Virtual Bridges Releases Product to run Windows on Solaris 10

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May 20, 20072 mins

Austin, TX based Virtual Bridges recently announced the release of its Win4Solaris product which allows Windows to run on the Solaris 10 operating system. The company announced two products: Win4Solaris Pro Desktop - which runs as an application on x86 systems with the Solaris 10 operating system. It allows users to seamlessly run Windows applications and desktops on these systems. Win4Solaris Virtual Desktop Se

Austin, TX based Virtual Bridges recently announced the release of its Win4Solaris product which allows Windows to run on the Solaris 10 operating system.

The company announced two products:

Win4Solaris Pro Desktop – which runs as an application on x86 systems with the Solaris 10 operating system. It allows users to seamlessly run Windows applications and desktops on these systems.

Win4Solaris Virtual Desktop Server – it combines with Sun Ray and Secure Global Desktop to allow users to serve Windows application sessions from a Solaris 10 based server, no longer requiring a separate Windows server to provide access to Windows applications.

The product focuses on integration with the host Unix or Linux environment. And rather than supporting multiple guest OS environments, the company says it specializes in virtualizing Windows for Unix and Linux users for both ease of use as well as utilization efficiencies.

Win4Solaris Pro Desktop features include:

  • Runs Windows 2000/XP Applications and Desktop on the Solaris 10 OS at near-native speed

  • Cut and Paste between Solaris 10 and Windows

  • Ability to display either full desktop mode or “floating” application mode

  • Windows malware resistance through “renewable” Windows architecture

  • Allows re-use of your existing Windows license for both cost-savings and broad application compatibility

  • Full integration between the Solaris 10 and Windows file systems for user documents and settings

Additional Features in Virtual Desktop Server include:

  • Resumable sessions

  • “headless” start for instant user access

  • Batch start and stop feature for volume deployments

  • Remote audio/multimedia when used together with Sun Ray

  • Local printing support

  • web portal access

  • Maximum flexibility in guest OS and applications supported per host

  • Consolidation of Windows desktop licenses for easy management and change control

Both products are available now, and pricing starts at $149.99 for Win4Solaris Desktop Pro. More information can be found, here.