The purpose Microsoft release this VHD let user experiences how Windows vista and office can improve business insight, help protect and manage content, and reduce IT costs and improve security.

To run this VHD edition of Windows Vista Enterprise and Office 2007 is easy. All you need is download all-in-one package from Microsoft Download Center and run it on Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Virtual Server without making any modifications. Make sure you reserve 10GB of hard disk space and approximately 768MB of memory to run this VHD combo smoothly.

You get this Windows vista and Office 2007VHD combo from microsoft.com/downloads/ (file available in VHD image format). Approximately 448.8 MB - 2548.8 MB size.

if you want to evaluate the windows vista only. You can go this Windows Vista VHD from this link

Walk2Web allowing you to visualize a network of linked website. Just enter a URL onto the website and then you will be presented with a visual map of all the websites which are linked to it and from it. You can see the linked website screen-shot thumbnails when you move your mouse over to the link.

Walk2Web allows you to rate any site with thumbs up or thumbs down, save the site to public or private bookmarks, tag the site and comment on the site.

Walk2Web is an interesting way to explore the web visually by walking through sites and their links.

Tags: Walk2Web, visualization_tool, link, mapping, data_visualization, search, navigation, web_service, bookmarks

Beside that, G.ho.st virtual computer also integrate various application from web2.0 to arcade games which provides standard working environment for business purpose and relaxing environment. You can even upload your files from your computer and personal data that you need to G.ho.st online storage management services. With the upcoming wave of widget desktop product, I think g.ho.st would be a great match for the gadgets we’ll soon be adding to the desktops of our personal computers.

One of the best features on virtual computer is that never have to reboot on virtual computer. Meanwhile, There is a backups features on our data and taking care by specialist. Everything is available out there on the browser on a single unified file system.

Since G.ho.st virtual computer is develop under on Lazlo platform, The services required javascript enabled browser like Firefox and IE to run G.ho.st virtual computer, The javascript enabled browser is required to allow pop up window. Meanwhile, Your browser required to set accept cookies and latest flash player available.

I pretty much impressive by G.ho.st Virtual computer performances although they can still improve office productivity more productive. Overall, g.ho.st virtual computer is definitely one of those companies looking to eliminate the need for Windows software.

This announcement of V-Available seem like a great virtualization solutions for server consolidation and improved data center efficiency since it can deliver a solutions that can address both planned and unplanned downtime in virtual environments.

“Although consolidation and legacy migration have been the primary motives for server virtualization, going forward we see high availability and disaster recovery for business resiliency as key reasons why organizations will deploy virtualization software,” said John Humphreys, Program Director of IDC’s Enterprise Virtualization program.

To improve V-Available, Marathon has bring in their flagship product Marathon’s everRun™ fault tolerant technology to intergrate with XenSoource, The leader in infrastructure virtualization solutions based on the open source Xen™ hypervisor. The partnership among both parties to establish to create a more powerful and efficient virtual environment solution with fault tolerant availability with lower cost, ease of use, higher availability and protecting virtual workloads.

Marathon has grown its customer base to include more than 1,200 companies. The company has also signed more than 125 reseller and other strategic partners that are key to expanding the company’s reach in growing markets throughout the world.

The existence of V-Available Initiative has prevent greater proliferation of server virtualization, especially to critical data operation. As IT administrator point of view, V-Available has benefit to end user to ensure the server operation services availability. Meanwhile, cutting down IT budget and consolidate server on virtual environment with simply and complete confidence.

Tags: Marathon, V-Available, EverRun, XenSource, Virtualization, FaultTolerant, IT

Huddle is a true collaboration, knowledge management and teamwork tool that enables networks of people to form, work together and communicate. Virtual workspaces called ‘huddles’ are used to manage projects, share and review documents, monitor timelines and discuss work across the members of the group. It lets you see who’s online and how everything is progressing. All activities, messages and information can then be shared across the users’ organization, or transmitted to other members of the network.

Huddle’s features:

• Ability to control people’s access to specific areas & different content
• Ready-to-go web access; no customization required
• Document & marketing collateral storage
• Project workflows & approval notification
• Document audit-trail and version control
• Ability to add comments to documents
• Calendar & milestone tracking
• Detailed user management
• Auto alerts across all documents, dates, comments
• Team information page, pictures, contact details
• ‘Who’s using the system’ information
• Whiteboards
• Brandable web portal
• Manage disparate projects from one interface

Benefit of using Huddle:

• Reduced time and resource spent on routine tasks
• Improved project and agency management
• Improved knowledge management, transmission & retention
• Reduced mail costs
• Increased creativity through online collaboration
• Standardization of key processes
• Greater visibility of work across an organization
• Increased control of confidential information
• Improved partner/customer collaboration
• Increased speed of response to market changes
• Reduced time to market of new concepts or products
• Increased productivity

Huddle is flexible and brandable and works across all major operating systems and browser types. You can try Huddle by signing up it’s FREE account. This free account allows you to store up to 25MB of documents and invite 4 people to work with you. Visit http://www.huddle.net/pricing.asp for more information about other Huddle accounts.

Tags: Huddle, teamwork, collaboration, knowledge, management, project, presentation, network, web, application, online, virtual, workspaces, whiteboard

With Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, you can create and run one or more virtual machines, each with its own operating system, on a single computer. This provides you with the flexibility to use different operating systems on one physical computer.

Virtual PC 2007 runs on: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Tablet PC, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate.

Full version of Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is now available as a free download on Microsoft Download Center.

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They also provides User Manual how to set-up and how-to information. This manual might ease you for installation and configuration for Wmware workstation 6.
Here is the new features on WMWare Workstation 6.0 Beta:-

• Support for Windows Vista
• Multiple monitor display
• Integrated Virtual Debugger
• Automation APIs via Expanded VIX API 2.0
• Headless mode
• Easy Upgrade or Downgrade of VMware Virtual Machines
• Automatic Update to the Latest Version of VMware Tools
• Appliance View for Virtual Appliances
• Run Virtual Machines in the Background
• Enhanced File Sharing and Copy and Paste Functionality
• Cross-Platform Drag-and-Drop Functionality
• Virtual Machines Can Act as VNC Servers
• New Online Help System for Workstation
• Battery Information Is Now Reported in the Guest
• Increased RAM Support
• Support for Paravirtualized Linux Kernels
• User Interface for Mapping a Virtual Disk to a Drive Letter on the Windows Host
• Support for High-Speed USB 2.0 Devices
• Improved 64-bit Guest Support on Intel EM64T VT-capable processors
• New 64-bit Sound Driver
• VMware Player 2.0
• Player Extensions Framework

i think Wmware workstation 6 perhaps is the first virtualization software for Windows Vista. But i don’t have time to test the Virtualization software out. If you have free time and already play around WMware workstation 6 beta. Please let us know what is your comment on the WMware workstation 6.

VMware Fusion allows user to run either 32-bit or 64-bit x86 operating systems on Mac OS X without the need to reboot. It also allows you to run multiple virtual machines at the same time as long as you have enough memory to run multiple environments.
Features of VMware Fusion:

• Fusion supports all Intel Mac hardware, including the new 64-bit Mac Pro and iMac.
• Your virtual machines can have multiple virtual processors, taking advantage of the Intel Core Duo chips in today’s newest Intel Macs.
• Fusion supports high-speed USB 2.0 for a huge range of devices. Even devices that do not have drivers for Mac OS X will work in a virtual machine.
• Simply drag and drop files and folders in and out of your virtual machines to transfer your data.

Register to download Fusion Beta from http://register.vmware.com/content/beta/fusion/registration.html

Tags: VMware, Virtualization, Mac, Fusion, desktopvirtualization, virtualappliancemarketplace

As eyeOS has come with some basic application like text editor (eyeEdit), calendar management (eyeCalendar), contact list (eyePhones), a file manager (eyeHome) and some widgets such as RSS Reader, a calculator (eyeCalc) and a clock (eyeClock). if you want more application, you can visit EyeApplcations with more eyeOS application can be downloaded if you have an eyeOS Miniserver or Microserver. Beside that, eyeOS also integrated with Games along.

Now you can try or register an account at eyeOS public server whereby there are more than 50000 user which commonly use this public server like below task:-

• Share files
• Office tasks - e.g. creating private word documents, using the calendar and agenda. They do this so they can access the files from different computers. One user mentioned that he creates docs at home and then prints them out in the office, using eyeEdit.
• Upload and download files in places were FTP is not allowed (e.g. the office) and use eyeOS to move files.
• Chat / IM - eyeMessages (their IM app) has a lot of traffic right now
• Play games

You also can build your own eyeOS services if you have a server with apache and php to run. The eysOS download is available on two edition:-

• MiniServer - Complete eyeOS Server for Windows. Includes web server and a browser to use eyeOS. Requires .net framework 2.0
• MacroServer - Light weight and fast eyeOS server for windows, no external requeriments.

Since eyeOS is Open Source Software, You can modify and redistribute it which it is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

For more understanding about eyeOS, I recommend you check out a 7-minute video of EyeOS in action, via YouTube or view some screenshots first.

Tags: eyeOS, webdesktop, weboffice, webOS

This small tool reminds me of Ubuntu. There are 4 desktop environments in Ubuntu, which are located next to the recycling bin at the taskbar, the look and behavior of the desktop is also customizable.

Active Virtual Desktop features:

• create up to 9 virtual desktops
• different wallpapers for each virtual desktops
• different screen resolution for each virtual desktops
• easily move windows betweens virtual desktops
• easily switching between virtual desktops with hotkey
• Multilanguage support

Active Virtual Desktop tested and developed to run and function perfectly on Windows XP and Windows Vista. To download Active Virtual Desktop, click here.

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