Microsoft have finally launched the long awaited Med-V, this is through the acqistion of kidaro and is in Beta release at present.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization is one of the six technologies in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack. MED-V 1.0 provides deployment, management and user experience capabilities for Virtual PC images in a corporate environment, and the beta can be downloaded here. A short survey will need to be answered before downloading the software.
By delivering applications in a Virtual PC that runs a previous version of the OS (e.g., Windows XP or Windows 2000), administrators can remove the barriers to OS upgrades, and deal with testing and migration of incompatible applications after the OS upgrade.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization is one of the six technologies in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack. MED-V 1.0 provides deployment, management and user experience capabilities for Virtual PC images in a corporate environment, and the beta can be downloaded here. A short survey will need to be answered before downloading the software.
By delivering applications in a Virtual PC that runs a previous version of the OS (e.g., Windows XP or Windows 2000), administrators can remove the barriers to OS upgrades, and deal with testing and migration of incompatible applications after the OS upgrade.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization: Advantages
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Accelerate the upgrade path to new Desktop OS - legacy applications continue to run in a virtual environment with a previous OS version
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Simplify IT integration of new subsidiaries by running two IT environments concurrently—i.e. the corporate one and the acquired company's one
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Drive business continuity by rapid reconstitution of corporate desktops
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Speed user adoption of desktop virtualisation by making Virtual PCs "invisible" to users
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Centrally create, manage and deploy virtual PC images throughout the enterprise
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Provision and control user policies according to business affiliation and requirements.