It's my favorite desktop on any operating system ...

(Editor’s note: This story initially misstated that Microsoft is now letting corporate users do desktop virtualization with any version of Windows Vista via its server-based Vista Enterprise ...

The first time I experienced a virtual desktop was with my little Linux netbook I used at university. With its tiny screen, it wasn't really feasible to have multiple apps open at once, so with a ...

What is Microsoft App-V? Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) is an application virtualization client that makes an application available to end users without installing it on a personal ...

App virtualization (application virtualization) is the installation of an application on one computer and enabling an end user's client computer to remotely access that application. This is done ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. I like to use my computer's desktop the way I use my physical desktop—somewhere to place documents and photos related ...

There is an ongoing debate about what type of storage is best to use to support desktop virtualization solutions, especially in small to medium sized implementations. Storage is one of the most ...

Cloud is powerful. Plugging into cloud computing software applications and data services means adopting and opening up an organization’s operational fabric to a powerhouse of functions and IT form ...

With VMware Inc.'s release of View 4 last week, the company is promising two things: Full desktop performance at a desktop price tag. Desktop virtualization requires huge amounts of data to be ...

The greatest benefit of desktop virtualization is the ability to provision PCs and other client devices with software from a central location. IT can manage a large number of enterprise clients from ...

With VMware Inc.’s release of View 4, the company is making some big promises on performance and price. Here are five areas to consider before taking the plunge. With VMware Inc.’s release of View 4 ...