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Article from ADMIN 03/2011

By ADMIN Magazine

VMware on the iPad

If you need to convince the boss that an iPad 2 is a legitimate business tool, VMware is backing you up.

VMware is selling VMware View through the Apple App Store. Announced on March 9, the VMware View client allows users to work with their Windows-based VMs directly from the iPad http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/03/18/vmwares-vcenter-management-ipad-app-coming-soon/.

The release from VMware centered almost as much on the use of iPads in the enterprise as it did on the actual app.

VMware View delivers a Windows-based virtual desktop with the PC-over-IP display protocol, and it lets users interact with the Windows desktop using multi-touch support. The interface offers an on-screen trackpad for mousing and provides a secure connection to Windows PC over WiFi or 3G.

Text input from Bluetooth keyboards is supported, and VMware View works with iOS 4.2 and 4.3. Windows 7, XP, and Vista are all supported – although VMware only supports 32-bit Windows for Vista and XP.

Open-Xchange Introduces Full MAPI Support

Businesses looking to migrate away from Microsoft Exchange have a new tool in the toolbox: Open-Xchange has announced a new "OXtender" that brings full support for Microsoft's Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI).

OXtender 2 is a connector for

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