Windows 7 virtual machines will be eligible for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) announced earlier this month: three years of security fixes beyond the 2020 end-of-support date.

Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) is very different from WinTPC. VECD was a software license that enabled licensed devices to access a Windows VDI desktop. WinTPC is a Software ...

The growing maturity of virtual desktop technologies and customer interest in Windows 7 has virtual desktop infrastructure vendors expecting big adoption numbers in 2010. But while most CIOs are ...

VMware VDI uses View 4.5 to deploy Microsoft Windows 7 virtual desktop systems. By reducing storage, processor and network overhead on data center infrastructure, IT managers can reduce TCO while ...

A co-founder of tuCloud, a VDI consultancy says, "We think they may have skinned Windows 7 to make it look like Server 2008R2. We're seeing traces of Windows 7 in there, but can't prove it.

Citrix proposes using VDI and Linux to dodge rising PC prices, but the fix carries technical risks, licensing costs, and security vulnerabilities that companies must consider.

Desktop virtualization will not save you money on CapEx. It does not have a data center footprint and has always been a decentralized model in which the physical desktop is self-contained. Desktop ...

Windows 7 also has new features that aid in power management and remote assistance, two other strengths attributed to VDI. Her assessment seems to fall in line with some other appraisals of VDI.

Microsoft did announce this week that Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released to manufacturers. SP1 contains cumulative updates for Windows 7, but not much more.