Fedora 18 Features Updated User Interfaces and Desktop Environments

The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced the availability of Fedora 18, the latest version of its free, open source operating system distribution. The Fedora Project community is dedicated to the development and advancement of open source technologies, which culminate in a new release of… Continue reading Fedora 18 Features Updated User Interfaces and Desktop Environments

New Dimensional Research Report Depicts 2013 as the Year of VDI in the Mid-Market

Pivot3, a leading provider of VDI converged storage and compute appliances, today announced the results of a research study conducted by Dimensional Research that found more than 80 percent of companies surveyed are currently using or considering Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as part of their IT strategy. A large proportion of mid-market sized businesses are… Continue reading New Dimensional Research Report Depicts 2013 as the Year of VDI in the Mid-Market

Thin Client Monitor Bundles Lower Acquisition Cost of Virtual Desktops

Recent Devon IT promotions with its partners illustrate a trend toward lower up front acquisition costs for virtual desktops. CDW emphasized this in its bundle package for Acer 24 inch display monitor and Veriton N2110G thin clients that are embedded with Devon IT’s award winning DeTOS operating system and with WES7. The bundle packages are… Continue reading Thin Client Monitor Bundles Lower Acquisition Cost of Virtual Desktops

Desktone Certified on VCE Vblock for Delivering Virtual Desktops as a Cloud Service

Desktone, Inc. the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), today announced that the Desktone Platform has been certified on VCETM VblockTM Systems as “VCE Vblock Ready.” Vblock systems integrate leading Cisco networking and server, EMC storage and VMware cloud infrastructure technologies into a single intelligent converged infrastructure system with seamless support. This certification provides… Continue reading Desktone Certified on VCE Vblock for Delivering Virtual Desktops as a Cloud Service

Dell Expands Cloud Client Computing Solutions for VMware View, DaaS

VMworld Europe 2012 BARCELONA, Spain: Dell today is announcing a host of new and enhanced industry-leading cloud client computing solutions that provide organizations with the broadest choice in how to implement, manage, deploy and access virtual computing environments using VMware. Coming on the heels of recent cloud client computing developments, Dell, the market leader in… Continue reading Dell Expands Cloud Client Computing Solutions for VMware View, DaaS

NComputing Announces HDX Ready System-on-Chip Thin Clients

NComputing, the world leader in end-to-end desktop virtualization solutions, today announced that its breakthrough N-series product line is now verified as HDX Ready for Citrix XenApp™, Citrix XenDesktop®, and Citrix VDI-in-a-Box™. A result of NComputing’s work with Citrix to support the HDX Ready System-on-Chip initiative, the N-series devices, purpose-built for HDX, are both first-to-market and… Continue reading NComputing Announces HDX Ready System-on-Chip Thin Clients

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Released

Parallels® today launched Parallels Desktop® 8 for Mac, the newest version of the No. 1-selling* software for running Windows and Mac applications simultaneously on a Mac without rebooting. People love Macs but many still need to be able to use Windows applications for work, school or hobbies. Now they can enjoy the latest Mountain Lion… Continue reading Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Released

Dell, VMware ‘Double Down’ on Desktop Virtualization

oday at VMworld 2012, Dell and VMware announced the expansion of the companies’ joint efforts to simplify the delivery of world-class desktop virtualization solutions. As part of the companies’ expanded strategic relationship, Dell and VMware will deliver new, turnkey virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) bundles based on VMware View. The joint solutions will provide customers and… Continue reading Dell, VMware ‘Double Down’ on Desktop Virtualization