VMware has recently announced a minor update to its connection broker solution, VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) 2.1. VMware has been working on the update for the last few months after initially launching the product earlier this year. The technology comes from U.K.-based Propero after it was acquired by VMware back in April of 2007. Without a public beta of the product, this one sort of snuck up on people. VMware has recently announced a minor update to its connection broker solution, VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) 2.1. VMware has been working on the update for the last few months after initially launching the product earlier this year. The technology comes from U.K.-based Propero after it was acquired by VMware back in April of 2007. Without a public beta of the product, this one sort of snuck up on people.Some of the new features found in VDM Version 2.1 (build 596) include the following:Pools spanning datastores in order to better manage resources Localization of VDM Web Access and Client for Windows in Japanese and German Command line parameters for VDM Client Integrates MMR multimedia extensions DLL with VDM Client (Windows XP) Allows end-users to change password Multiple sessions per user within a pool Improvements to logging Allows end-users to restart their VM Defined process for bulk import of individual desktops VDM Configuration Backup (command-line only) Allows blocking of incoming RDP connections that are not from VDM Clients Allows VDM administrators to set default desktop (command line only) You can find out more information by reading the product’s release notes and documentation. You can also download a trial of VDM and VMware’s VDI solution. Software Development