NEW YORK, USA: VMware Inc., a provider of virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacentre and to the cloud, announced the launch of VMware View 4, enabling rapid adoption of virtualized desktops and establishing a desktop as a managed service model.

Built on VMware vSphere, VMware View 4 features a rich, flexible desktop user experience while delivering dramatic efficiency, security, performance, scalability and management improvements -- all while reducing desktop total cost of ownership by as much as 50 percent.

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Paul Maritz, president and chief executive officer, VMware, said: "At VMware, we're extremely proud of the impact we've had on the datacenter, transforming decades old computing models and accelerating the emergence of private and public cloud environments. With the introduction of VMware View 4, we see an equally compelling opportunity to leverage our knowledge and expertise in virtualization and forever change how desktop services are both delivered and consumed."

Features of VMware View 4
VMware View with PC over IP (PCoIP) -- New adaptive display protocol specifically developed for virtual desktop delivery dynamically detects device type, network connections and locations providing the optimal desktop experience for each unique user scenario.

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Only VMware View with PCoIP analyzes and optimizes for both hardware and software environments. A strong ecosystem of hardware and solution providers have announced support for PCoIP, enabling adoption and support of this key innovation.

VMware View Display -- Multi-monitor, adaptive display support, resolution optimization for each monitor with an option to pivot and rotate the display output, supporting rich audio and video content with increased performance.

VMware View Direct -- Seamless mapping from the virtual desktop to the end users device for locally attached peripherals through USB connection for increased productivity.

VMware View Printing -- Users automatically discover, connect and print to locally attached printer without the need to install print drivers. Delivers a high quality printing experience even over low bandwidth connections.

VMware View Unified Access -- Continuous desktop availability with a single point of authentication for users to access -- VMware View environments, Windows Terminal Servers, Blade PCs or even remote physical PCs.

VMware View 4 is a family of products available in two editions:
VMware View 4, Enterprise Edition: includes VMware vSphere 4 for desktops, VMware vCenter 4 and VMware View Manager 4, a flexible desktop management server enabling IT administrators to quickly provision and tightly control user access.

VMware View 4, Premier Edition: includes VMware vSphere 4 for desktops, VMware vCenter 4, VMware View Manager 4, VMware ThinApp 4 and VMware View Composer requirements.

VMware View 4 Enterprise Edition is priced at $150 per concurrent connection and the VMware View 4 Premier Edition is priced at $250 per concurrent connection.