(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 ...

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It took Microsoft a long time to integrate virtual desktop functions into its operating system. While virtual desktops had been established under Linux and macOS for years, they only made their way ...

InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy tackles virtual desktops and application virtualization by putting three of today's application virtualization products through the InfoWorld Test Center. Randall takes a ...

Lack of bandwidth, virtualization, full Windows 7 support, application personalization, and some higher costs are areas that could use improvement, analysts say With VMware Inc.’s release of View 4 ...

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 ...