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Paravirtualization in a Client Hypervisor Envrionment

Posted by Nils Nieuwejaar on January 25th, 2010 in Client Hypervisor, Virtualization | Post a Comment

Client Virtualization In Depth: An ongoing series exploring the technology behind the next generation desktop.
My name is Nils Nieuwejaar. I’ve been a member of the engineering team at Virtual Computer since a little before we opened our doors two years ago. In this forum, I’ll be writing about a variety of technical issues, covering virtualization in general [...]

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One Big Thing We ‘Got Right’ With Hardware Compatibility

Posted by Doug Lane on January 22nd, 2010 in Client Hypervisor, Virtualization | Comments (1)

In my last post, I got on a bit of roll about how the various industry players are approaching client hypervisor hardware compatibility (or not as the case may be).  Now that I have that out of my system, I thought I would begin to describe some of the things I believe we did right [...]

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The Client Hypervisor Hardware Compatibility Challenge

Posted by Doug Lane on January 6th, 2010 in Client Hypervisor | Comments (1)

It was good fun winding down 2009 with a spirited debate over on BrianMadden.com about the future prospects of type-1 client hypervisor technology. A topic that came up that I feel warrants a bit more commentary is hardware compatibility for client hypervisors.
As I look back in the rearview mirror at two-plus years of talking with [...]

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Optimizing the Client Hypervisor User Experience

Posted by Doug Lane on December 16th, 2009 in Client Hypervisor, Virtualization | Post a Comment

Yesterday, we announced an update pack for the NxTop 1.2 release that set the world on fire at VMworld back in August. NxTop 1.2 was really more than a point release for us, since we added some fairly significant improvements to the product. Notable among them were seamless integration of our NxTop Center [...]

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VMworld Highlight: The Virtual Computer Smart Car Makes the Rounds

Posted by Evan Karp on September 2nd, 2009 in Virtual Computer | Comments (2)

The smart car photos from our Get Smart About Desktop Virtualization program are pouring in. Have you found the smart car at VMworld yet?

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Have you seen the Virtual Computer smart car at VMworld yet?

Posted by Evan Karp on August 31st, 2009 in Virtualization | Comments (17)

Find the smart car at VMworld for a chance to win it! Stop by our VMworld booth (#1940) for details.

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Get Smart About Desktop Virtualization at VMworld 2009

Posted by Doug Lane on August 25th, 2009 in Virtualization | Comments (5)

Get involved with the “Get Smart About Desktop Virtualization” program to discover the cost-saving benefits offered by client-side virtualization. With a chance to win a 2009 smart car, amazing NxTop demos at VMworld 2009, our new (and fully customizable) Desktop TCO Calculator and more, you’ll know all you need to about desktop virtualization in no time!

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Is There a More Innovative Massachusetts Company? We Don’t Think So.

Posted by Doug Lane on July 27th, 2009 in Virtual Computer | Comments (1)

Mass Innovation Nights is holding their first virtual innovation night on Wednesday, August 12. Virtual Computer will be “at the event” showcasing NxTop and seeing if any other Boston area startup can meet our challenge of bringing innovative products to the event.

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Change Is Coming to a PC Near You

Posted by Doug Lane on July 22nd, 2009 in Client Hypervisor, Desktop Management, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization | Comments (1)

By all accounts, virtualization is changing PCs. It’s a big topic at this week’s BriForum, and we’ll be discussing the five ways that virtualization will change your PC in a webinar we’re hosting next week with The 451 Group.

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It Was An Honor Just to Be Nominated…

Posted by Doug Lane on June 22nd, 2009 in Virtual Computer | Comments (1)

Virtual Computer recently won two awards: the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Promise Award from MITX and “Best Product Concept” from MassNetComms.

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