This document discusses how virtualization is changing personal computers and describes Virtual Computer Inc's product for desktop virtualization. It introduces Virtual Computer's vision of making it as easy to manage thousands of computers as one using virtualization technologies. Their product, NxTop Engine, uses a hypervisor to isolate hardware, operating systems, applications, and user data into different guest virtual machines and management zones. NxTop Center provides centralized management of all virtual machines from a single console. Popular use cases for their product include mobile and remote workforces, migrating to Windows 7 while supporting legacy apps, separating personal and corporate environments, secure remote access, and separating corporate systems from personal installations for contractors.

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Five Ways Virtualization
is Changing Your PC
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Doug Lane
Sr. Director, Product Management & Marketing
Virtual Computer, Inc.
Rachel Chalmers
Research Director, Infrastructure Management
The 451 Group

2. About Virtual Computer, Inc.
• Our Vision:
Make it as easy to manage thousands of computers as it to
manage one
• How We Do It:
Using advanced virtualization technologies we isolate the
hardware from the operating system from the applications from
the user data
• The Result:
The next generation PC management platform: Saves IT time and
money by increasing manageability, reliability and security of their
personal computers while enhancing the user’s experience
• Our Customer:
Desktop IT Managers who deploy and support between 5 and
500,000 personal computers
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3. The Product:
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4. Hypervisor
NxTop Engine: A Closer Look
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PC Hardware
…
NxTop Center
Guest 2
Applications
Virtual HW
Vista
User Data
Guest 1
Applications
Virtual HW
Windows XP
User Data Control Domain
Mgmt
Zone
Driver
Zone
Security
Zone
OS Kernel
Backup
Zone
ISV
Zone
WAN/LAN
NxTop Engine

5. NxTop Center: A Single Pane of Glass
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6. Most Popular NxTop Use Cases
• Complement (or Alternative) to Server-Based VDI
– Handles mobile users and remote workers
• Migrate to Windows 7 while supporting legacy apps on
XP
– Decouple migration from PC refresh and accelerate
• Multiple Virtual Environments
– Separate “personal” OS from corporate OS
• Secure Remote Access
– Trusted OS appliances for secure remote access to web
applications or server-based computing sessions
• Contractors
– Corporate OS w/out destruction of the existing installation
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