Microsoft recently discussed its "optimized desktop" concept and "dynamic delivery" strategies, which tap into the company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), application virtualization and Remote Desktop Services technologies.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 14, 2011
Microsoft has made available the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011, which includes updated desktop virtualization and application virtualization tools.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 10, 2011
CA has created a microsite for partners to help them sell the CA Virtual portfolio and get past the "virtual stall" that often occurs when customers get about 30 percent of their servers virtualized.
- By Gladys Rama
- February 25, 2011
Parallels has just given partners more reasons to pay attention to the company: Today it promoted former Microsoft executive Birger Steen to CEO.
- By Scott Bekker
- February 23, 2011
According to a Microsoft blog, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers later this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 22, 2011
A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 11, 2011
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 10, 2011
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips late last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their Web sites on a single PC.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 07, 2011
Version 5.5 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit was released early this week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 19, 2011
Microsoft today announced that the release candidate of Service Pack 1 for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 is now available.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 03, 2010
The release candidate version of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can now be downloaded.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 26, 2010
Microsoft today announced a partnership deal with Cloud.com to help integrate Microsoft's proprietary hypervisor into the OpenStack project.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 22, 2010
Software security provider Symantec commissioned a study on Windows 7 migration experiences that was published this month.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 21, 2010
Microsoft on Tuesday released a new beta test version of its desktop virtualization solution for organizations.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 13, 2010
Citrix Systems is on the move yet again, virtually speaking, having formed a desktop virtualization partnership with Cisco Systems.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- September 09, 2010
Microsoft last week described a different way to use desktop virtualization to maintain legacy applications and still move users to Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- September 07, 2010
Microsoft is at VMworld in San Francisco this week, but it can't show off its Hyper-V virtualization product because it competes with VMware's products.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 31, 2010
Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 27, 2010
Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 10, 2010
An annual survey of IT organizations found rising trends toward deploying Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified communications solutions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 27, 2010