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    VMware Upgrades Its Virtualized Desktop Lineup

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    August 31, 2010
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      SAN FRANCISCO-There’s no question that virtual desktop deployments or planned deployments are ramping up in IT enterprises everywhere. Increased bandwidths and newer, more efficient infrastructures are improving performance, and people are tiring of the often-difficult-to-deal-with client-to-desktop licensing and operations model.
      VMware is making sure it is staying on top of that trend.
      The world’s largest virtualization software maker on Aug. 31 at VMworld 2010 here announced new products and services out of its Project Horizon initiative to help enterprises update their legacy desktop computing environments to what it calls “a more modern, user-centric application and data delivery model.”
      “The key is that with these new products, users can have both VDI and offline access to their applications at the same time-that’s something that’s not been available previously,” Raj Mallempati, VMware director of product marketing in Enterprise Desktop Solutions, told eWEEK.
      “It’s also about allowing people to use legacy applications that still work just fine, even though they may not be supported in more recent operating systems.”
      The new-product lineup, as described by VMware, is as follows:
      VMware View 4.5: In previous versions, this was VDI-only software. Version 4.5 now offers control not only for a virtual desktop system of up to thousands of users but also for regular local applications on the user’s PC. The VDI deployment appears as a separate window on the PC. Key point: What it does not do is handle instances of cloud services.
      ThinApp 4.6: This supports published applications to other users within a next-generation desktop environment.
      “For example, older apps like Internet Explorer 6-which are still used on a wide basis-can be virtualized and run on a VM to be kept separated, as needed, for certain users not running Windows 7,” Mallempati said. “There also is a way that we provide, using ThinApp 4.6, to migrate people using IE6 to Windows 7.”
      VMware vFabric: This infrastructural middleware is an optimizer that combines a virtualized application framework and services to speed up and make more portable infrastructure resources.
      VMware vCloud Director: This offers a centralized way to produce and consume IT services across hybrid and public clouds. “This one enables IT managers to provision services across hybrid cloud and public clouds,” Mallempati said.
      VMware vShield: This is a new line of three products that specialize in cloud security challenges. You can read a full description of vShield here. vShield is being used in several VMware product lines.
      VMware vCloud Datacenter Services: Naturally, all this new virtual desktop software comes with VMware services that help users set and up and maintain secure, interoperable enterprise-class hybrid clouds delivered by service providers more expert than VMware. These services are delivered by name-brand providers such as Verizon, Terremark, Bluelock, Colt and SingTel.
      VMware says the services are airtight. They feature VMware certifications, auditable security controls, SAS-70-Type-II or ISO-27001 certifications, and virtual application security-including stateful firewall and Layer 2 network isolation, as well as role-based access control and LDAP directory authentication.
      “A cohesive desktop strategy should provide secure, direct access to many types of applications, including SAAS [software as a service] and legacy and mobile applications, regardless of device type or location,” said Mark Bowker, senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group.
      “Project Horizon is an example of how VMware has the potential to help dramatically transform desktop and application delivery services, maintain IT control, and ensure a productive, personalized experience for the end user.”
      Go here for more information on VMworld 2010, which continues through Sept. 2 at the Moscone Center. More than 17,000 attendees had registered by Aug. 31.

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      Chris J. Preimesberger is Editor-in-Chief of eWEEK and responsible for all the publication's coverage. In his 16 years and more than 5,000 articles at eWEEK, he has distinguished himself in reporting and analysis of the business use of new-gen IT in a variety of sectors, including cloud computing, data center systems, storage, edge systems, security and others. In February 2017 and September 2018, Chris was named among the 250 most influential business journalists in the world (https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-250-business-journalists/) by Richtopia, a UK research firm that used analytics to compile the ranking. He has won several national and regional awards for his work, including a 2011 Folio Award for a profile (https://www.eweek.com/cloud/marc-benioff-trend-seer-and-business-socialist/) of Salesforce founder/CEO Marc Benioff--the only time he has entered the competition. Previously, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. He has been a stringer for the Associated Press since 1983 and resides in Silicon Valley.

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