Multitasking is a term familiar to all of us in the tech world. The ability to juggle multiple applications or PCs is seen as a benefit. But it’s not without its challenges. Those of us who run many ...

Citrix XenDesktop puts the core desktop PC components, including the operating system, the application, and the settings, into a desktop image that can be run off a server, said Calvin Hsu, principal ...

In an effort to capture what it sees as a growing market for virtual desktops within enterprises, Microsoft is simplifying some licensing agreements and enhancing its virtual-desktop-related software.

The coming fast growth of the desktop virtualization market has brought out multiple vendors, large and small, looking to gain a foothold and get their share as early as possible. Vendors of desktop ...

Virtualization watchers have speculated for years when Microsoft would throw a low-cost blow at arch-rival VMware in the desktop virtualization fight. This week, Microsoft delivered the punch via a ...

Hewlett-Packard hopes to widen the use of its desktop virtualization products with new software that will improve video playback and allow the use of USB peripherals such as webcams, the company ...

If you are using a single-monitor PC and working from home during this pandemic, creating multiple virtual desktops can be very handy. Since working from home requires managing multiple projects or ...

The world is already adapting to hybrid work environments and digital workspaces. Two years ago, people saw the initial lockdowns and restrictions imposed by COVID-19 as temporary, but now, most see ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. When Parallels Desktop was released in June 2006, it ...

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Desktops are diversifying. Long after we all collectively moved off of the traditional desk desktop (i.e the mostly wooden one, where you might still keep your coffee, spectacles and pens these days), ...