VMware’s latest version of its VDI offering will be released to customers next week.   Among some of the features being released in this version are support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, enhanced USB  device compatibility, and most importantly, PC over IP tunneling.  PC over IP tunneling will allow users to connect via the View [...]

Microsoft recently announced that the service packs for Windows 7  and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to OEM partners, and will be released to customers on February 22nd. Here is a list of interesting updates within each service pack: Windows 7 – Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 is essentially a cumulative update [...]

Microsoft has annouced the release for the successor to Office Communications Server 2007 R2, named Microsoft Lync. Lync Server provides enhanced versions of the communications capabilities provided by Office Communications Server 2007 R2—presence, instant messaging, robust conferencing, and enterprise voice—as well as improvements in topology, deployment, and management tools.  Control costs Voice over IP (VoIP) [...]

We are excited to finally have the production code for View 4.5, and with it, a second supported and viable VDI platform for Windows 7 desktops.  The download is available below. http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_view/4_5 VMware claims to deliver rich, personalized virtual desktops as a managed service from a virtualization platform built to deliver the entire desktop, including the [...]

Microsoft announced the release of the Windows 2008 SP1 public beta today at their Worldwide Partner Conference.    There are a couple of features being released in this service pack that are of particular interest, especially since they are geared toward enhancing the virtual desktop experience: Dynamic Memory lets Hyper-V administrators pool available memory on a physical host and dynamically [...]