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 Expands Multi-Tenant Desktop Virtualization Platform to Include Application Delivery

Dell World 2012 Desktone, Inc., the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), today announced the general availability of the industry’s first unified platform to deliver desktops and applications as a cloud service. Desktone’s new application delivery offering enables the deployment of Windows desktops and applications from the cloud to any end user device, reducing… Continue reading Desktone Expands Multi-Tenant Desktop Virtualization Platform to Include Application Delivery

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

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

VMware Showcases Advancements in End User Computing at VMworld 2012

Today at VMworld® 2012, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, previewed the alpha version of the VMware Horizon™ Suite, a new platform that will offer a flexible corporate workspace in the cloud for mobile workers to connect from anywhere using any device. VMware also demonstrated how the combination of… Continue reading VMware Showcases Advancements in End User Computing at VMworld 2012