Thin Clients & Desktop Virtualization


Hempstead SD Implements Solid-State Flash Storage Array for Virtualization

Hempstead Public Schools district in Long Island is implementing a solid-state storage array as a storage hub for its VMware View virtual desktop infrastructure.

HP Thin Clients Get Improved Security and Graphics Capabilities

HP is gearing up to ship two new thin clients, both with dual-core CPUs and support for multiple monitors and remote connections.

Virtual Money: Getting Creative To Stretch Technology Dollars

Two years ago, Andy Hall, technology director for Kearney R-1 School District in Kearney, MO, faced a dilemma that's not all that uncommon these days: budget cuts coupled with increased demand for IT services.

Scaling Education with the Web

This year's graduating class will be the first not to know a world without the Web. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, this has serious implications for how we educate.

Wyse E02 Zero Client for Education Provides Ethernet Connection to MultiPoint Server

Wyse has announced the Wyse E02 zero client for education, which is designed to work with Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 to provide a shared Windows 7 desktop experience to students in the classroom.

South Carolina District Moves to Browser-Based Virtual Desktops

A South Carolina school district is providing its 30,000 students, teachers, and staff with browser-based access to Windows applications and desktops from smartphones, tablets, laptops, and netbooks.

Cisco, Citrix Form Desktop Virtualization Alliance

Cisco and Citrix have formed a strategic alliance for large-scale desktop virtualization deployments. The first deliverable of this collaboration will be the optimization of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) for Citrix XenDesktop.

LaunchPad Adds Instructional Design View

ClassLink has released LaunchPad Instructional Desktop View, an upgrade to the company's cloud-based virtual desktop software designed for K-12 schools.

Cisco To Ship Virtual Desktop Clients with Enhanced Voice and Video

Cisco has debuted two new Cisco Virtualization Experience Client (VXC) endpoints that enable high-quality voice and video in virtual desktop environments.

VMware and Cisco Launching 'Extensible LAN for the Cloud'

VMware and Cisco are rolling out enhancements to their combined virtualization solutions, along with improvements to several desktop virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. The companies have also debuted the new Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) architecture, which forms the basis of a scalable LAN for the cloud.