REVIEW: VMware View 4′s New Transport Protocol Increases Usefulness, Performance of VDI Platform | eWEEK Labs

REVIEW: VMware View 4’s New Transport Protocol Increases Usefulness, Performance of VDI Platform

Jan 1, 2010
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VMware View 4 uses a specialized transport protocol to squeeze out lag time and significantly increase the number of monitors supported by the virtual desktop. The VMware View 4 platform worked well in eWEEK Labs’ tests–delivering full desktop and application functionality to a variety of endpoint systems, including thin clients, Linux-based systems and older Windows-based PCs. VMware View centralizes OS and application management tasks while significantly reducing help desk calls by preventing end-user tampering with desktop systems. However, IT managers must balance those savings against the platform’s costs.

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