VMware has released a minor update for its connection broker Virtual Desktop Manager, technology it aquired by snapping up Propero about a year ago. VDM – download a trial here – has now reached version 2.1 (build 596) and includes the following addition features:
Multiple sessions per user within a pool Pools spanning datastores in order to better manage resources VDM Configuration Backup (command-line only) Integrate MMR multimedia extensions DLL with VDM Client (Windows XP) Allow blocking of incoming RDP connections that are not from VDM Clients Allow end users to change password Allow end users to restart their VM
Also, the company expects to ship ThinApp 1.0 (former Thinstall, of which the beta 2 was announced recently) as well as Server 2.0 (currently also in beta 2) during the course of this Summer.
