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VMware, NVIDIA Add Graphic Punch To Cloud Chromebooks
Google Chromebooks will soon have powerful graphics capabilities for businesses seeking high performance virtual desktops
AWS Launches Cloud VDI Service
Amazon officially enters the desktop virtualisation market with the release of its new WorkSpaces
VMware Offers Horizon Virtual Desktop Service
Vmware beats Amazon to market with the launch of its Horizon desktop-as-a-service offering
Dell Touts Workstation Virtualisation Vision
Dell bolsters its Wyse desktop virtualisation technology with new reference architectures and workshop
Google Partners VMware For Chromebook Business Push
Google and VMware team up to cause another headache for the desktop sector and Microsoft in particular
Citrix Brings Windows VDs To Macbook, Buys Framehawk
Citrix buys Framehawk and launches Windows virtual desktop product for MacBook users
Amazon Gets Into Desktop Virtualisation Game With WorkSpaces
Citrix, VMware and the rest of the desktop virtualisation market have a massive new competitor to deal with
Citrix – System On A Chip Cost Plummeting
SoC cost cut in half in just a year, Citrix tells TechWeekEurope
Oracle Upgrades Enterprise Device Virtualisation
Oracle has updated its enterprise VDI controls, as well as its thin-client software system and desktop client
Huawei Claims Biggest Desktop Virtualisation Deployment
45,000 Huawei engineers are using its Desktop Cloud, along with 100,000 other users across 30 countries
VMware Brings Windows To Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire users can now run Microsoft Windows thanks to the latest virtualisation software from VMware
Citrix Takes Aim At SMB Market With VDI-In-A-Box 5
Citrix is focusing on the SMB market ahead of its Synergy conference, with a new version of VDI-in-a-Box
Citrix And Cisco Snuggle Up For Virtual Desktop Push
Cisco and Citrix are looking to make it easier to deploy large-scale desktop virtualisation projects
VMware CTO Touts vSphere 5 Improvements
VMware's CTO highlights advances in the company’s virtualisation technology with its latest vSphere 5
Citrix XenDesktop To Run With EMC VNX Storage
The partnership enables VNX storage to scale out XenDesktop to 1,000 virtual desktops per storage array
NComputing Signs Fujitsu Virtualisation Deal
Multi-workplace solutions to integrate multiple devices and operating software
VDI Can Give IT Managers A Strategic Advantage
The days of workloads running on a single, physical desktop are rapidly coming to an end, says Cameron Sturdevant
Intel Boosts Management And Security For vPro 2.0
Intel is promising better and simpler security and management with its next version of vPro
In 2011, Desktops Will Go Virtual
If you manage desktops for a living, you are going to face big changes in 2011, says Cameron Sturdevant
Adept-IT Claims First Carbon Neutral Desktop
The concept of ultra-thin clients has a resonance that matches the sustainable IT argument, claims Adept-IT
Local Government IT Managers Must Think Laterally
Local governments should be looking to make savings through tactical investment, not by clinging on to old kit, says Centralis' Ewen Anderson
Citrix And Cisco To Offer Desktop Virtualisation
Citrix And Cisco bring together XenDesktop virtualisation and UCS networking as a prepackaged implementation
‘Zero Clients’ Could Cut Bills And Emissions
One PC can serve applications to many users, in a radical thin client system which could help small businesses and the third world, says NComputing's Paul Gullett
Dell Partners With Liquidware Over Desktop Virtualisation
Dell has teamed up with Liquidware Labs in order to make it easier for businesses to migrate to a desktop virtualisation environment
Co-Op Gets Dividends From Virtual Desktops
The Co-Op is extending its virtual desktops, saving millions on software licensing costs, and cutting carbon output
VMware Workstation 7.1 Stays A Step Ahead: Review
VMware Workstation continues to lead desktop virtualisation, despite increasing competiton from Oracle's VM VirtualBox