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The devilish details of desktop virtualization Faced with a massive PC refresh at a price tag of $1.8 million, Jack Wilson instead rolled the dice on virtual desktops three years ago. The enterprise architect at Amerisure Insurance didn't just dabble in the nascent technology, he enacted a sweeping change, replaci Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Desktop virtualization: Inside VMware's newest plans "Virtualization is a how, not a what," says Jerry Chen, VMware's senior director, enterprise desktop. The truth of this statement -- and the extent to which some people in the virtualization community forget this truth- struck me Tuesday, after I got an update from Ch Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Desktop virtualization: Vista's secret weapon? As Microsoft continues to recommend that business customers not pass over Vista in favor of the forthcoming Windows 7, the company has been working quietly to improve its software for desktop virtualization, which could in the future alleviate obstacles such as applic Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MSI Wind mini-desktop with Intel's Atom to debut in July A business version of Micro-Star International's (MSI) Wind mini-desktop PC should be available in Asia and Europe in July, as products are already in mass production, a company representative said Monday.MSI an Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft, Red Hat, HP, Sun boost desktop virtualization If there is any doubt that vendors want to poke desktop virtualization into the psyche of corporate IT, then last week's rash of vendor announcements should put all that to rest.Microsoft, Red Hat, HP, and Sun a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Canonical moves on desktop, server Linux Canonical, which wants Linux to challenge Apple's Macintosh in usability on the desktop, is unveiling on Monday upgrades to its Ubuntu Linux distributions, offering 3G and virtualization improvements. Version 8.10 of Canonical's Desktop and Server Linux distributions Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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VMware releases revamped desktop software VMware released on Tuesday VMware View 3, new software aimed at providing desktop virtualization, application virtualization, and management of virtual desktops in one product.VMware View is a reworking of the c Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Is the desktop PC making a comeback? Mobile computers such as laptops have had tremendous momentum in the market the past few years, but the stodgy desktop may be making a comeback.Converge , a U.S. company that does much of its work with chip spot Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Desktop virtualization field welcomes two new players The desktop virtualization field is getting more crowded with two new vendors introducing products: one that lets users carry their desktops around on a USB flash drive, and another that delivers desktops through a Web browser. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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New virtual Linux desktop bundle comes 'Microsoft-free' IBM and Canonical Thursday announced a virtualized software bundle combining Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu Linux that they say is far cheaper than running Microsoft's Office suite on conventional Windows PCs. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MSI launches Wind mini desktop, mini laptop Micro-Star International on Tuesday officially launched two products at the Computex electronics show: its low-power Wind mini-desktop PC and the Wind mini-laptop, which runs on an Intel Atom microprocessor.The Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Webroot plots the end of desktop security Security's rising star, Webroot, plans to offer Web and malware filtering as a service to SMBs, the first vendor of any size to offer such a capability in subscription form.The software-as a service (SaaS) model Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel Atom for netbooks costs 52 percent more than desktop version The popular Intel Atom microprocessors made for netbooks, or mini-laptops, costs 52 percent more per chip than the desktop version of the same processor.The Atom N270, the mini-laptop version of the microprocess Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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HP updates desktop virtualization software Hewlett-Packard hopes to widen the use of its desktop virtualization products with new software that will improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams, the company announced Monday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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HP adding Novell's Linux to its desktop lineup Novell plans to announce Tuesday that HP will begin loading Suse Linux 10 on its desktops, joining Dell and Lenovo as partners who pre-install the open-source operating system.The news comes just a few weeks aft Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ubuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple Ubuntu Linux Founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple has done in this space and aired a vision of software changing the world.Shuttleworth, speaking at the O'Reilly Ope Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Dell shrinks the desktop with Studio Hybrid Dell on Tuesday introduced an ultra-small desktop that the company says is 80 percent smaller than standard minitower desktops.The Studio Hybrid mini-desktop also uses 70 percent less power than a typical deskto Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft updates desktop management tools Microsoft has released the next version of its desktop management toolset for IT that includes updates to its application virtualization and asset management tools.Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2008 Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft acquires desktop virtualization firm Kidaro Microsoft continues to step up its virtualization push, with the acquisition of desktop virtualization management software developer Kidaro.Without disclosing a purchase price or when the deal is expected to clo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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CherryPal mini-desktop consumes 2 watts of power The power-saving properties of CherryPal's new Linux-based mini-desktop may attract cheers out of social conscience, but its performance may lead to some concerns.The CherryPal "cloud computer," announced on Mon Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |