Virtualization in a USB drive

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "Virtualization software leader VMware Inc. is testing a desktop virtualization program that can be stored on a USB drive and moved from one computer to another." }-Story (http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/05/HNvirtusb_1.html)

[ashishtx]

Can't wait to try it out.

[Ice_Czar]

Virtual Privacy Machine (metropipe freeware)
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=11191
http://www.metropipe.net/ppm.php

similar but different :P
I gather the main difference is the lack of different OSs as well as central administration geared toward enterprise
but for an end user in need of a mobile virtual environment pretty handy, was running it when it first came out but found it pretty slugish from the USB 1.0 port I was forced to use at the time.

[Meriadoc]

I have a nice pocket VirtualBox - remote desktop,usb support. The VMWare is gonna be useful.

[NGRhodes]

It is already possible using Linux (will work like a live cd) + vmware installed after, but this could be a neat little package, all optimised towards vmware - I assume the host OS will be Linux.

[Meriadoc]

The 'assured computing environment' for the enterprise (2).
ACE, and other VMWare products are all from the same pod, same technology, although ace compared with Workstation is directed to a different user, 'security administrators' and used to secure the remote PC.
ACE2 has more management features and 'Virtualization in a USB drive' is pitched to make ace2 more flexible.

[jubilee]

an alternative to thinstall product will be awsome....thow

one is altiris but thinstall is different.. i think and more portable