For some time now, VMware View virtual desktop users have been able to access their virtual machines by connecting to a Connection Broker/Security Server via a web browser and downloading the View client onto their physical machines.  Yet, as we progress into an age of pure browser based computing as displayed by devices such as the Google Chromebook, which have a very small or non-existent internal hard drive, we are beginning to see a greater push for applications to run on the web without the need for locally installed software.

Enter Ericom's latest foray into virtual desktop computing, AccessNow for VMware View (<a href="http://www.ericom.com/html5_client_vmware_view.asp">http://www.ericom.com/html5_client_vmware_view.asp</a>).  AccessNow for VMware View leverages the latest HTML5 technology to run virtual machines from <strong>within</strong> any HTML5 compatible browser.  This means that end users can now access their desktops from <strong>any</strong> computing device with an HTML5 compatible browser including the Google Chromebook.

Since Ericom's AccessNow for VMware View uses pure HTML5 technology, there is no need to install software like Adobe Flash, Java, ActiveX, or Microsoft Silverlight.  Instead, AccessNow for VMware View works on top of WebSocket for high-performance, bi-directional, full-duplex communications channels over a single TCP socket.  This allows the user to perform all computing tasks from within their web browser as they would through a traditional View Client.  This alleviates the need for mass View Client installs, and the strict adherence to specific physical client operating systems and machines.   With this type of technology, all that is needed by the end user is a web browser, a link to the web page, and the name of the connection broker with the proper credentials to authenticate.

If you would like to try AccessNow for VMware View, Ericom offers an Online Demo and a free trail.  So check it out today!