VMware Horizon Mobile News & Support Resources

February 13, 2014

A few weeks ago I wrote about VMware’s executive hirings and how that will not close the EUC gap. In that same blog, I also outlined my vision for what VMware needs to do to ramp up on EUC. One of my very, very long time requests was for VMware to finally acquire a true MDM/MAM company […]

VMware Horizon Suite 1.0 Licensing

February 25, 2013

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This VMware article provides guidelines about the VMware Horizon Suite 1.0 user licensing. This suite includes the VMware Horizon View, VMware Horizon Mirage, and VMware Horizon Workspace bundles. Licensing of users is according to which Horizon bundle or suite you purchase: Bundle or Suite Components Type of License Horizon View Horizon View ThinApp Workstation * […]

VMware Rolls Out Horizon Mail via Google Play

February 5, 2013

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VMware (NYSE: VMW) has rolled out VMware Horizon Mail as part of its Horizon Mobile initiative, as the virtualization vendor looks to push its technology deeper into the mobility space. Horizon Mail, available via a download on Google Play, is a native Android application that enables users to access their corporate email, contacts, calendar and […]

VMware Horizon Mobile Steps for a Simple POC

January 22, 2013

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I’ve been getting asked quite a bit around what steps should be taken for doing a simple Proof of Concept (POC) of Horizon Mobile so I figured I would take the time to write up a few steps, some tips, and references. First off, some things to work through… Do you have a demo lab? […]

Weekly Cloud Review: Mobile, the Azure Store and IBM’s New Machine

November 15, 2012

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This past week features major updates from VMware, Microsoft, IBM and Newvem, a cloud optimization firm that decided to put a mobile twist on Amazon Web Services. The vendor unveiled an iOS app that syncs with AWS and tracks all the resources and spenditure associated with the user’s account. Cloud Smart Meter runs in conjunction with alongside Newvem […]

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VMware Strikes Mobile Virtualization Partnership with Motorola

November 9, 2012

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VMware started seriously pushing Horizon Mobile at this year’s VMworld conference, when it announced separate agreements with Samsung and LG to pre-install the platform on select devices. This week the company revealed that it started working with Motorola towards the same goal. Horizon is a virtualization solution that enables employees to run duel persons on their Android […]

VMware Horizon Offers Integrated Mobile Workforce Platform

September 6, 2012

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At VMworld 2012, VMware announced a number of new products and services. Among them is the new VMware Horizon Suite, which allows customers to connect to their corporate cloud workspace using any device from anywhere they happen to be. VMware Horizon is designed for users in what VMware calls the post-PC era. These users are […]

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VMware Horizon Mobile on iOS

August 30, 2012

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There is a lot of news coming from VMware this week at VMworld 2012 in San Francisco, but one announcement I’m most excited to tell you about is that VMware is extending VMware Horizon Mobile to iOS. Steve Herrod will show this technology on-stage today in his keynote at VMworld. This development builds on our […]

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VMworld 2012: VMware Horizon Suite – Get the Details

August 30, 2012

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It’s a very exciting time. Today, at VMWorld 2012 we began previewing the alpha version of the VMware Horizon Suite. Horizon is a platform that we believe makes it easier for both administrators to manage the challenges associated with mobility, cloud, and employee BYOD while also providing the most productive and enjoyable computing experience on […]

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VMware to Offer Virtual Work Phone for Installation on Apple Devices

August 30, 2012

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VMware said Horizon Mobile, which puts a virtual work phone on an employee’s personal phone, will support Apple iOS as well as Google Android. VMware said its new Horizon Mobile technology, which runs a work phone as a virtual instance on an employee’s personal smartphone, will run on Apple iOS devices as well as those […]

VMware Switch – What is it?

August 14, 2012

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Well not exacly, because the Horizon Mobile Manager runs as a VM in the datacanter and the VMware Switch is installed on the Android phone. VMware Switch is part of the infrastructure – the client, which enables you to use the phone as a platform to run enterprise applications. To control the groups, users and data […]

VMware Pulls the Private Cloud Back into the Enterprise, Plus Training

April 3, 2012

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Virtualization solutions maker VMware is swiftly rounding out an expanding portfolio of personal cloud tools: from software that allows employees to ‘split’ their phones to a work profile and a personal profile, to a SaaS policy enforcement platform. These are already available in the form of the Horizon Application Manager, announced last May, and Horizon […]

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VMware’s Serious about Mobile Enterprise, Unveils Horizon Mobile

January 12, 2012

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VMware is beefing up its virtualization initiatives, a growing number of which include offerings that cater to the end user within the enterprise, rather than organization-wide virtualization solutions alone. Mobile has been one of the focuses for the company lately, a trend that is quite steadily growing in the enterprise space. VMware was actually one […]

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