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- Twinsplay 2.6.1 (Windows)
- Twinsplay is a productivity-oriented window and session manager. Twinsplay allows you to work effectively with 2 windows side-by-side, use virtual desktops and save your open windows as different sessions and load them later.Version 2.6.1 adds better virtual desktops, setting windows to be transparent and the ability to kill any window...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Twinsplay, Construction, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization
- Software downloads 2009-06-15
- PNotes 4.7.102 (Windows)
- PNotes is a manager of virtual desktop notes. Appearance of notes can be skinnable or skinless. You can manage notes transparency, background colors and fonts and dock them to any side of screen. Rich text formatting and joining notes to groups is also available. Each note can be scheduled as...
- Tags: Note, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Andrey Gruber, PNotes, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-06-04
- Virtual desktop services gain TCO boost with HP clients, Desktone cloud-based 'DaaS' advances
- HP and Desktone have made strong market moves into the fast-growing desktops as a service Daas space, also know as desktop virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure VDI. These new products and services show an aggressive ramp-up and sophistication to deliver a fast-track to DaaS. HP and Desktone,...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtual Desktop, TCO, Desktone, DaaS, Virtual-D Service Center, Fisher, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Pano Logic brings us closer to "The Screen"
- Pano thin client by PanoLogic from Tech Broiler on Vimeo. In a previous podcast on Frugal Friday, I spoke to Pano Logic CTO Aly Orady about the Pano, a revolutionary thin client for virtual desktops for medium and large enterprises that brings us...
- Tags: Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Pano Logic, Pano Device, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Keyboards, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Desktop Virtualization, Ip storage, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- Lanamark Desktop Analysis Pack
- Mark Angelo, CEO and founder of Lanamark, communicated again. This time, the topic was a virtual desktop planning service his company was launching. Although analysis paralysis is never a pretty sight, planning is a very important step before implementing an IT-based solution. Lanamark wants to be the company to help...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Lanamark Desktop Analysis, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Virtual Computer releases NxTop
- The folks at Virtual Computer (see The Launch of Virtual Computer, Inc. and Virtual Computer NxTop Beta) have launched NxTop, a desktop virtualization product that aims to bring some order to what could otherwise be a chaotic world of physical and virtual desktop systems. Here's what Virtual Computer has...
- Tags: Environment, Virtual Desktop, Computer, NxTop Virtual Computer Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Pano Logic adds remote access in version 2.6
- Pano Logic has been offering desktop virtualization products since 2007 if my memory serves me well. Their take on desktop virtualization is based upon a a cute little box having ports for a monitor, keyboard, mouse and other things, called a Zero Client. The high level view is that the...
- Tags: Remote Access, Virtual Desktop, Pano Logic, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-13
- iCloud virtual desktop public-beta launched
- iCloud virtual desktop public-beta launched iCloud virtual desktopIMHO, I don't understand the use of this app because the service providers are already throttling back on users. Now you want to more than quadruple the band usage. I think that either the service provides are lying about running out...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Web browsers, iCloud virtual desktop, iCloud, virtual desktop, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Choosing the Right Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Platform
- Companies today face a myriad of factors when evaluating a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI platform. The presenter of this webcast explains what sets VMware View, the next-generation VDI solution from VMware, apart from the competition, giving a glimpse of the unique features and technologies of VMware View, and contrasting them...
- Tags: Desktop, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-04-09
- Actual Virtual Desktops 1.2 (Windows)
- If your computer is your workplace, with this virtual desktop manager you will be able to increase your productivity sufficiently - work on multiple tasks simultaneously and stay focused on just those that you need at the moment. Plus, you won't be distracted by what's not currently urgent or necessary...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Actual Tools, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-08
- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization
- Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...
- Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- TechNet Webcast: Creating a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (Level 300)
- In some cases the number of client systems that need to run legacy applications may not require even the lightweight Microsoft Application Virtualization infrastructure. For these clients an alternative solution is available, Desktop Virtualization. Desktop Virtualization utilizes Microsoft Virtual PC to deliver an entire operating system environment to a client...
- Tags: Webcast, Environment, Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-03-26
- Sun VDI 3.0 offers choice
- Sun's approach would allow it to support the overwhelming majority of workloads. About the only exception would be hosting Apple Mac OS X applications. That isn't Sun's issue, however. Apple's terms and conditions simply don't allow Mac OS X to be hosted inside of a virtual machine (talk about missing...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 3, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Aegis Shell 1.7 (Windows)
- Unique Windows shell replacement tool with 2 unbounded virtual desktops, 8 taskbars with original features, various hotkeys, sound effects, system resources monitoring, snapshooting and changable skinz . Extremely light and fast: don't load Your processor or eat memory, since it core is based on DirectX technologies and perfectly optimized. Additional...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Tool, Ogimosoft, Aegis Shell, Productivity, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization
- Software downloads 2009-03-24
- I've Seen the Future of Computing: It's a Screen.
- In the not so far off future, computing for most of us will be reduced to remotely delivered subscriber services, running on cheap, commodity high-definition display units. The last few weeks have been a rush of virtualization and cloud-based announcements. In December, IBM...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, Computing, Josef Konsumer, Screen, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Thin Clients, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Virtualizing the Desktop: The Path to Lower Costs and Increased Security
- With the current economic climate, customers are looking for every opportunity to save money and drive business forward - with no negative trade-offs. At the same time, organizations are still required to adhere to government and industry regulations regarding personal privacy, data retention and data protection. Accomplishing all these objectives...
- Tags: Desktop, Security, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Data Management, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-02-12
- Citrix brings high definition to virtual desktops with XenDesktop 3 and HDX
- Citrix Systems last week delivered a one-two punch in the battle for virtual desktop infrastructure VDI differentiation with the introduction of XenDesktop 3 and Citrix HDX high-definition technology, promising to lower costs associated with servers and storage in the data center. XenDesktop 3, a key component of...
- Tags: Desktop, Multimedia, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- NX Client for Windows 3.3.0-6 (Windows)
- NoMachine is the creator of award-winning NX software, an enterprise-class solution for secure remote access, application delivery and hosted desktop deployment. Since 2001, NoMachine's mission has been to revolutionize the way users access their computing resources across the Internet to make seamless desktop access as easy and widespread as Web...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, NoMachine, NX Servers, Desktops, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Virtualization
- Software downloads 2009-02-09
- VMware launches open source virtual desktop software; Assessing the fallout
- VMware launches open source virtual desktop software; Assessing the falloutYou left out the most important consideration.What is the effect on VMware's profits?The only other goal would be to eliminate a competitor, and that seems unlikely.So how much money will VMware make, and on which of its paid-for products will the...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, software, VMware Inc., virtual desktop software, virtual desktop, desktop software, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-02-03
- VMware launches open source virtual desktop software; Assessing the fallout
-  VMware on Tuesday launched an open source client for virtual desktops in a move that mixes a little bit of offense and defense. In a statement, the company said its VMware View Open Client would allow compnaies to host virtualized desktops in the...
- Tags: Software, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Open Source, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-03

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