Citrix Xen Based Client Hypervisor - Local Desktop Virtualization

omapere Says:

Feb 14, 2009 - ummm ... VMware don't have one. Like a lot of their VDI initiative it hasn't shipped yet! What you see about will change the game ...

Phisnarus68 Says:

Feb 16, 2009 - Nice try cathundrr, take your VMWare paycheck and spend it wisely. We're not betting our careers on yet another non-credible statement... give us a demo, a prototype, a slideshow... anything but another vaporware PR release.

cathundrr Says:

Feb 16, 2009 - Yes, because VMware never releases a decent product - those 14 + million ESX servers must be just lucky I guess...VMware is just vaporware...that's funny...I'm guessing you didn't really read the Brian Madden link (but hey, you must be right dude - VMware must just be announcing and releasing a Client Hypervisor for grins :). BTW, I don't work for VMware, I just know a better product when I see it Enjoy the world through your rose colored glasses my friend...

Phisnarus68 Says:

Feb 17, 2009 - To my point before - the only thing VMWare has released is a PR statement about client-based hypervisor... in September '08. Nothing to bet your career on. So, if you 'know a better product when you see it', redeem yourself and pop up a video showing their client based hypervisor in action.

pipedragon Says:

Feb 18, 2009 - How long is Citrix going to be able to copy Vmware? Go ahead, delete my comment since you can't handle the truth!

Phisnarus68 Says:

Feb 19, 2009 - Pipedream, read the commentary below - VMWare just has a PR statement almost 6 months old and nothing to back it up... nada.

simonh2665 Says:

Feb 22, 2009 - They are not copying VMware they are leading and working with Intel. No proprietary drivers like VMware direct to Intel-V. Get your facts right!

rjtd Says:

Feb 24, 2009 - And how about 3d, video and HD access on the "business" desktop of the demo? Is it nonexistant?

CitrixDemo Says:

Feb 25, 2009 - You can do video, etc on the business desktop as well. Just a little less need to watch highdef video for work :).

isitaboat Says:

Mar 1, 2009 - I think rjtd means is the video hardware available to both instances? I'd add - is it available to both at the same time?

CitrixDemo Says:

Mar 1, 2009 - There are multiple projects going on with Xen to handle this in different ways. One is to pass the GPU right into the guest so you can have multple GPUs on a system one for each guest the other is to do 3D acceleration up to the guest in which case their is a layer of software involved to share the underlying video hardware.

pipedragon Says:

Mar 9, 2009 - Another thing I just thought of. Citrix is really shooting themselves in the foot here. They are making a client hypervisor to run off-line desktops right? So how will you access their XenApps/Citrix apps when you are offline? Vmware uses thinstalled apps that can run on the off-line desktop so those are available off-line. Humm... will this client hypervisor put presentation server out of business? Citrix should really focus on what they are good at before Windows server 2008 takes them out!

pipedragon Says:

Mar 9, 2009 - Those who have gold do not need to show it off.

pipedragon Says:

Mar 10, 2009 - Leading hugh? Show me a press release that Citrix announced their VDI plans before Vmware. Citrix bought XEN out of fear that Vmware would take them out. Citrix has no vision of the future without Vmware announcing it first. These are just the facts.

CitrixDemo Says:

Mar 10, 2009 - Sorry, Actually XenApp has had the ability to stream apps and run them offline in an isloated environment for offline use for some time. The great thing is that you can use the same application definition on the backend to stream or deliver (via ICA) the application.

gr4tuitou5 Says:

Mar 23, 2009 - This is exactly the sort of thing I was hoping to find when I recently invested in a shiny new PC with VT enabled CPU: a baremetal hypervisor with great desktop support for DOM Us on the same machine. Guess I have to wait a little longer...

xNAgff Says:

Apr 16, 2009 - Impressive. Can I accomplish this with just the free (as in freedom) parts of Xen?

Bassopower Says:

Apr 25, 2009 - Hello! I want to test this.. where can i download It!?

Bassopower Says:

Apr 25, 2009 - Okay after some digging i just have to ask again :3. It seems that to get 3d acceleration you have to use Gallium3D. And the only ones that has made some functinal drivers for it are Intel ( Elitebook uses Intel!...) and Cell. So i wonder how mutch performance loss is there?.. Will ATI and NVIDIA fully support this technology?. And it seems that this technology is coming out in Xen 3.4?..

Bassopower Says:

Apr 25, 2009 - You got me damn curious now!.. Virtualization of the GPU Is really the next big step. Because the consumers get involved now. Not the serverroom.

jabberwolf Says:

Apr 30, 2009 - Whats even cooler.. you can start up your VM session from the Xenserver, have it streamed down to you. Then once done, it switches over so the processing is done locally! So major up time if you have to switch computers out for a user!

ClownrockerChris Says:

May 3, 2009 - What is that awesome HD video playing? Because it was really funny and I want to see that actual video :)

CitrixDemo Says:

May 3, 2009 - It's Big Buck Bunny from the open movie project.

ClientHypervisor Says:

Jul 31, 2009 - very cool, but this is almost identical to Virtual Computer's product which is available and shipping today!

blech95 Says:

Sep 27, 2009 - Actually no. If it was a Virtual Compurter's product, how does this man could see an HD video AND a 3D product at the same time? This is just amazing!