knuth , 19,230 views, 37 comments

BriForum Video - Xen vs VMware by Ron Oglesby

Back in April, I posted a session from BriForum Amsterdam comparing Xen to VMware ESX. The only problem was that enough had changed in the time between BriForum and the release of the video that some people found it wasn't relevant. So, in an effort...

Published Aug 07 2008 by Gabe Knuth , 10,546 views, 35 comments

A short guide to virtualizing Presentation and Terminal servers on VMware ESX 3

Many people would love to virtualize at least part of their Citrix or Terminal Server farms, but so far the performance just hasn’t been up to par (or close enough to make it worthwhile). In this article, René gives you several tips on optimizing your Citrix or Terminal servers for use on virtualized hardware.

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Published Aug 27 2007 by Gabe Knuth , 69,869 views, 35 comments

Oops! VMware's VI 3.5 Update 2 locks out customers, pulls Update 2 download.

Word on the street is that VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3.5 Update 2 have been affected by a licensing bug left over from development. This bug renders any powered off machine incapable of being turned back on, suspended machines incapable...

Published Aug 12 2008 by Gabe Knuth , 10,185 views, 33 comments

Converting PC's into thin clients - a rundown of a suddenly crowded niche

On Brian Madden TV last week, we talked about a number of the PC-to-Thin Client conversion products on the market, and it became pretty clear that there are quite a few products out there. Each of these products fits into one of two categories, so it...

Published Sep 29 2009 by Gabe Knuth , 55,459 views, 33 comments

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