VMware View deploys desktops with greater flexibility, reliability, efficiency and security by centralising their management. Now with PCoIP support View delivers a superior user experience that meets the needs of all user and application types. ThinApp, a component of View, deploys applications more efficiently, more securely, and more cost-effectively using agentless application virtualisation. View presentation »

New features 4.5

View Client with Local Mode - provides offline access to View desktops
View Client for Mac OS - supports Mac OS 10.5 using the RDP display protocol
Location Based Printing - automatically connects View desktops to the closest printer
Kiosk Mode - automatic login to a public or shared end-point with no credentials required
Full Windows 7 support - 32-bit and 64-bit guest VMs, View Client and ThinApp
Integrated Application Assignment - assign ThinApp applications to desktops
View Composer improvements - tiered storage support resulting in lower cost
View Manager enhancements - new look and feel, and roll-based administration
Troubleshooting Dashboard - helps administrators quickly identify key information and events
vShield Endpoint integration - provides centralised Antivirus and Malware scanning
vSphere 4.1 support - up to 10,000 VMs per cluster, memory compression and VAAI support

New features 4.0

PCoIP - purpose built for desktop delivery including support for rich media and graphics
VMware vSphere support - now includes vSphere Enterprise Plus edition
Enhanced single sign-on - desktop credentials can be passed through to the View Client
Restricted Entitlements - blocks access to specified desktops from specific locations

PCoIP protocol

Architecture
End to end software implementation optimised for the LAN and WAN
UDP based for rich multimedia delivery and progressive build of graphics
Dynamic network adjustments and AES Encryption
Transparent redirection of local audio, printer and mass storage devices
Optional hardware acceleration for graphically intense applications

Display and Graphics
Up to 1920x1200 resolution, 4 monitors with variable resolutions and 32 bit colour
Auto display scaling/Dynamic resizing and Monitor Pivot support
Clear Type Font and Multimedia Redirection (MMR) support

Host and client support
XP, Vista and Windows 7 hosts
Windows and Linux clients
Tera Portal "zero" client and PCIe Host Card compatibility

Key benefits

View
Universal client solution - desktops follow the user regardless of device or location
Application compatibility - run off-the-shelf, legacy or custom applications
No end-user training required - deliver complete, unmodified desktop environments
Desktop isolation - eliminate the problems associated with shared desktop technologies
Reduce costs - spend less time on testing, provisioning, managing and support
Secure data - maintain control over data by keeping it in the datacenter
Manage desktops - deploy new desktops in minutes and instantly apply updates
Desktop business continuity - provide users with high availability and DR capabilities
Seamless integration with vSphere - leverage the power of VMotion, DRS and HA

ThinApp
Applications are easier - to provision, deploy, upgrade, and rollback
Run any packaged application - without installing it (even on locked-down PCs)
Applications are delivered - to an isolated environment ensuring the integrity of the OS
Application conflicts are avoided - regression testing is significantly reduced
Applications run on TS/Citrix/Windows 7 - that normally would not work
Deploy a single application - to multiple OS versions
Run different versions of an application - at the same time
All desktops are up to date - with the latest application version
Reduce storage needs for virtual desktops - by streaming applications from a server
Virtualised architecture - agent-less and server-less

Key features

View
View Manager - streamlines the management, provisioning and deployment of desktops
Flexibility - retain desktop changes or revert to a consistent state upon log-off
View Composer - rapidly create desktop images that share disks with a master image
Update management - update any number of desktops without affecting user data
Access local devices - allow users to access local USB devices and other peripherals
Driver free printing - auto-connect printers and reduce network traffic by up to 98%
Multi-media redirection - get an improved end-user experience
Unified Access - access your Terminal Server or Blade PC from a single interface
Security - use SSL tunnelling, and Smart Card and RSA token authentication

ThinApp
Applications are packaged as an EXE - which is de-compressed in memory
Applications run from - a local drive, network share or removable drive
Applications run in user mode - which improves security and stability
Applications write to a sandbox - created in the users profile
Applications revert to a known good state - when the sandbox is deleted
Applications are streamed - only the blocks required to execute the application are read
Package virtual services - which start-up when the application launches
Package real Windows services - which start-up on system boot-up