Virtual Desktop News

• Week of 14 May 2012 NVIDIA's virtualized GPU eliminates VDI graphics performance barriers (16 May 2012)

  VDI isn't known for delivering high-end graphics with great performance, but NVIDIA's virtualized GPU is about to transform virtual desktop graphics.

• Citrix Project Avalon offers BYOD shops Windows as a Service (14 May 2012)

  Project Avalon isn't available yet, but already IT pros are speculating about whether it has the potential to transform enterprise environments to the cloud.

• Week of 07 May 2012 Citrix acquires XenClient competitor Virtual Computer (08 May 2012)

  Sources close to Virtual Computer say Citrix acquired the company for its client hypervisor and desktop management product, NxTop.

• Dell and HP churn out VDI hardware as thin client war heats up (09 May 2012)

  Hewlett-Packard and Dell have their eyes on the virtual desktop market, and both introduced new client technologies that hinge on VDI at Citrix Synergy 2012.

• Citrix integrates NxTop and XenClient, introduces Project Avalon (10 May 2012)

  Citrix is on a roll. The company flooded VDI shops with news of updated offerings and detailed the future of acquired competitor Virtual Computer.

• Week of 30 Apr 2012 Microsoft program breach led to early RDP vulnerability exploit (SearchSecurity.com | 03 May 2012)

  Microsoft said a member of its confidential Active Protections Program leaked information that prompted an exploit targeting a flaw patched in March.

• VMware View 5.1 brings management, storage upgrades plus BYOD tools (02 May 2012)

  New features in VMware View 5.1 improve VDI management and lower storage costs. And that's not all: BYOD shops get new mobile app tools with Project Octopus and Horizon App Manager 1.5.

• Week of 23 Apr 2012 Microsoft Windows 8 VDI licensing adds BYOD licensing complexity, cost (SearchVirtualDataCentreUK.com | 26 Apr 2012)

  Microsoft’s VDI licensing option in Windows 8 requires customers pay fees to allow user devices such as iPads to access Windows-based corporate virtual desktops.

• VDI puts data center networks to the test (SearchDataCenter.com | 23 Apr 2012)

  Virtual desktop infrastructure pulls endpoint management to the core of the enterprise data center, taxing data center networks.

• Week of 09 Apr 2012 IT pros pushed to upgrade to XenApp 6.5 by July 2013 (SearchVirtualDataCentreUK.com | 10 Apr 2012)

  IT pros must upgrade to XenApp 6.5 after Citrix announced EoL status prior to pre-v6.5 versions, coinciding with Windows Server 2003 EoL.

• OnLive complies with Microsoft licensing, DaaS providers weigh in (10 Apr 2012)

  OnLive Desktop is finally in compliance with Microsoft hosted desktop licensing. The move puts DaaS providers on a level playing field, but some want more from Microsoft.

• Week of 02 Apr 2012 Microsoft updates roaming profiles for the desktop virtualization age (04 Apr 2012)

  Microsoft has finally delivered a new version of its roaming user profiles tool called UE-V, providing profile management for virtual desktops.

• Microsoft App-V 5.0 brings native app experience, reduces storage (04 Apr 2012)

  Microsoft App-V 5.0 offers a native app experience. It also gives IT pros a way to reduce storage requirements and more flexible management options.

• Dell acquires Wyse for thin client, desktop virtualization (02 Apr 2012)

  Dell acquired Wyse to bolster its desktop virtualization and thin client offerings. Wyse's cloud software could also help Dell gain cloud momentum.

• Week of 26 Mar 2012 Desktop virtualisation helps data centres prepare for consumerisation (SearchVirtualDataCentreUK.com | 28 Mar 2012)

  UK businesses and data centres aren’t prepared for IT consumerisation, but building a virtual desktop infrastructure can help.

• Week of 12 Mar 2012 Cloud providers defy Microsoft licensing to compete with OnLive (14 Mar 2012)

  OnLive's free Windows app for iPad is still available, despite Microsoft's licensing rules. Now, DaaS providers fight back.

• Week of 05 Mar 2012 Microsoft clarifies cloud-hosted desktop licensing, stings OnLive (09 Mar 2012)

  Microsoft illuminated Windows licensing rules for cloud-hosted virtual desktops, putting OnLive's free Windows app for iPad in the crosshairs.

• Week of 27 Feb 2012 IT pros mix VDI with BYOD to simplify device management (27 Feb 2012)

  BYOD shops that use VDI to give end users access to virtual desktops from iPads and other devices say the benefits outweigh the downsides.

• Week of 20 Feb 2012 Mitel and VMware roll out integrated virtual desktop and phone (21 Feb 2012)

  If your enterprise has a VMware-centric VDI initiative, why not pair it with Mitel's virtual softphone application and kill two birds with one stone?

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