- VMware View clients for Mac and Linux are tightly integrated with the VMware View 4.6 and 5.0 for easier setup and connectivity, and it should reconnect to your desktop in a few steps.
- VMware View clients with PCoIP are supposed to provide end-users with a richer desktop experience, regardless of network conditions.
- It’s designed from the ground up with optimization for Mac OS X Lion with support for swipes on the trackpad and Lion full screen mode.
- VMware View client for Linux will be available to download from the Ubuntu Software Center later this month for easier installation.
VMware is especially targeting education customers with these new options, touting VMware View to enable campus IT organizations to better support users on many more mobile devices (i.e. tablets as well as laptops) and ensuring that students have immediate access to their applications on these gadgets.
Additionally, VMware is updating its tablet View Clients for the iPad and Android, notably with new support for the Kindle Fire. So watch out for new markets.