Microsoft has finalized its acquisition of Israel-based desktop virtualization startup Kidaro and said that it plans to incorporate Kidaro's technology into the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack ...

Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Kidaro is particularly well suited to mobile environments with large numbers of notebook PCs, where the ability to deploy and move PC images quickly and ...

Kidaro's technology portfolio includes data leak prevention and encryption solutions as well as virtual desktop deployment, laptop management, and desktop disaster recovery tools. For companies that ...

One of the interesting observations I have is how people lock down on an experience with a vendor and how that perception remains unchanged unless something significant is done to change it. In ...

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is the long-awaited update to the company’s desktop virtualization product. Three years in the making, it features expanded OS support (Windows Vista as host and guest) and a ...

Desktop virtualization is a virtualization technology, which separates an individual's PC applications from his or her desktop. Virtualized desktops are usually hosted on a remote central server, ...

Microsoft recently announced a limited preview of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for hybrid environments, a new capability that brings cloud-native desktop virtualization to existing on-premises ...

Streaming to the desktop Virtualization at the application host server can make thin clients more efficient to deploy, but many organizations are wedded to having real PCs at users’ disposal despite ...

On July 1, Microsoft’ new-and-improved “cheaper” licensing for Windows on virtual desktops will take effect. It is a step to make Windows VDI more affordable, but it’s only a step. A catch concerning ...

Two desktop virtualization companies have been gobbled up in the past week. First Thinstall got swallowed by virtualization kingpin VMware, and now Microsoft announces its acquisition of Calista , ...

Microsoft is building on its Azure Virtual Desktop service with a new, developer-target variant called Microsoft Dev Box. Microsoft took the wraps off the new service on May 24, which is Day 1 of its ...