In this roundup I take a look at four of the leading desktop virtualization packages, including VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta 3, a feature-laden developer workbench; two legacy compatibility solutions, ...

Hoping to stay a step ahead of rival VMware, Citrix Systems is now shipping its XenDesktop product line of desktop virtualization software. Announced Tuesday at the company’s annual Citrix Synergy ...

Finally, the upgrade to Windows 7 provides a great opportunity to create a standard corporate desktop image which could be used as a foundation for desktop virtualization. Large organizations should ...

It seems as if every vendor is putting out new products or touting old products designed to help make Windows 7 a good platform, or to cement justification for desktop virtualization projects. [ For ...

The new version of XenApp, formerly the Citrix Presentation Server, combines with Citrix XenServer to create an "end-to-end" solution that spans servers, applications, and desktops. Companies using ...

"We expect to see a significant amount of deployment [of virtual desktops] on Windows 7 from CIOs looking for reduced costs in deploying applications on Windows 7," says Scott Woodgate, the director ...

Virtualization watchers have speculated for years when Microsoft would throw a low-cost blow at arch-rival VMware in the desktop virtualization fight. This week, Microsoft delivered the punch via a ...

Do you have situations where users work from home, connecting from personal devices? Do you trust those devices and the networks they're connecting from? Do you have compliance regulations that ...

When I first decided to give Windows 11 virtual desktops a try, I thought I would keep using them. I would use one for work and another for personal projects. It felt like one of those features I ...

The WinTPC RTM doesn't include much in the way of new features, only minor tweaks such as a keyboard filter that prevents the use of common Windows key combinations like Ctrl +Alt + Delete as a ...

(Editor’s note: This story initially misstated that Microsoft is now letting corporate users do desktop virtualization with any version of Windows Vista via its server-based Vista Enterprise ...