On 22 November 2010, Attachmate, a privately held software company based in Houston, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Waltham, Massachusetts-based technology provider Novell. 

This month's Information Security Magazine Online cover story highlights the importance for an updated security game plan due to the influx of personal smartphones and other computing devices making their way into the enterprise. Also, learn how to focus your SIM solution to avoid information overload and explore FISMA challenges. 

Read this white paper to learn more about how deploying desktop virtualization can ensure your information is secure, allowing you to embrace workshifting and emerging technology. 

This Technology Spotlight from IDC discusses the drivers, benefits, and challenges of creating virtual desktop environments, and examines a key technology that can help organizations successfully deploy virtual desktops. 

Desktop virtualization is proven to deliver significant benefits, but deployments can introduce many new challenges. This resource explores how to ease the transition by choosing the right virtual desktop solution for your organization. Discover the top benefits you can enjoy and learn what factors to consider when evaluating platforms. 

This case study describes how one company was able to leverage desktop and application virtualization to meet extreme mobility requirements while gaining additional benefits such as increased security, more efficient maintenance, centralized information and more. 

In the past, virtualization was mainly focused on servers and storage, but today virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) are becoming a go-to solution for resolving network bandwidth issues and improving mobile workforce management. Read this expert e-guide to review common desktop virtualization challenges and deployment best practices. 

This white paper introduces an integrated infrastructure solution designed to meet the growing demands of today's virtualized data center. With the ability to be optimized for a variety of mixed application workloads, this technology allows simplified management of your virtual infrastructure and can lower TCO. Read on for more. 

Although leveraging virtualization to support desktop workloads can improve IT management efficiency, costs, and capabilities, choosing the vendor that best fits your needs can be overwhelming.This white paper offers a detailed vendor analysis that offers a way to determine which desktop virtualization solutions most benefit your business. 

Citrix Systems has implemented an information security strategy and business continuity plan - on the foundation of desktop virtualization - that incorporates technology and best practices designed to mitigate risk while supporting business agility and growth. View now to join a Citrix security insider to explore the benefits. 

Desktop virtualization and cloud computing are two initiatives that are gaining popularity among the IT industry. This white paper highlights ways you can build a more stable, secure, and efficient computing environment around a virtual desktop infrastructure. Plus, learn how cloud and VDI work together to help you become an efficient business. 

This IDC white paper considers the concept of desktop virtualization, specifically as made available by VMware’s VDI and ACE. The document also considers the benefits and limitations of these technologies as well as the best use cases for each, exemplified through user case studies. 

While desktop virtualization and VDI are certainly becoming trendy, the reality today is that properly designing a system is still complex and a source of worry and confusion for many architects.