VMware View has just officially been released. (VMware View Manager 4.0 | 11/20/09 | Build 210939) Key features are: VMware View with PCoIP – PCoIP provides an optimized desktop experience for the delivery of the entire desktop environment including applications, images, audio, and video content for a wide range of users on the LAN or across the WAN. PCoIP can [...]

Herco van Brug wrote a great article on how to build a solid VDI/View Windows XP Template. Herco recently designed and implemented a large View environment and this article is the outcome. I only quoted the first paragraph as the article is subject to change. Please visit the source article for the full details, it is worth reading! A basic [...]

Just noticed that a new version of the VMware View Open Client has been released: Latest Release: 4.0.0 Beta 1 (October 2, 2009) VMware View Open Client version 4.0.0 Beta 1 is now available on the Downloads page. Please see the release announcement for a summary of what’s included in this release. Features Some of the features included are: Ability [...]

VMware just released VMware View Manager 3.1.2: View Manager Version 3.1.2 | 04 September 2009 | Build: 188088 (View Manager), 161885 (View Composer) VMware View Manager 3.1.2 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues in the previous releases. Refer the Resolved Issues section for more details. This release also includes one new feature. Virtual Printing Multi Session Support [...]

My efforts to ThinApp Inkscape weren’t immediately successful. I did a standard capture and ran the resulting binary successfully, but most of the icons were missing. It should look like this: But it actually looked like this: I had to slightly adjust the ThinApp package to get it to run properly. To ThinApp Inkscape: Start Setup capture as normal Do [...]

Whilst we are still in the early stages of our VDI deployment, I’m still trying to exercise some control over the rampant randomisation of our application set. One such ad hoc installation is the ten or so users in the company who have bought and installed copies of Adobe Illustrator. A new Polish employee asked her manager for Illustrator, because [...]

A quick intro: my name is Ian Gibbs, and I’m a former VMware PS Consultant like Duncan currently is. I’ve just transitioned to a role with a VMware customer where I’m responsible for delivering VMware View for real to 3000 users. Duncan has kindly invited me to share the things I learn with the world. I hope to post some [...]