Cisco unveils desktop virtualisation

Cisco has released its desktop virtualisation system along with new products including 'zero-client' clients and video conferencing endpoints, says eWeek.

The new system, called Cisco Virtualisation Experience Infrastructure (VXI), works with both Cisco systems and third-party devices, the company said. VXI can help companies integrate desktop virtualisation with the rest of their IT infrastructure, making it easier and less costly to maintain, Cisco said.

VXI is designed to bring together Cisco's collaboration, data centre virtualisation and borderless networking architectures with desktop virtualisation software and devices, according to Cisco.

According to an expert, desktop virtualisation software such as VMware Workstation is becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of modern computing, reports Codestone.

Writing for Datamation, Serdar Yegulalp noted that virtualisation has become a "cornerstone technology", with versions of the software operating "everywhere" at different scales and for various uses.

He observed that the advent of the technology has made it easier to carry out tasks such as software testing and running virtual appliances, while the cost of hardware needed to run virtualisation systems has dropped.

Avaya, a specialist in enterprise communications systems, software and services, has unveiled a new data networking architecture, states iStock Analyst.

This will help enterprises reap the benefits of virtualisation in a more simplified and cost-effective manner.

This technology utilises a new, end-to-end enterprise-wide architecture designed to help CIOs and IT departments meet the surging demand for new content and business collaboration applications.