VMware delivered a new release of its software for deploying and managing virtual desktops from the comfort of a server. The offering, called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), now includes Virtual Desktop Manager 2, a new release of its virtual connection broker, which brings new options for how virtual desktops behave in the field.

While virtualization has had a big impact on servers, it's now beginning to have a similar effect on how big organizations deploy and maintain groups of PCs. Virtualization market leader VMware is best known for ESX Server, which can carve physical X64 servers into virtualized servers running Windows, Linux, or Unix operating systems. And now, the EMC subsidiary is looking to the desktop to keep its virtual ball rolling as the industry heats up with new virtual desktop startups and established players like Microsoft looking to improve their offerings.

To that end, VMware last week announced a new release of VDI, its end-to-end virtual desktop offering for enterprises and other larger organizations that need to manage large groups of PCs for their users. VDI is based on the VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) stack, the name that VMware has for the complete ESX Server software stack, and now includes Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) 2, a new release of its connection broker that manages users' access to their virtual desktops.