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Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescue: Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescueVista Perfect as is!Please stay away from this 3rd party crap! Vista has 0 problems that we know of!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comRE: Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescuei RECENTLY PURCHASED VISTA ULTIMATE/64 BIT AND INSTALLED IT ON A NEW BUILD. LEARNED...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Kidaro, Microsoft Corp., rescue; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
Kidaro customer gains streamlined IT control: I had the opportunity to interview Rob Baker, Smartronix's Director, Strategic Enterprise Initiatives. He's the first user of Kidaro's desktop virtualization technology I've had the good fortune to meet.What was being done that required this technology?Smartronix is a global, professional solutions provider supporting Department of Defense DoD, Federal Agency,...; Tags: Channel management, Strategy, IT Services, Dan Kusnetzky, information technology, Smartronix, Kidaro; Blog posts 2007-08-29

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What we do know about Windows 7: Since Microsoft still isn't willing to talk -- or even comment on any of the information its own employees already have discussed publicly -- about Windows 7, I thought I'd make a list of the many things that are known already about Windows 7 (beyond the 2010 due date). ...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Yahoo postpones shareholder meeting and more Microsoft tidbits: I've been out on tour for my new Microsoft 2.0 book this week and haven't been posting as regularly as usual. So here's a grab bag of a few Microsoft-related notes of interest. * Yahoo has postponed its shareholder meeting. Just when you thought the seemingly-never-ending Microsoft-Yahoo...; Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Windows, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Virtualization, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-23
Windows 7: Does the silence help anyone?: Windows 7: Does the silence help anyone?Damn right it helps!Columnists have infinite opportunity to write about, literally, [b]nothing[/b] -- it's better than tea leaves or Kremlinology.I think its good they keep it locked down for nowOne of the things that hurt Vista was how they were talking about all the...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, silence; Discussion threads 2008-05-23

Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?: A few days ago, my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow offered some suggestions on how he would design Windows 7 for maximum backward compatibility. One of his key proposals involved using virtualization to solve application compatibility problems: What if Microsoft were to build a "Personal" Hyper-V...; Tags: Desktop, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, VM, Linux Integration Component, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-17
InstallFree and Desktop Virtualization: It seems that various forms of "desktop virtualization" are coming from everywhere right now. I've spoken with a number of market newcomers and still come across new, interesting approaches to offering people the "desktop experience" without requiring their own desktop computer. I had the chance to speak with Yori Gabay,...; Tags: Application, Desktop Virtualization, Environment, Virtual Machine, InstallFree Desktop, IFV, IFV Application, IFV Desktop, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-04-08
MokaFive and Desktop Virtualization: MokaFive is lauching MokaFive Virtual Desktop Solution™, its entry into the rapidly moving "desktop virtualization market, today. Although the claims MokaFive is making sound similar to many other suppliers in this area, the company appears to have come up with a slighly different approach, one that just make the process...; Tags: Security, Desktop Virtualization, MokaFive, LivePC, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-04-07
News to know: AMD; Bebo; Google; IT training: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture? John Morris: AMD ships triple-core Phenoms EIC podcast: AOL and Bebo; Yahoo talks; Spitzer and IT; Semantic Web Michael Krigsman: 5 ways to fail at...; Tags: Bebo, Google Inc., America Online Inc., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Semantic Web, Social Networking, Linux, Internet, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescue: I just read through the announcement the Microsoft is acquiring the "desktop virtualization" player Kidaro. It didn't take much thought to understand the reasons why if one only reads media and analyst comments about Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Microsoft Vista Who's Kidaro? I...; Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Virtualization, Kidaro Presents Virtual Corporate, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrations: Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrationsThey forgot to mentionThere is no change in "license" requirements. "Users" might want to check their EULA's.Quote: "There won't be anything we won't say to people to try and convince them that our way is the way to go."Quote: "What we're really after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, virtualization vendor, Vista Migration, desktop, virtualization; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Microsoft buys virtualization vendor to help with Vista migrations: Microsoft announced on March 12 it had purchased another virtualization vendor -- one whose technology Microsoft is counting on to help ease Windows Vista migrations. That vendor, Kidaro, makes desktop virtualization software for enterprise users. Microsoft said it plans to combine Kidaro's technology into its suite of...; Tags: Volume-license, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Virtual PC, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-12
RingCube - taking your mojo with you: I had an entertaining conversation about MojoPac with Ron DiBiase, VP of Sales and Business Development for RingCube, a short while ago. When I was first approached, I was puzzled by their use of the term "desktop virtualization" because it is not at all clear what layer or layers of...; Tags: Desktop, RingCube, MojoPac Enterprise Suite, MojoStation, MojoDrive, MojoNet, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-01-14
News to know: Vista SP1; Apple patch; Yahoo reorg: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeks. Windows Server 2008 release to manufacturing delayed to Q1 2008. XP SP3: TechNet and MSDN subscribers to get beta in two weeks. Ed Bott: What you can expect in Vista SP1. ...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Infosys Technologies Ltd.; Blog posts 2007-08-30
Pano Logic Another Take on the Virtualized Desktop: Many IT executives remember a time in which everyone using the organization's systems used a character cell or block mode terminal. Although these devices presented only limited number of graphical elements and text only, once they were deployed, little to nothing needed to be done to them throughout their lifetime....; Tags: Software upgrade, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Dan Kusnetzky, Pano Logic, desktop; Blog posts 2007-08-30
Kidaro Presents Virtual Corporate "To-Go": Ran Oelgiesser, VP of Product Markting for Kidaro, had a lengthy discussion about the company and it's recently announced product and I'd like to present what I learned. I'd like to also point out that this is the very first time a supplier's representative sent me an encrypted, password protected...; Tags: Access virtualization; Blog posts 2007-07-31