VMware shows his vision for the Post-PC Era

On March 9, VMware published a paper, intended mainly for business decision-makers, where tries to explain its vision of VDI future in terms of cost & time savings.
An important step is where the author rationalizes the entire product portfolio that VMware puts on the market (now or in the near future) to complete his vision:

  • VMware View: Virtual desktops as a managed service
  • VMware ThinApp: Virtual applications as a managed service
  • Project AppBlast: HTML5-based delivery of legacy applications via a web browser
  • Project Octopus: Secure data share and sync
  • Horizon Application Manager: Now, policy-based management of applications (SaaS, web applications, ThinApp virtualized Windows applications, and enterprise applications). Soon, policy-based management of all public and private cloud services (desktops, applications, and data).
  • Horizon Mobile: A secure, managed, and policy-driven virtual smartphone for work, isolated and protected inside a personal smartphone

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