Yesterday was a great day for the application and desktop delivery industry (thanks to Microsoft!). The announcements by Microsoft were great for us in many ways - they made desktop virtualization an even more natural option for the masses because of the changes in licensing and because Hyper-V is becoming an even better candidate as a [...]

We’ve had many customers, partners and other vWorkspace enthusiasts ask us for our take on today’s announcements from Microsoft pertaining to desktop virtualization. As an important Microsoft partner we were already aware of these changes and, needless to say, we are very excited about the changes Microsoft announced!
 Why are we so excited? Well, for a [...]

Overview
Quest vWorkspace offers clients on a multitude of platforms making it a natural choice for Thin Clients. Thin Clients typically come in one of three flavours, these are Microsoft Windows CE, Linux and Microsoft Windows XPe. However, some manufacturers have developer their own operating systems, for example Wyse Thin OS and Sun Microsystems Sun Ray.
This [...]

One of the key features of Quest vWorkspace 7.0 is the integrated support for Microsoft App-V. What many people do not know is that Microsoft App-V is not the only supported application virtualization technology. Quest vWorkspace 7.0 can also integrate with VMware ThinApp application virtualization technology to allow it to be more effective by delivering [...]

Enabling single sign on (SSO) will allow your users to open Web Access and be automatically logged in without being prompted for their user credentials. Instead their credentials are passed through either by using cached credentials or Kerberos authentication from the client device. Therefore the user is immediately presented with their relevant applications and [...]

Just as a quick heads-up, for those of you that were not aware yet, recently we released MR2 (Maintenance Release 2) for Quest vWorkspace Web Access 6.2. Be aware that this is an update specifically for the Web Access component of Quest vWorkspace 6.2, not for other components of Quest vWorkspace. Next to the necessary [...]

Enabling single sign on (SSO) will allow your users to open Web Access and be automatically logged in without being prompted for their user credentials. Instead their credentials are passed through either by using cached credentials or Kerberos authentication from the client device. Therefore the user is immediately presented with their relevant applications and [...]

QShell is a free application to improve the log in experience for vWorkspace users on thin clients and end of life hardware where you want to provide a PC’s like log in experience to a virtual desktop. It can provide a single sign on experience removing the client devices original desktop, start menu, task [...]

This document covers the integration of NetApp Storage Systems with Quest vWorkspace in a VMware environment.
You are required to be running Quest vWorkspace 6.2 or later, available from http://www.vworkspace.com, and NetApp Data ONTAP 7.3.1 or later, available from http://now.netapp.com
NetApp have previously written a technical whitepaper that covers Virtual Desktop deployments on NetApp Storage Systems within [...]

If you are located in the Netherlands (or are just visiting) we would like to invite you to the Heliview Virtualization event (page is in dutch) . Since this event is the leading application, desktop and presentation virtualization event in the Netherlands, Quest vWorkspace as a leading product in this space is a main sponsor. [...]

Recently we earned a exclusive endorsement from the AHA and that is something we are very proud of. We at Quest like to believe that the proof is in the pudding and so do our customers. So when we were at the HIMMS event, we recorded this demo that shows you one of the reasons [...]

Many hospitals have the ability to benefit from the advantages associated with centralized computing ( like VDI or TS) but hospital environments however are very demanding and complex. The products that they use must be therefore be able to meet those complex and specific requirements.  I guess that’s the reason why Quest vWorkspace has been [...]

Yesterday was a great day for the application and desktop delivery industry (thanks to Microsoft!). The announcements by Microsoft were great for us in many ways - they made desktop virtualization an even more natural option for the masses because of the changes in licensing and because Hyper-V is becoming an even better candidate as a [...]

We’ve had many customers, partners and other vWorkspace enthusiasts ask us for our take on today’s announcements from Microsoft pertaining to desktop virtualization. As an important Microsoft partner we were already aware of these changes and, needless to say, we are very excited about the changes Microsoft announced!
 Why are we so excited? Well, for a [...]

Recently we earned a exclusive endorsement from the AHA and that is something we are very proud of. We at Quest like to believe that the proof is in the pudding and so do our customers. So when we were at the HIMMS event, we recorded this demo that shows you one of the reasons [...]

I’ve been trying to get the License SKUs required for different VDI Deployment Scenarios. Today I worked with a Microsoft Licensing Specialist from CDW and this is what I learned.
If a customer has a PC with an OEM Version of Windows Vista Business, the requirements are:

Microsoft SKU “66J-01128″ - Microsoft Windows Vista Business - W/ [...]

Quest vWorkspace 7.0 Feature Spotlight: Enhanced Bi-Directional Audio
Today we will be looking into the improvements that were made in vWorkspace with regard to its audio capabilities. With Quest vWorkspace 7.0 the bi-directional audio capabilities have been enhanced to provide for better sound quality while using less bandwidth.
For a long time now vWorkspace has extended to [...]

In this feature spotlight we will have a look at one of the more esthetically pleasing new features of Quest vWorkspace 7.0, in that this version fully supports and extends the RDP7 protocol shipped with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have a new version of the Microsoft [...]

In this feature spotlight we will discuss the enhancements to the USB virtualization capabilities of vWorkspace that were introduced in Quest vWorkspace 7.0. USB virtualization was first introduced in vWorkspace 6.0 and allows for the redirection of local USB devices into virtual desktops. This allows customers to, for example, use USB headsets or cameras in [...]

Overview
Quest vWorkspace offers clients on a multitude of platforms making it a natural choice for Thin Clients. Thin Clients typically come in one of three flavours, these are Microsoft Windows CE, Linux and Microsoft Windows XPe. However, some manufacturers have developer their own operating systems, for example Wyse Thin OS and Sun Microsystems Sun Ray.
This [...]

QShell is a free application to improve the log in experience for vWorkspace users on thin clients and end of life hardware where you want to provide a PC’s like log in experience to a virtual desktop. It can provide a single sign on experience removing the client devices original desktop, start menu, task [...]

Providing support for many client platforms to enable the “any device scenario” is a key part of the strategy here at Quest.  To that end we are continuously updating our clients to make sure that our customers have other client platform options when they decide not to use Windows and that they have a full [...]

Overview
Quest vWorkspace offers clients on a multitude of platforms making it a natural choice for Thin Clients. Thin Clients typically come in one of three flavours, these are Microsoft Windows CE, Linux and Microsoft Windows XPe. However, some manufacturers have developer their own operating systems, for example Wyse Thin OS and Sun Microsystems Sun Ray.
This [...]

One of the key features of Quest vWorkspace 7.0 is the integrated support for Microsoft App-V. What many people do not know is that Microsoft App-V is not the only supported application virtualization technology. Quest vWorkspace 7.0 can also integrate with VMware ThinApp application virtualization technology to allow it to be more effective by delivering [...]

Enabling single sign on (SSO) will allow your users to open Web Access and be automatically logged in without being prompted for their user credentials. Instead their credentials are passed through either by using cached credentials or Kerberos authentication from the client device. Therefore the user is immediately presented with their relevant applications and [...]

Quest vWorkspace 7.0 Feature Spotlight: Enhanced Bi-Directional Audio
Today we will be looking into the improvements that were made in vWorkspace with regard to its audio capabilities. With Quest vWorkspace 7.0 the bi-directional audio capabilities have been enhanced to provide for better sound quality while using less bandwidth.
For a long time now vWorkspace has extended to [...]

In this feature spotlight we will have a look at one of the more esthetically pleasing new features of Quest vWorkspace 7.0, in that this version fully supports and extends the RDP7 protocol shipped with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have a new version of the Microsoft [...]

In this feature spotlight we will discuss the enhancements to the USB virtualization capabilities of vWorkspace that were introduced in Quest vWorkspace 7.0. USB virtualization was first introduced in vWorkspace 6.0 and allows for the redirection of local USB devices into virtual desktops. This allows customers to, for example, use USB headsets or cameras in [...]

Recently we earned a exclusive endorsement from the AHA and that is something we are very proud of. We at Quest like to believe that the proof is in the pudding and so do our customers. So when we were at the HIMMS event, we recorded this demo that shows you one of the reasons [...]

QShell is a free application to improve the log in experience for vWorkspace users on thin clients and end of life hardware where you want to provide a PC’s like log in experience to a virtual desktop. It can provide a single sign on experience removing the client devices original desktop, start menu, task [...]

vWorkspace Web Access is one of the most popular ways for our customers to provide access to their applications in a seamless, simple way. Out of the box, vWorkspace Web Access has quite a couple of options to allow customers to customize the vWorkspace Web Access pages to fit their personal needs. Still, some customers want to [...]