As you may have seen, on Wednesday, we announced that MDOP 2013 is now available and detailed the new updates and features made to Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM). But some of you might be saying, “What about Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), and Microsoft Application...

Greetings! Hope you are familiar with the recent MDOP product launched by now and are actively evaluating or deploying the technologies to help address the specific pain points of your organization. Today I want to take his opportunity to focus on one the partners for Microsoft Application Virtualization...

Greetings! Last week, Karri announced the general availability of MDOP 2012 , which included the release of two much awaited products: the new Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), and one of the biggest releases in Microsoft Application Virtualization’s (App-V) history – App-V 5.0. Anthony...

Yesterday, Microsoft’s Get On The Bus tour came to Philadelphia, PA. We got to see the sites, try some Cheesesteak sandwiches and meet with some amazing IT pros, We even got to meet the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter. It was a great stop with many more to come. If you in DC, Charlotte, Richmond...

An update to our Feb 23 rd blog post on the new Med-V v2 SP 1 RC. Med-V 1.0 SP has RTM’ed and is now available for production deployment on Windows 7. Med-V 1.0 Sp1 now offers support for Windows 7 hosts – 32bit and 64bit, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows XP SP3. Existing MDOP customers can download...

The Get On the Bus Tour is back home and we’re kicking off our new tour with a visit to Canada! Montreal marks our first location on a 10-city North American road show en route to TechEd in New Orleans, June 7. Come spend some time with us as we tour the East Coast for a deep dive into both Windows...

The Bus Tour gets to our nations capitol in Washington DC for two days of presentations on Windows 7 , Office 2010 and MDOP . The crowd was great and the city is amazing. Check it out! For more on the Get On The Bus tour or to sign up for sessions in one of our remaining cities, check out the site here...

Today’s post is from AJ Smith, MDOP Product Manager Each time I go to the home improvement store, I look at the multifunction tools—you know, the all-in-one tools that have a screwdriver, pliers, a bottle opener, and everything else attached. It’s a strange obsession that I’m sure a therapist would be...

The UE-V and App-V teams both have ways for you to get a chance to win some cool prizes like a unlocked Nokia phone or a Microsoft Xbox 360 , by sharing your UE-V or App-V templates. Check out both pieces below to learn how to participate in these contests. Creating and Sharing Your Own Microsoft User...

With the launch of App-V 4.6 happening today, I was able to catch up with Karri Alexion-Tiernan , Director of Product Management for App-V for a quick Q&A. Stephen: What problems can Microsoft application virtualization (App-V) solve for my business? Karri : App-V reduces the IT costs of packaging...

Today’s post was written by Virtualization MVP Ruben Spruijt. Today, Microsoft has released the latest version of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), MDOP 2011, containing Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 SP1 and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V...

Our third stop on the Get On The Bus Tour was New York City. With over 450 people registered, it was largest attended event to date. Check out what the people had to say about the tour, Windows 7, IT pro Certification, Office 2010, Virtualization and get a sneak peek inside the Get On The Bus tour bus...

Todays post is from Skand Mittal, Product Manager with the Desktop Virtualization Team and our resident expert in our DV Zone on Springboard I was talking with Stephen Rose, the owner of this blog, and he was saying that one of the top pain points that he hears from you frequently is transferring...

Did our VRT wrap-up post wet your appetite for more? Looking to learn about virtualization as a application compatibility tool? No need to worry if you missed the live event as the is now available to stream or download here . Windows 7 Application Compatibility Part 2: Virtualization In part two of...

We are pleased to announce the release of the Microsoft Desktop Virtualization zone on Springboard Series on TechNet that provides dynamic information and structured resources to help you explore, test, pilot, and deploy the latest Windows OS in your environment. With Microsoft Desktop Virtualization...

Today’s post comes to us from David Trupkin, Sr Product Manager for App-V and MED-V One of the ways I can tell it’s going to be a good day at work is when I look at my calendar in the morning and see that I’ve got some sort of IT Pro related activity on my schedule. As the product manager for Microsoft...

Todays post is from Dave Trupkin, Senior Product Manager for App-V and Med-V I’m coming to you live from Tech·Ed Berlin. Karri Alexion-Tiernan just posted over on the Windows for Your Business a blog outlining Microsoft’s position on Desktop Virtualization describing the “layers” and the importance of...

The Get On The Bus Tour visited Boston, MA yesterday. Here’s a peek at what you missed. To join us in New York, Philly, DC or any of our other stops, make sure to visit the Get On The Bus site and find out how you can attend one of our Windows7/Office 2010 seminars...

Thank you again for all of you who tuned in live for our most recent virtual roundtable. We had so many questions asked during the broadcast, we were unable to get to all of them so I am dedicating this blog post to the questions and to the answers provided by our product teams involved in the broadcast...