Available on Apple App Store, New VMware View Client for iPad lets enterprise and government users access their virtual desktops from anywhere
PALO ALTO, Calif. – March 9, 2011 —
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global
leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced the
availability of VMware View™ Client for iPad on the Apple App Store for
free. Enabling Apple iPad users to access their virtual Windows
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desktops, applications and data from
anywhere, the new VMware View Client, in combination with VMware View,
delivers a modern desktop optimized for the iPad’s high-resolution
Multi-Touch display.
“The
growing popularity of the iPad in business presents a new opportunity
for enterprise IT organizations to empower their mobile workforces by
providing users with anytime access to business critical apps on the
go,” said Christopher Young, vice president and general manager,
End-User Computing, VMware. “With VMware View™ Client for iPad,
employees and enterprises get a win-win combination – a complete, secure
virtual desktop solution they trust, paired with the unique touch
interface of the iPad employees have come to love in their consumer
lives.”
Growing Use of iPad in the Enterprise:
Serving families in Central California, Children’s Hospital Central California is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the United States. Recently, the Hospital deployed VMware View to provide secure, “Follow-me Desktops,” that move from room-to-room with clinicians and staff as they treat their patients. The hospital has plans to deploy VMware View Client for iPad.
Serving families in Central California, Children’s Hospital Central California is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the United States. Recently, the Hospital deployed VMware View to provide secure, “Follow-me Desktops,” that move from room-to-room with clinicians and staff as they treat their patients. The hospital has plans to deploy VMware View Client for iPad.
“The
iPad could fundamentally change the way our clinicians and staff
approach their IT needs,” said Kirk Larson, chief information officer,
Children’s Hospital Central California. “Now with VMware View™ Client
for iPad, our caregivers can have the freedom to access a patient’s
electronic medical records anywhere in the hospital via an iPad on a
secure VMware View desktop. This could not only improve patient care but
may enable us to dramatically reduce costs and simplify device
management.”
End-User Freedom. IT Control:
VMware’s End-User Computing vision seeks to free end users and IT organizations from more than two decades of complex, device-centric computing and deliver a more user-centric, consumer cloud experience for the enterprise. The new VMware View Client for iPad provides a simple and secure way for end users to access virtual Windows desktops, applications and data from their iPad.
VMware’s End-User Computing vision seeks to free end users and IT organizations from more than two decades of complex, device-centric computing and deliver a more user-centric, consumer cloud experience for the enterprise. The new VMware View Client for iPad provides a simple and secure way for end users to access virtual Windows desktops, applications and data from their iPad.
VMware
View is a complete, virtual desktop solution that enables enterprises
to improve security and lower operating costs, while simplifying desktop
administration and management by establishing a modern, end-user
computing architecture. The result is a more flexible, centrally hosted
computing model that provides IT with greater control and end users with
freedom to access to their desktop across the broadest set of devices.
VMware View Client for iPad features include:
- Modern Desktop Experience – The new VMware View Client is the first iPad app to deliver Windows-based virtual desktops while taking advantage of the superior user experience provided by PC-over-IP (PCoIP) display protocol, creating a highly responsive and flexible user experience.
- Intuitive, Multi-Touch Support – Custom gestures on the new VMware View Client enable quick and easy navigation around the virtual desktop by taking advantage of iPad’s Multi-Touch display. An innovative on-screen track pad lets users leverage a more traditional mouse interface with the iPad’s keyboard for efficient text input.
- Secure, Instant-on Windows Desktops – VMware View Security Server support for PCoIP allows for a simple, secure remote connection and authentication to a user’s Windows desktop over a WiFi or 3G network. Reconnecting to a View Desktop 2 is made even easier with the ability to select and connect to a list of recently connected desktops.
- Device and iOS Support – Support for the iPad Keyboard Dock and Bluetooth keyboards makes text input even easier while the iPad VGA connector allows you to connect to an external monitor. VMware View Client for iPad supports iOS 4.2 and iOS 4.3.
For additional details on VMware View, go to
www.vmware.com/products/view.
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