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Watchdox releases "Watchdox Apps," cloud-based Windows app integration with their file syncing product

Last December I wrote that WatchDox bought InstallFree and that I loved the combination of the two companies. If you're not familiar with either company, WatchDox is one of the "corporate Dropbox-like solutions" with a keen focus on DRM and document &...

by Brian Madden on April 09, 2013 : 0 comments , 4,366 views
VDI Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix VIAB, Dell vWorkspace, Microsoft Windows8/Server2012 and VMware View 5.2 + more

Are you looking for an independent overview of desktop virtualization solutions and curious about the different strategy questions? Do you want detailed information about the features and functions each desktop virtualization vendor is offering!? If so...

by Ruben Spruijt on March 10, 2013 : 0 comments , 10,483 views
VMware launches Horizon Suite, but it still has a ways to go to meet expectations. Here's our complete analysis:

Today, VMware is launching Horizon Suite , which we first learned about at VMworld last fall. Coming out of VMworld, I remember having the impression that despite being let down in the past by announcements that were never seen through to releases, VMware...

by Gabe Knuth on February 20, 2013 : 5 comments , 11,379 views
Look out Citrix/VMware/Ericom: Dell-Wyse joins the HTML5 RDP client club with Project Freezer

One of the surprises of VMworld was that Wyse (now "Dell Wyse") is building their own HTML5 RDP. The benefit of HTML5 clients is that you don't have to install anything on your actual client device. You just visit a web page and you're immediately able...

by Brian Madden on September 11, 2012 : 7 comments , 7,941 views
VMware announced Zimbra 8.0 today

Today VMware announced version 8.0 of Zimbra , its email server product. This update adds integration with unified communications solutions from Cisco and Mitel, as well as more features for both admins and end users. Based on some hints that VMware dropped...

by Jack Madden on July 11, 2012 : 0 comments , 702 views
HTML5 really could be the next app platform for business, but there still some kinks to work out

Last week at BriForum, I had a chance to attend a session given by Ericom's Dan Shappir on HTML5 applications. The session, titled "HTML5: The New Application Platform" was interesting because it provided an overview of the technology that was understandable...

by Gabe Knuth on June 01, 2012 : 2 comments , 279 views
Consumerization Nation #1: with guest Brian Katz

Listen above or right click this link and select "Save Link as..." to download the mp3 Consumerization Nation premiered live today. Colin Steele and I were joined by guest Brian Katz , and by Gabe Knuth (who will be joining in the show from time to time...

by Jack Madden on April 12, 2012 : 7 comments , 335 views
InstallFree Nexus: open Dropbox files via real windows apps in a browser. No desktop, no setup, very cool!

I've been playing with the beta version of InstallFree's Nexus product recently, and it's awesome. (Check it out nexus.installfree.com .) If you use Dropbox, click "sign in with Dropbox" and you're redirected to Dropbox's site to grant access to InstallFree...

by Brian Madden on April 11, 2012 : 20 comments , 11,252 views
Is the web dead in the face of native apps? Not likely, but some think so.

We've written here before about how native applications are king because they provide the best user experience. A recent report focused on answering the question "Is the web dead?" seems to back up a shift towards native apps over a more traditional web...

by Gabe Knuth on March 28, 2012 : 4 comments , 428 views
VMware WSX: The consumerization of desktop virtualization. It isn't AppBlast, but it is kind of cool

This week, there's been some buzz outside the enterprise desktop virtualization space about VMware WSX, which is a technology that delivers Windows desktops via HTML5 technologies. What's interesting is that this bit of tech seems to be aimed squarely...

by Gabe Knuth on March 23, 2012 : 9 comments , 10,330 views

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