History
The personal computer was introduced to the workplace, initially as a standalone device. Over time these were networked and computer data storage was introduced to enable resources and information to be shared. A number of advancements and new technologies from software companies have extended and improved this model. Citrix provides the ability to store the desktop environment centrally and publish it to remote users. Microsoft acquired some of this technology to develop their terminal server solution. Virtualization is a technology that evolved from the mainframe computer, initially into the x86 architecture servers and now enables virtualized desktop environments. This is largely led by VMware and Citrix. A further technology, application streaming, offers an alternative method for delivering applications to users. Softricity were the leading company specializing in this technology before being bought by Microsoft who take the solution to market as Microsoft Application Virtualization.
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