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Virtual desktop software and vendors
- December 06, 2019
06 Dec'19
Benefits of virtualization highlighted in top 10 stories of 2019
Based on our top 10 most-read stories of 2019, IT pros sought to learn the benefits of virtualization, as well as the drawbacks, as the technology gained ground.
- August 08, 2019
08 Aug'19
Citrix Managed Desktops close to GA release
Citrix Managed Desktops, which will be released Aug. 26, is meant to make managing desktops for IT easier by having Citrix control the management aspects of virtual desktops.
- July 31, 2019
31 Jul'19
Parallels Remote Application Server brings AI, 2FA to SMBs
Parallels added new capabilities to its Remote Application Server product, including better reporting and monitoring for management and easier access to daily applications.
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- July 29, 2019
29 Jul'19
Browser OS could turn the browser into the new desktop
In this Q&A, VDC Research's Eric Klein explains why Chrome OS has jumped ahead of the market by providing a browser OS that addresses enterprise use cases.
- July 17, 2019
17 Jul'19
CloudJumper partnerships support Windows Virtual Desktop
CloudJumper has partnered with ThinPrint, IGEL and Nvidia to support printing, cloud workspace deployment and more in Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop.
- July 17, 2019
17 Jul'19
Windows virtual desktop software gets closer to public release
As a potential release date for Windows Virtual Desktop looms, Microsoft is making sure its most popular applications are optimized to run within a virtualized environment.
- June 14, 2019
14 Jun'19
Application virtualization breathes digital life into legacy apps
Manufacturing company Royal Technologies chose Cameyo to access its Windows-based legacy applications without the complexity of a virtual desktop infrastructure.
- April 30, 2019
30 Apr'19
Dell Unified Workspace could make life easier for IT admins
VMware's integration into Dell devices and services as part of the newly unveiled Unified Workspace product could be a boon for IT admins.
- April 26, 2019
26 Apr'19
Citrix SaaS products gain traction, a sign of IT's push to modernize
Citrix's quarterly earnings show an uptick in Workspace and subscription-based revenue. But not all the news was good, as CEO David Henshall also announced the CFO's resignation.
- April 04, 2019
04 Apr'19
Reports of Citrix layoffs may be overblown
Citrix responded to a report of substantial layoffs that a few positions were eliminated during a marketing restructuring and that no leadership or C-level positions were affected.
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- March 27, 2019
27 Mar'19
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops gets UX, security upgrades
Citrix continues to add new capabilities to its cloud products, but getting consumers to adopt as-a-service offerings remains a hurdle.
- March 21, 2019
21 Mar'19
Windows Virtual Desktop enters public preview
The highly anticipated release of Windows Virtual Desktop will provide a cloud-based desktop and app virtualization service, integrated with Office 365 ProPlus and built on Azure.
- November 20, 2018
20 Nov'18
Microsoft acquisition of FSLogix to help push cloud desktops
FSLogix can help Microsoft solve problems that have plagued the integration of Office 365 and virtual desktops, and it will immediately benefit the new Windows Virtual Desktop.
- May 11, 2018
11 May'18
ControlUp targets virtual desktop, server overprovisioning
If IT pros overprovision virtual desktops and servers, they waste money and resources. But there are other problems associated with poor resource allocation.
- January 25, 2018
25 Jan'18
Meltdown and Spectre patches hit XenApp performance especially hard
Organizations with VDI and RDSH will likely take a performance hit after patching Meltdown and Spectre, according to test results from Lakeside Software.