Desktop virtualization products and technologies aim to solve the problems associated with the traditional "fat client" desktop computing model by
offering improvements in security, manageability, availability, and mobility.
The following web pages provide an information and resources for Sun desktop virtualization products:
NewSun Managed Virtual Desktop Solution web page,
which describes a pre-architected, complete, and fully integrated solution that is offered as a service to deploy, host, manage, and support
your virtual desktop environment
NewSun xVM VirtualBox web page, which describes
enterprise-class open source software that runs on all major operating systems and can turn a PC into an easy-to-use virtualization platform;
for more info, see the Sun xVM VirtualBox section of this web site
Here are additional desktop virtualization resources:
NewOptimizing the
Desktop Using Sun xVM VirtualBox, a Sun BluePrints article that describes key product features and benefits and explains how the
software enables multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single desktop, which enables users to access applications in OS environments
other than the native OS on their laptop or desktop system
New Virtual Desktop Webcast, Sun and VMware: The Virtualized Desktop,
which describes the benefits of the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and the supporting software stack above