Microsoft releases Desktop Virtualization beta
MCP Magazine | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Thursday released a beta of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V), a solution that lets users run older operating systems and applications on newer Windows-based systems. The MED-V 1.0 Beta is Microsoft's first release incorporating technology from Kidaro, a company Microsoft acquired in May.
One of the main uses for MED-V is to give companies a bit more time to use so-called "legacy" software applications even while they upgrade Windows across the network. Microsoft's scenario is an IT shop's migration to Windows Vista.