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- DaaS solves schools' Internet parity problem with help from IBM and Desktone
- The broad affection for the term "cloud computing" and all that sticks to that nowadays will mean broad affection too for desktop as a service. Desktone has its sights set on helping service providers ramp up DaaS offerings, but enterprises will be in this one too. Citrix, VMware and Microsoft...
- Tags: Classroom, Computer, IBM Corp., DaaS, Desktone, Productivity, Internet, Desktops, Venture Capital, Hardware, Finance, Financing Startups, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- HP partners with Desktone to advance virtualized desktops as a service
- Desktone, the desktop as a service DaaS provider, has lined up a powerful ally in Hewlett-Packard HP, which has signed on as the first member of Desktone's partner program for desktop virtualization technology. Desktone announced HP's involvement at the same time it unveiled its service provider...
- Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Service Provider, Desktone, Virtual-D Platform, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Just what is "desktop virtualization" anyway?
- Just what is "desktop virtualization" anyway?Desktone is in here, tooGreat stuff, as always, Dan. I'd like to point to Desktone in this space, too (http://www.desktone.com). They are backed by former Softricity folks, and Citrix. Something the watch, I'd say.RE: Just what isI appreciate the effort of trying to explain to...
- Tags: Desktone, desktop virtualization, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
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- News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest
- Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer benefits but no panacea for IT managers
- I am always skeptical about new technologies that "threaten" to transform the traditional PC desktop. In my 20 years following the PC industry, I've seen them all – server-based models, thin clients, application streaming technologies, hosted ASP and newer software-as-a-service models, even Linux. I still use a...
- Tags: Desktop Management, Benefit, Server, ScriptStart, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Desktop as a service era ramps up as Citrix marks May delivery of XenDesktop at a tough price to beat
- Heralding a new era for desktop as a service DaaS, the long-awaited XenDesktop line from Citrix Systems will become available during the Citrix Synergy 2008 conference in mid-May. The XenDesktop product line is the latest entry in the effervescent virtualization market and will be co-marketed with Microsoft....
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., XenDesktop, XenDesktop Product Line, Delivery Protocol, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- MokaFive moves desktop virtualization into the cloud
- MokaFive, a three-year-old company from Redwood City, Calif., has driven a stake in the ground in the virtualization market with the introduction of its desktop-as-a-service DaaS innovation Virtual Desktop Solution. Combining cloud computing with local execution on a variety of platforms, including a USB flash drive,...
- Tags: Desktop Virtualization, USB Flash Drive, MokaFive Virtual Desktop Solution, Professional Solution, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-06
- Merger target suspect Citrix assembles virtualization products as Delivery Center
- Citrix Systems, Inc. has announced a restructuring and rebranding of its key virtualization products, as well as the introduction of a new orchestration technology. My question is when will the cloud computing, virtualization, SaaS and advertising combined synergies bubble up to show Citrix' substantial strategic worth? Who...
- Tags: Merger, Citrix Systems Inc., Workflow Studio, Citrix XenServer 4.1, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Citrix makes bold virtualization move with XenSource acquisition, muddies waters with Microsoft
- Citrix Systems Inc. today roared full throttle into the ever-expanding desktop virtualization arena, when it announced its intention to acquire XenSource, Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif. The news comes right on the heels of VMWare's huge IPO pop. The $500-million acquisition will provide the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Citrix with a...
- Tags: Desktop, Acquisition, Virtualization, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., XenSource Inc., Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- Red Hat ramps up virtualization drive for RHEL 5
- The good news for virtualization just keeps on coming. Monday, we reported that start-up Desktone had gotten an infusion of venture capital and that Cisco was buying a chunk of VMWare.Now, Red Hat's Emerging Technologies Team has a blog posting that shows how customers are using virtualization for fun and...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Red Hat, Open Source, Linux
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- 'Desktop as a service' coming soon to a PC near you
- Desktop virtualization as a service has gotten a big boost with Desktone Inc.'s announcement today of $17 million in venture capital funds that will allow the company to finance global sales, marketing, and development. Desktone, a Chelmsford, Mass., startup offers what it says is the industry's first unified virtual desktop...
- Tags: Web Technology, Virtualization, Software Infrastructure, SOA, SaaS, Microsoft Live, Microsoft, management, ITIL, IT Management, IT Service Management, Internet, Enterprise 2.0, content delivery network, Akamai
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
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