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Mitel, VMware offer desktop contact center solution

Posted February 13, 2012 - 4:59 pm

Contact centers that want to take advantage of virtual desktop technology have another option from a unified communications company.
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Prepping the network for VDI

Posted January 23, 2012 - 3:40 pm

From the cloud to the new wireless edge, conversations in the IT department are revolving around what the network will do next. One technology that has managed to escape much of the spotlight -- while still transforming IT --- is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
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Atlantis Computing promises diskless VDI

Posted January 17, 2012 - 8:10 pm

Atlantis Computing is offering a software product that uses only server memory to run non-persistent virtual desktop infrastructures.
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VDI shoot-out: VMware View 5

Posted January 5, 2012 - 11:37 am

VMware View taps the world's best virtualization platform and PCoIP improvements for highly scalable desktop virtualization
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VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop 5.5

Posted January 5, 2012 - 11:29 am

Citrix XenDesktop shines with unmatched flexibility and all the desktop virtualization bells and whistles
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VDI: Not just for big business

Posted December 5, 2011 - 9:30 pm

Though VDI is most often associated with large deployments, small business has a lot to gain as well.
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VMware hacks at thinning wall between Macs, PCs. And between Macs.

Posted November 21, 2011 - 11:19 am

Virtualize enough things on the desktop and which operating system the user chooses hardly matters at all.
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iPad in healthcare: Not so fast

Posted November 7, 2011 - 5:35 pm

One hospital hasn't jumped on the iPad-in-healthcare craze yet. Critical desktop apps just don't render well on the iPad, while iCloud's security concerns cause "trepidation," the CTO says.
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Seven reasons to consider virtualization

Posted October 12, 2011 - 7:32 pm

Virtualization has made inroads into many data centers. If your company isn't already using it, here's why it should.
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JetBlue supports iPhone -- as long as it's the employee's device

Posted October 11, 2011 - 1:32 pm

Over the past several years, JetBlue has transformed itself from a traditional IT infrastructure with multiple data centers run by its employees to an almost completely outsourced model with virtual everything, from desktops to servers.
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Give users the virtual desktop they want

Posted September 29, 2011 - 8:52 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on how to give users the best virtual desktop experience. Add your opinion and advice.
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RingCube acquisition lets Citrix offer VDI power without VDI cost

Posted August 10, 2011 - 4:11 pm

A number of vendors offer software to containerize virtual desktop personalizations and apps; Citrix will use RingCube's to make virtual desktops a higher-performing, more flexible three-tier application that can run on one hard drive or a mix of local and data-center hardware.
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Why build Hyper-V into Win8? To make XP apps run and push VMware back

Posted June 21, 2011 - 12:09 pm

Rather than breaking apps built for other versions, Windows 8 may ship with a hypervisor that runs XP apps in an XP VM reducing migration headaches and outflanking VMware in client OSes.
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How late is too late for VMware everywhere?

Posted April 8, 2011 - 3:52 pm

VMware promises back-end performance improvements and more clients to fill out the very short list is has now, especially compared to Citrix.
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Windows Thin PC ready for customers to test

Posted March 29, 2011 - 7:22 pm

A stripped-down version of Windows designed by Microsoft for thin clients is now available publicly for customers to download and evaluate.
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Will V3's souped-up hardware make virtual desktops fast enough to use?

Posted March 18, 2011 - 12:41 pm

Appliance vendor V3 Systems says its $500/seat VDI server solves most of the speed problems holding virtual desktops back.
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For new Dells, 'virtualization' is as much a weakness as strength

Posted March 14, 2011 - 3:55 pm

Dell's new virtualization integration stack amounts to software with the drivers to get it to work with the virtualization software that ships with the servers.
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10 cool things virtualization lets you do

Posted February 25, 2011 - 11:46 am

Virtualization isn't just for geeks or those who run enormously powerful servers. It offers something for everybody, and if you haven't yet dipped your toe into the virtualization ocean, then you're at serious risk of being left behind.
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Survey shows fear may be keeping users from virtual desktops

Posted February 23, 2011 - 5:00 am

Companies with no virtual desktops rate the difficulty of getting some far higher than do companies that have done it before.
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Guide to the virtual desktop

Posted February 21, 2011 - 2:42 pm

With no process to choose among too many options, laying out a complex architecture for virtual desktops is ridiculously complex.
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Citrix aims to own the cloud and desktop

Posted February 10, 2011 - 12:01 am

Following a rigorous January survey of customers – that confirmed priorities and product roadmaps it revealed to analysts in December – Citrix announced the megatrends it believes will shape 2011 and knows for sure will shape updates and new product it will ship this year.
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How do you license software on virtual desktops?

Posted February 8, 2011 - 1:03 pm

Despite pushing hard to get users to adopt virtual desktops, Microsoft and other vendors can't give a straight answer on how to license for them.
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New Zimbra suite could shift competitive balance in virtualization, cloud

Posted February 7, 2011 - 3:14 pm

VMware wants to refocus the virtualization market away from the strengths of Citrix and Microsoft with suite collaboration aimed at end users.
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IBM makes it easier to cut back on end-user support

Posted January 24, 2011 - 12:19 pm

SMBs could benefit far more than big companies from virtual desktops, but the cost- and learning curve has been too steep; that may be changing.
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IBM rolls out virtual desktop offering

Posted January 24, 2011 - 10:18 am

Through its partner program, IBM unveils a virtual desktop offering for small businesses.
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