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Solution provider partners accelerating VDI with Unidesk
by Tom Rose on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM 1 comment, 1453 views

The weeks since Unidesk 1.0 launch have been busy, as a number of our Beta testers became our first customers. But our business is based on delivering our software through our solution partners, so it has been exciting to see them ramp their selling efforts, and offer Unidesk as the management platform for virtual desktops accessed through VMware View, Citrix XenDesktop, Pano Logic and other connection...

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Posted in Almost Famous
Tagged cambridge computer, data connections, ici, inx
VDI and Unidesk Hot Topics at Wisconsin VMware Users Group
by Tom Rose on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:15 AM 0 comments, 2009 views

Unidesk sponsored last week's Wisconsin VMware Users Group meeting in Madison, with Ron Oglesby presenting "Implementing VMware View and VDI - Strategies for Success." Over 100 people attended, indicating the strong interest in desktop virtualization, and the need for help when implementing a VDI access solution such as View.

Ron's discussion of the user adoption, management, and storage challenges...

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Posted in Almost Famous
Tagged wi-vmug, wisconsin vmware users group
Unidesk 1.0 Launches, Unleashes Full Power of Desktop Virtualization
by Tom Rose on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:12 PM 0 comments, 1526 views

Unidesk® 1.0 has launched! Desktop virtualization will never be the same.

Press Releases

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Posted in Almost Famous
Tagged unidesk 1.0, virtual desktop management software
Keeping our promise: see Unidesk at Briforum
by Tom Rose on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:12 PM 0 comments, 1426 views

Last year, I attended my first Briforum and blogged about the experience. I closed by saying I couldn't wait until Briforum 2010, when we would return as a sponsor and demo how Unidesk transforms VDI with clear ROI and greater user acceptance. As you can see below, we kept our promise!

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Feedback from the team is that...

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Tagged briforum 2010
VDI, XenClient, iPad, and more final thoughts from Citrix Synergy
by Tom Rose on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 1:00 PM 0 comments, 1788 views

Since I already summarized booth visitor reactions to the Unidesk demos last week, I'll just share a few observations from our last few days at Synergy before unveiling the winner of our iPad contest:

  • Expect to see VDI implemented in mixed environments. Many customers told us they're planning to implement Citrix XenDesktop on top of VMware vSphere.
  • VDI is still in its infancy. Several of the largest...
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Posted in Almost Famous
Tagged citrix synergy 2010
Synergy Day 2 recap and booth visitor reactions to Unidesk
by Tom Rose on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:46 PM 2 comments, 1566 views

For the second straight day, our booth at Citrix Synergy was packed. From what we could tell, we were the busiest small vendor in the Solution Expo - people often stacked three and four deep.

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The customers, Citrix partners, and consultants above wanted to see the Unidesk demo and learn about our desktop layering technology...

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Tagged citrix synergy 2010