Giving students access to applications

Question

Hello everyone. I'm new to VMware and I have a few questions with regards to
which VMware product I should look at as a solution for my needs.
I work at a university that's moving towards a mobile computing environment.
At some point we expect all our students to own a laptop/notebook. The laptops
will be used both for schoolwork and personal use. When we reach that point
where all our students own a laptop, we’re planning on closing down the computer
labs we have on campus.
The repercussion of that is, students will lose access to the applications
that were available in those labs. This would include applications such as SPSS,
SAM 2003, Studio 9, etc.
As a solution we were wondering if we could “push” these applications to the
laptops. These applications would have to be available 24/7 while the students
are on campus.
What VMware product can help us do this? Thin client, thick client? How well
will it work over wireless network? We have n capable access points.
Thank You.
Chelvan.

Answer 1

Welcome to the Forums - You have two routes to go - Application Virtualization where you just virtualize the application - this would be ThinApp http://www.vmware.com/products/thinapp/ or desktop virtualization where you virtualize the entire desktop and use a client ot access a secure desktop - this would be VMware View - http://www.vmware.com/products/view/
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