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I will be speaking at Commonwealth of PA Intergovernmental Technology Conference on April 2, 2012 (Second Day) on Desktop Virtualization.  If you are affiliated with Commonwealth of PA Intergovernmental Technology and are in Harrisburg, PA that day--would love to see you there.  Here is a short snippet for audience attendees:

ITC works closely with top government officials, educational communities, and industry leaders to insure that the ITC East Conference reflects cutting edge technology solutions. Our next conference will feature not only an exhibit floor but additionally over thirty IT educational sessions all approved by the ITC Advisory Board.

I am scheduled to speak in Room D from 10:15-11:00.  The session is titled Desktop Virtualization.

Hope everyone is well...

Just wanted to update everyone to what has been going on currently.  I am still working with IBM as a Senior Virtualization Cloud Architect and Subject Matter Expert in VMware, Citrix and Microsoft practice.  Also, I am working as a Technical Reviewer for a forth coming VMware View 5 book that promises to be an awesome View 5 reference guide for architects.

Recently, I have decided to start posting to my blog daily with news and updates for Virtualization.  Writing and community is important to me in the industry--and my blog will server as my primary outlet.

Of course, you can access my blog through traditional ways, as you do now, but I have also decided to publish it through Amazon Kindle Blogs for person's who prefer their Kindle to read articles (as I do).  You can link to my blog to your Kindle here.

Thanks for following the blog and if you have any topics or ideas--please forward them to me.

Hello everyone!  Just wanted to give you all a quick update.  I have accepted an offer from IBM and will be working in the Global Technology Services group as a VDI Cloud Infrastructure Architect/Consultant--VMware, Citrix, Microsoft.  I am very excited about this new position.  It will require some travel but the technologies I will be designing and working with are very exciting and cutting edge.

You can continue to reach me at shawn@shawntooley.com.

Thanks for your loyalty and support!

Short Notice:  Definately worth checking out--there will be an on-demand replay after the event...

Desktop virtualization is rapidly being adopted as the best way to deliver Windows® desktops to business users because it offers significant benefits, including user flexibility, desktop management cost reduction, and enhanced data security and access control. At the same time, laptops are fast becoming the desktop of choice in corporate environments, and while they meet the need for a great user experience and the ability to work from anywhere, anytime, they also introduce more complexity and greater risk for corporate data loss.

Now, organizations can extend the benefits of desktop virtualization to mobile laptop users for new levels of portability and security. Citrix® XenClient™ delivers the no-compromise control and security that IT demands and the performance and flexibility mobile laptop users expect.

XenClient is a high-performance, bare-metal hypervisor that enables users to run multiple instances of an operating system simultaneously, side by side, and in complete isolation. To ensure the highest levels of performance for the user, XenClient builds on Intel vPro hardware virtualization technology. XenClient leverages capabilities of Intel vPro technology to improve the user experience with their virtualized desktop.

Attend this webinar and learn how XenClient:

• Extends the benefits of desktop virtualization to mobile users
• Delivers the security that IT needs with the flexibility that users demand
• Uses Intel vPro technology to ensure local VMs run at maximum performance

New's from VisionApp--my favorite remote desktop tool:

Effective July 1st, 2010 visionapp NA Inc. will become Claros Systems, Inc. The company will maintain its current location in Auburn CA, and continue to be managed by the same, dedicated team that has served you for the past several years. The leadership team includes Chuck Fritz as CEO, Rick Dehlinger as CTO, and Christine Dehlinger as COO/CFO. Along with the other current employees, Claros Systems brings more than 70 years of IT automation experience to assist you with the design and implementation of agile, adaptive delivery systems.

Technology Alert from The Wall Street Journal:

Sony is recalling about 535,000 Vaio laptops world-wide due to a temperature-control defect that may cause excessive heat and distort the shape of the laptop.

The recall affects some F and C Series Vaio laptops sold after January 2010. The company said it will recall 259,000 units in the U.S., 103,000 in Europe, 120,000 in Asia and 52,000 in Japan.

Just wanted to post a quick note.  Microsoft will end Extended Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server on 7/13/2010.

Just read a paper by Steve Jobs titled: "Thoughts on Flash".  This is definately an awesome read and it is very short.  Steve Jobs is defending why Adobe Flash will not be included with iPhones, iPads or iPods.  He has some very good reasons for not including Adobe Flash in these products.  Definately read Steve Jobs post and post your comments here!   Here are some other good informational articles on this topic:

October 22, 2009 is the official release date for Microsoft Windows 7.  I have been using it for about 2 months and have greatly enjoyed the experience.  I will write about the new features in the coming days.

An evaluation 90 day copy of Windows 7 Enterpise is available.

I was surfing the net and came across this application iPhone FoodScanner.  The applications allows you to track your daily nutrition intake.  The cool feature—it allows you to scan the UPC label with an Apple iPhone.  This is just awesome use of technology!  See the video below:

FoodScanner Demo from Andy Smith on Vimeo.