Available VMware View 4

Article inserted by Gabriele Pallassini Monday, November 9, 2009 Segnala articolo via Email Submit articles via email


vmware-new After annucio Citrix XenDesktop 4.0 (although for now still in RC) VMware also pulls out his rabbit out of the cylinder: VMware View 4.0, a new major release of VMware's desktop virtualization product.

I have not understood yet whether the product is actually available now, still not able to download the evaluation problems for the registration form.

Let together some of the new features (taken and translated from the VMware site):

Simplification of the Desktop Management

Desktop application virtualization breaks the bonds between software, hardware and operating systems, eliminating the need to install or manage desktop environments on end-user devices. From a central location you can manage and update all Windows desktops and applications within minutes. VMware View makes the test, provisioning and application support and desktop much easier.

Automatic Desktop Provisioning

Through View Manager 4, VMware View provides a unique tool for managing new desktop or groups of desktops and a simple interface for setting policy. Using a template, you can customize the pool of virtual desktops and set access policies.

Advanced Image Virtual Desktop Management

Based on Linked Clone technology, Composer enables the rapid creation of desktop images from an image master.

End User Experience

The new protocol VMware View PCoIP transportation desktop provides a better desktop experience for end users, even if WAN connections with high latency. VMware View gives users access to their virtual desktop on a wide range of devices, without performance degradation, at any time.

They can also play media and use local devices such as scanners and storage media of mass.
Availability and scalability

VMware View offers high availability, with no single point of failure. VMware High Availability (HA) provides automatic failover and provides protection to the 'virtualized desktop environment, without the cost or complexity of traditional clustering solutions.

VMware ThinApp

VMware ThinApp separates applications from operating systems for greater compatibility and simplifying management.

(Experimental) Offline Desktop

Offline Desktop, an experimental feature in VMware View 4, increases productivity, letting you run deksktop local or virtual desktops from the data center through the management of the same administrative console.

(Experimental) Support for Windows 7

Reduce the cost and complexity of migration by providing desktop Windows 7 as a virtual desktop.

Support Thin Client

VMware View supports a wide range of thin client devices. For a complete list, see Thin Client Compatibility Guide HCL.

More info at the manufacturer's website

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1 comment to Free VMware View 4

  1. Marco Ciacci says:

    November 12th, 2009 at 11:42

    Have you tried the Microsoft VDI? Does not seem bad, but certainly this has better features (on paper)

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