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Application Virtualization

Another method of virtualization is to virtualize applications. This technology allows users to be presented with either a desktop or a list of available applications for performing their tasks. The applications actually run on a server that may be located either on the local area network or across wide area links. Because the applications are executed on a server and only the display, keystrokes, and mouse movements are presented across the network, performance is seen as if the application is being executed locally. The connection can be configured to support full encryption from end to end on the connections. There are two common types of application virtualization in the Windows environment: Microsoft Terminal ...