virtual desktop

Microsoft Plays Catch-up -- Sub-$70 Linux Virtual Desktop

Linux Today  Wed, 02/24/2010 - 16:03

Userful: "Microsoft recently announced it's own multi-seat solution, Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, seven years after Userful pioneered the technology on Linux back in 2002.

Another classic case of Linux vs Windows, only this time Linux has the upper hand with Userful having already sold 750,000 seats."


 

'Microsoft-free' virtual desktop startup gets $4m funding

Linux Today  Fri, 01/22/2010 - 04:34

TechWorld: "A start-up teaming up with IBM to build "Microsoft-free" virtual desktops and deliver them through a cloud computing model has secured $4 million in first-round venture financing."


 

2010 and the Fate of Your (Virtual) Desktop

Linux Magazine: Top Stories  Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:46

Do you think that converting your clunky, maintenance-burdened physical desktop OS to a clunky, maintenance-burdened VM will save you some money? Think again.


 

Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View - Technical Differentiators

Redmond Developer News | Tech Library  Mon, 09/14/2009 - 09:39

This technical session covers the architecture of XenDesktop 3. Attendees will learn about the key technical advantages of XenDesktop over other virtual desktop products.


 

Linux-Based VDI a Reality

Redmond Developer News | News  Wed, 12/03/2008 - 18:00

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), also known as desktop virtualization or hosted desktop, is typically used to move Windows desktop environments into a datacenter, where they reside on a server and are "pushed" out to end users.