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New Deployment Methods For Desktops

The benefits of storage consolidation and centralized management are well known - they include lower costs, better information protection, and improved IT efficiency. Server consolidation using virtualization software is aimed at generating these same results. A recent trend in many large IT organizations goes beyond server virtualization...

Tags: EqualLogic, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Virtualization, Hardware

White papers 2008-08-01

Configuring Virtual PC 2007 to run Windows 3.11

Virtual PC 2007 is a handy tool for running multiple operating systems. However, it's not without its limitations when running an older OS like Windows 3.1. Here's what it takes to get everything working. by John Sheesley

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual PC 2007, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley, virtualization, windows, windows 3.x, virtual pc, classics rock

Image galleries 2008-07-30

How do I modify the Tip of the Day in VMware Workstation?

The Tip of the Day feature located at Help | Tip of the Day is a very good resource for a beginner. As a user you have the ability to create your own tips of the day by browsing to the C:Program FilesVMwareVMware Workstationmessagesen folder and opening the tip_list.vmsg file...

Tags: Workstation, Tip, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Desktop Virtualization, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Security Tools: Sun's VirtualBox

Using Sun Microsystems' VirtualBox, Linux security tools and threat testing can be executed on a Windows platform. And the cost is right. VirtualBox is an open-source solution. by Tom Olzak

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., Window, Tool, Security Tool, Desktop Virtualization, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Tom Olzak

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Iconeer (dmg)

Iconeer is an icon creator for Mac OS X icons. Easily creates mac icons of all kinds with real-time preview on virtual desktop, so icons can be seen on different backgrounds instantly. Iconeer supports all icon suites from System 7 till new modern thumbnail icons of OS X. Features batch...

Tags: Icon, Iconeer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-09

Add multiple desktops to Vista and XP with the Vista/XP Virtual Desktop Manager

Having multiple virtual desktops has long been a feature of KDE and GNOME in Linux. Apple recently added it to the Mac as well. Now you can do the same thing in Vista or XP. by John Sheesley

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Virtual Desktop, Installation Program, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Sheesley

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Taking a look at the Vista/XP Virtual Desktop Manager

Microsoft has really taken a lot of heat over the Aero desktop in Windows Vista, most of it pretty well deserved. It had a golden opportunity to radically shake up the Windows UI, but the most we got to show for it is Flip 3D. One GUI element missing from...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley, Vista, XP

Image galleries 2008-07-08

Red Hat goes for virtualization

Red Hat is geared up to take a bigger slice of the virtualization pie. Its plan? To build virtual machine management into the Linux operating system. by Paul Mah

Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Linux Workload, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Desktop Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-06-23

PC virtualization gains attention

In an informal poll of readers on virtualization-centric site Virtualization Review, 193 readers to date cast their votes on their "primary virtualization concern in 2008." by Paul Mah

Tags: Desktop, PC, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-06-11

MAC address scorecard for common virtual machine platforms

At some point in the course of being a network admin, you have had to track down a virtual machine on the network. This task can be complicated, as clients may legitimately be running a virtualization platform on their client systems. Knowing what platform a MAC address relates to may...

Tags: MAC, Network, MAC Address, Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization, Rick Vanover

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Microsoft buys into desktop virtualization with Kidaro acquisition

On Thursday, Microsoft completed its acquisition of Kidaro, a startup from Israel that makes desktop virtualization software that is especially useful for roaming laptop users. Microsoft will combine Kidaro's technology with its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack MDOP -- a.k.a. Windows Optimized Desktop -- to deliver a new desktop virtualization product called...

Tags: Acquisition, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-23

Will virtual desktops change the face of your operation?

Virtualization has been a hot topic for a couple of years now, which is a lifetime in the IT world, but most of the buzz has been focused on servers. Desktop virtualization extends many of the benefits to users and also has tremendous potential to ease the issues faced by...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Desktops, Hardware, Andy Moon

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Data Protection and Application Availability for Your VMware Environment With Veritas NetBackup and Cluster Server for VMware ESX

Veritas NetBackup for VMware delivers the market's first granular recovery capability from a single image level backup. In combination with VMware Consolidated Backup VCB, NetBackup for VMware provides both the virtual machine backup performance and restore flexibility unchallenged in the industry today. Veritas Cluster Server for VMware is a comprehensive...

Tags: Microsoft Cluster Server, Data Protection, VERITAS Software Corp., Environment, Server, VMware Inc., VERITAS NetBackup, Virtual Machine, VMWare ESX, Disaster Recovery, Desktop Virtualization, Storage Management, Storage, Data Management, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-05-07

VirtualBox (msi)

InnoTek VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. The configuration settings of...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, InnoTek, InnoTek VirtualBox, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-01-08

VHD Utility (txt)

VHD Utility expands dynamic and fixed Virtual PC VHDs. It also displays VHD information (VHD storage capacity, allocated size, VHD type). The utility has an intuitive and easy to use GUI, integrated into Windows Explorer context menu for a VHD file.Version 1.0.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Tags: Utility, Xtralogic, VHD Utility, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-12-26

VirtueDesktops (zip)

VirtueDesktops is a virtual desktop manager for Apples Mac OS. It offers features, eye candy and configurable options that no other desktop manager on the mac has added yet. Sadly, VirtueDesktops is no longer under active development. It is based upon the work done by Rich Wareham on DesktopManager (specifically...

Tags: Virtual Desktop, Virtue Desktops, VirtueDesktops, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-12-20

VMware Player (exe)

VMware Player enables PC users to easily run any virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player runs virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server, or ESX Server, and also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. Version 2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements,...

Tags: VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, VMware Player, Desktop Virtualization

Software downloads 2007-07-13

Parallels Workstation for Windows (exe)

Parallels Workstation is a powerful and easy to use desktop virtualization solution. It empowers any user to create completely networked, totally secure independent, maximally stable virtual machines on a single physical machine. Virtual machines can run nearly any OS, including Windows 3.1--XP/2003, Linux, FreeBSD, OS/2, eComStation, Sun Solaris, and MS-DOS.Version...

Tags: Workstation, Virtual Machine, Parallels Workstation, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-06-09

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1: Virtualization Technology Support

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 provides integrated Xen-based virtualization, which can be used to provision, de-provision, install, monitor and manage multiple Virtual Machines VMs on a single physical system. Out of the box, it can create VMs running both modified, highly tuned, paravirtualized operating systems and unmodified operating systems. Xen...

Tags: Virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Virtual Machine, SuSE Linux, SuSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Desktop Virtualization, Open Source, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2007-06-01

VMware Infrastructure: Resource Management With VMware DRS

VMware Infrastructure 3 provides a set of distributed infrastructure services that make the entire IT environment more serviceable, available and efficient. Working with ESX Server 3, VirtualCenter 2, and VMotion, VMware DRS Distributed Resource Scheduler dynamically allocates and balances computing capacity and virtual machine placement with resources pooled from multiple...

Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Infrastructure 3, Ip storage, Desktop Virtualization

White papers 2006-11-25