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VMware Workstation 9.0.2 – maintenance release

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This is not a major update to VMware Workstation, but there are many bugfixes and minor updates in this VMware Workstation 9.0.2 release. Workstation 9 released several months back brought many useful new features and people who nests ESXi with Workstation should experience more smooth operation since release 9, because of the enhancements and improvements […]

VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack – Where it’s gone?

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After the VMware Horizon View 5.2 GA release, It seems that the two components which enables to leverage HTML 5 compatible browser to access virtual desktops in VMware View 5.2 did not made it into the GA release. Which components are those? It’s the components called VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack. The pack components […]

Fastest Virtual Desktop Experience – Atlantis ILIO Persistent VDI 4.0 – desktops running in RAM

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It’s been quite a while since I’ve been hooked with such a technology and speed. The fact that running VMs in the RAM gets you the best ever performance isn’t new. Some bloggers even used Starwinds iSCSI to create a RAM disk and test the speed…. /CC @esloof. Faster even than an SSD. Running VMs […]

Horizon Mirage 4.0 released – New application layer, W8 and Server 2012 support

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The mirage product is part of the Horizon Workspace Suite which has been detailed in my post. The Horizon Mirage 4.0 is a major evolution of the Mirage product from the previous release, which has been tested in my lab. Read here: VMware Mirage Lab Installation (Step by step Serie of 3 posts). Horizon Mirage […]

What’s New in VMware View 5.2 – HTML 5 Access, Sparse Disks, vSGA, W8 Support …

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After the yesterday’s announce of the VMware Horizon Workspace Suite, I’ll focus today on the improvements and major features introduced in VMware View 5.2 which is part of the Horizon Workspace. What’s new in VMware View 5.2? VMware View is major release, even if the version number goes from 5.1 to 5.2 only. But there […]

VMware View Client for MAC – Now with USB support

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A new VMware View client for MAC introduced an USB support. So it’s now possible to have the USB peripherals enabled, if of course it’s enabled via the View administrator. In the latest release of VMware View 5.1.2 a new internalization interfaces has been developed, together with other enhancements and bug fixes. If you want […]

VMware View 5.1.2 Released

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VMware View 5.1.2 has been released few days ago by VMware. Mostly maintenance release, but new Internationalization packages has been integrated as well. You don’t need to upgrade the View transfer server or Composer Server components – if you are upgrading from View 5.1 or View 5.1.1. The new release of VMware View has new internationalization […]

VMware Mirage – Migrating XP to Windows 7

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VMware Mirage setup continues in my lab. What we have done so far? In the first part we have setup and install the Mirage server. Then, in the second part we have installed the client on one Windows 7 VM, and that VM has been also taken from the “pending devices” into Reference Centralized Virtual Desktop (CVD […]

VMware Thinapp 4.7 Essentials – New Book by Peter Björk

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Thinapp 4.7 ins and outs in this book from Peter Björk. This new book which is detailing everything you need to know about VMware Thinapp 4.7, by Peter Björk, EMEA Horizon and ThinApp Specialist Systems Engineer at VMware, from Sweden. His latest book Thinapp 4.7 Essentials has just been published by Packt publishing but it’s also available through Amazon – Paper: […]