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  Virtualised desktops gain Aussie traction

  Virtualisation giant VMWare has put together a specialist crack team to tackle the opportunity of converting legacy "fat client" PC desktops in Australian organisations to slimline virtualised environments, as more virtual desktop rollouts continue to emerge around the country.

  By Renai LeMay | 26 August, 2010 10:28

  Tags: VMware vSphere, VMware, virtualisation, virtual desktops

• McAfee and Citrix partner to secure virtual desktop

  McAfee and Citrix have announced a strategic partnership and collaboration agreement to make secure virtual desktop and make it scalable for large enterprise deployments, according to a release. The collaboration will enable Citrix XenDesktop customers to extend management of desktop security to virtual environments using the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator platform.

  By Channelworld staff | 13 May, 2010 09:58

  Tags: virtualisation, virtual desktops, security, mcafee, cloud, Citrix

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  Need desktop access over the Web? Try some Guacamole

  A new open source project dubbed Guacamole allows users to access a desktop remotely through a Web browser, potentially streamlining the requirements for client support and administration.

  By Rodney Gedda | 04 May, 2010 10:15

  Tags: XML, VNC, virtual desktops, remote displays, open source, Linux, Java, html 5, Guacamole, desktop linux

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  Microsoft sweetens pot for the virtual-desktop curious

  In an effort to capture what it sees as a growing market for virtual desktops within enterprises, Microsoft is simplifying some licensing agreements and enhancing its virtual-desktop-related software.

  By Joab Jackson | 19 March, 2010 06:04

  Tags: virtualisation, virtual desktops, Microsoft

• Linux, Windows or both? Doesn't matter to virtual desktop vendor, Ulteo

  Ulteo is poised to offer commercial support for its free virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software, which the open-source startup says will cost companies a fraction of established offerings from Citrix Systems, Microsoft and VMware, while offering, in some cases, more choice in platforms.

  By Eric Lai | 03 February, 2010 23:14

  Tags: virtual desktops, VDI, Ulteo

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  QEMU virtualization reaches 0.11, brings 1400 changes

  Open source virtualization app QEMU has reached version 0.11 and brings some 1400 changes from 90 contributors.

  By Rodney Gedda | 30 September, 2009 14:06

  Tags: Virtualization, virtual desktops, QEMU, open source, Linux, kvm, emulation

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  Desktop Virtualization and Licensing: IT Wary of Gotchas

  CIO Roxanne Reynolds-Lair of The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising wanted to bring both Macs and Windows to her college's students, administrative employees and teachers. She bought a MacBook Pro and tested new-fangled desktop virtualization software that allows her to run both Windows and OS X on a single machine.

  By Tom Kaneshige | 20 April, 2009 09:27

  Tags: Microsoft, virtual desktops, virtualisation

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  Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost

  Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some experts are predicting.

  By Jon Brodkin | 20 February, 2009 08:17

  Tags: virtual desktops

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  Game-changing IT technologies -- and how they affect the everyday worker

  As IT evolves to support everything from virtualized desktops to mobile and social networking, new advances promise to change the way the business side of the house gets the job done. Here's a look at some of IT departments' game-changing technologies and how they affect the everyday worker.

  By Joanne Cummings | 21 October, 2008 10:13

  Tags: 802.11n, cloud computing, social networking, storage virtualisation, virtual desktops

Whitepapers about virtual desktops

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  A Guide to Staying Secure Amidst Gorwing Threats and the Expanding Digital Universe

  Security management needs to evolve to protect business, government, and individuals from growing cyber threats. This Paper outlines challenges facing security executives and teams and uses an “air traffic control system” analogy to show how advanced security management systems can deliver better security by providing a single point of visibility and coordination for physical, virtual, and cloud assets. Solutions are presented where business processes, policy, controls, and data work in concert to achieve the vision of an air traffic control system for information security.

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  Can you harness clouds without creating storms?

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  IDC whitepaper: Hold Down Data Centre Costs