VMware Horizon View Clients: Your Data,

Applications and Desktops from Anywhere

Ben Chong, VMware

Kristina De Nike, VMware

Xiaomin Shen, VMware

EUC5493

#EUC5493

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Disclaimer

This session may contain product features that are

currently under development.

This session/overview of the new technology represents

no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in

any generally available product.

Features are subject to change, and must not be included in

contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind.

Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery.

Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features

discussed or presented have not been determined.

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VMware Horizon View Your Desktops, Applications and Data from any Place, any Device

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Introduction We care about the End-user Experience

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Communicate and collaborate

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Can you hear me now?

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Overview

Benefits

Improved end user experience with

broader application support

Up to 100x bandwidth reduction

Improves installation and administration of

microphone and webcam devices

Real-Time Audio-Video

Improved Microphone and Webcam Experience

Webcams and Microphones are now

supported with 5.4 Horizon View Windows

client

Broader application support for webcams

with WebEx, Skype and GoogleTalk

Compressed audio/video reduces

upstream BW to as low as 300kbps

View

Client

V

A

V

Compressed

A/V

Skype Webex GoogleTalk

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The dongle issue

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Presentation Mode Improvements for Mobile

Show your presentation on external displays on iOS and Android

Overview

Benefits

AirPlay on iPhone and iPad. Or the Dongle

Miracast on Android 4.2 or newer

Use external display and turn your mobile

device into a remote touchpad and

keyboard

Present-as-you-go

Temporary workstation – no worry of

leaving a copy of a presentation

accidentally

Embrace new technologies

The tablet is the new Laptop

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How “Presentation Mode” Works

A user logs in his

remote desktop

with his mobile

client

Select the

external display

connection

Mobile client detects

the connection and

then switches to

presentation mode

automatically

Improved battery

life management

Optimized

Touchpad

accuracy

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Your desktops, applications, data while

on the move

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Demo

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Overview

Benefits

Unity Touch for iOS and Android Gets Refined

Now minimize apps, add to favorites from search, and use single finger scroll

• Minimize apps easily

• Add to favorite apps or files from search

• Single finger vertical scroll

• Full Screen Touchpad more responsive

• Make it easier to launch applications

• Easier to browse applications and files

• Easier way to open common documents

• Easy to switch among open apps

• Quit an app or close window easily

• Reduces frustration working with Windows on small-

screen mobile devices

• Makes easier to get quick task done

• Available in iOS and Android clients

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Your desktops, applications and data

On any device with a web browser

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For modern browsers (and IE too!)

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Overview

Benefits

Install-Free access to Desktops

Clean, integrated, browser-based

experience

Access View Desktops from device

platforms where no native client is

available

HTML Access to Horizon View Desktops

Access your desktop and apps via Horizon from ANY modern device

Remote protocol delivered through any

HTML5 capable web-browser

Access through View Portal or Horizon UI

Routes to existing View desktop

Leverages View Security Server for

network routing when available

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For home or remote workers

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WFH

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Printer Redirection – Now on Mac and Linux

Print from View desktops to Local Printers

Overview

Previously only available on View client for

Windows

View desktop can now print to printers that

are configured on the Mac or Linux thin

client

Benefits

Allows home or mobile workers to print to

nearby printers

Allows the use of local USB printers

without the downsides of redirecting USB

traffic

Reduces the need to install multiple

printer drivers on the View desktop

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Other new features

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Flash URL Redirection

Streaming of live video events from Adobe Media Server

Adobe Media

Server

Overview

Benefits

Stream live video events optimally to

Horizon View desktops

Support for live video streaming on Adobe

Media Server

Supported with Windows and Linux thin

clients

Stream live video events to virtual

desktops without affect datacenter server

and network

Enables new multimedia use cases with

virtual desktops

Multicast stream

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Mobile – SmartCard Support for Android 4.x (ARM)

SmartCard-based Authentication for Android Phones and Tablets

Overview

Benefits

Device flexibility and user satisfaction…

Expands the power of modern mobile

devices in environments like government,

where Smart-Card authentication is a

necessity.

CAC, PIV support for Android 4.x (ARM)

devices

Partnering with Biometrics Associates to

deliver an integrated, easy to use solution

with Biometrics Associates SmartCard

readers

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Overview

Benefits

Mobile Clients – Android x86 Now Available

View Client for x86 phones and tablets

• Support Android x86 Ice Cream Sandwich & better

• Support both tablets and phones

• Deliver rich user experience with Unity Touch and Presentation Mode for best Windows experience on Android

• Easy, on go access to View desktops from new x86 Android devices from Motorola, Lenovo and Samsung

• Deliver rich user experience with Unity Touch and Presentation Mode for best Windows experience on mobile

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All these and more are available with

Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 2

& latest Horizon View Clients

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VMware Horizon View with Rich Media,

Unified Communications and 3D

Graphics EUC 5602 – Tuesday 1pm

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VMware Horizon View clients The window to your desktops, applications and data

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Access Windows Desktops from All Major Device Types

Tablets/Phones Laptops

Thin Clients Zero Clients Desktops

Modern Browsers

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Overview

Benefits

Mobile Clients – Windows 8 & Windows RT Tablets

Support for latest tablet market entry from Microsoft

• Two OS versions with very different feature

sets: Windows x86 & Windows RT (ARM)

• Windows 8 x86 provides full client feature

set as native desktop application

• “Metro” & Windows RT limited due to APIs

limitations. More similar to iPad/Android

• Access your Windows desktops,

applications and data from Windows 8

tablets

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Over 300 VMware Ready View Clients from Over 80 Partners

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View Client Device Selection Which endpoints are right for you?

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Considerations for Choosing View Client Devices

Determine Class of Users and Use Cases

• Task Worker, Knowledge Worker, Engineer, etc.

• Office Productivity, Design, CAD/CAM, Training

Determine Special Integration Requirements

• Security Integration (Imprivata)

• Unified Communications (Cisco, Avaya, Mitel, Microsoft Lync)

Determine Security Requirements

Include Management and Update Costs/Capabilities

Plan for TCO and needs for next 3-5 years

• Lowest cost is not always the right long term answer

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How Do I Get the Latest on VMware View Clients?

http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients/

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Other VMware Activities Related to This Session

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Group Discussions:

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THANK YOU

VMware Horizon View Clients: Your Data,

Applications and Desktops from Anywhere

Ben Chong, VMware

Kristina De Nike, VMware

Xiaomin Shen, VMware

EUC5493

#EUC5493