(Editor’s note: This story initially misstated that Microsoft is now letting corporate users do desktop virtualization with any version of Windows Vista via its server-based Vista Enterprise ...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Noting two evolving areas of software licensing, Microsoft is pondering how to license when multiple instances of an application are run on a single computer, but is not eyeing a ...

Microsoft's Application Virtualization scales to more users, has enhanced security and more language support, and comes bundled with other software management tools Microsoft is improving its popular ...

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series about alternative desktop technologies for improving management and security of Windows and other desktop platforms. One Boston-based ISV is giving ...

As Microsoft Corp. officially released its Application Virtualization 4.5 software today, it also announced several licensing changes around virtual desktops and application virtualization, while ...

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation data center technology and application infrastructure that combines ...

Formerly called SoftGrid Application Virtualization, App-V 4.5 is Microsoft's attempt to push application virtualization into the mainstream. App-V's key benefits involve streaming applications from ...

Weird OS: Microsoft regularly deprecates features in Windows, typically replacing them with improved alternatives or streamlining development. That's why its decision to drop a relatively new security ...