Enterprise virtual desktop alternatives: a market scan

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Publication Date	August 2009
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	22
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00774

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Summary

Desktop virtualisation is an innovation hotspot in 2009. There are more than 25 vendors active in this market, ranging from market leaders Citrix and VMware through leading followers to start-ups driving specific innovations.

Content

Executive summary
In a nutshell
Desktop virtualisation
Why desktop virtualisation?
Why now?
A brief description of terms
Desktop virtualisation
Traditional thin-client systems
Hosted virtual desktops (HVDs)
Application virtualisation
Change is happening now
Looking forward
Bare-metal client virtualisation
Storage and image optimisation
Desktop as a service
Market leaders
Citrix
Citrix Background
Citrix's major desktop virtualisation products
Citrix and Microsoft are joined at the hip
Separation between Microsoft and Citrix is possible
But a split would not affect customers
VMware
VMware's future is assured
VMware's history in desktop virtualisation is mixed
VMware's main desktop virtualisation products
VMware is committed to desktop virtualisation
Microsoft
Microsoft is threatened by desktop virtualisation
Microsoft is on the case
Microsoft's major desktop virtualisation products
Citrix versus VMware
Other suppliers
A wide range of other suppliers are following the leaders
Desktop virtualisation vendors and products
Other vendors
List of Tables
- Table 1: AppSense (UK)
- Table 2: Atlantis Computing
- Table 3: Ceedo (Israel)
- Table 4: ClearCube (USA)
- Table 5: Desktone (USA)
- Table 6: Ericom
- Table 7: G.ho.st
- Table 8: InstallFree (USA)
- Table 9: Leostream (USA)
- Table 10: MokaFive (USA)
- Table 11: Parallels
- Table 12: Quest
- Table 13: RingCube (USA)
- Table 14: SIMtone (USA)
- Table 15: Sun (USA)
- Table 16: Symantec (USA)