Presently, Dunes is focused on virtualized environments based on VMware. Its latest announcement of Dunes Virtual Service Orchestrator (VS-O) version 3.1, for instance, is designed to work on top of VMware's Virtual Center or Microsoft's Virtual Server. (See Dunes Adds Web 2.0.) Dunes has made workflow engine improvements, added support for various directories, and upgraded performance for its software in these environments.
In addition, the vendor's Virtual Desktop -- Orchestrator (VS-O) -- packs workflows, technology plug-ins, policy control, access rights, and a connection broker for use with VMware virtual desktop environments. "We tie into the entire API of VMware, all 860 different functions," Laurie states.
In his view, Dunes competes not with other virtualization management products from suppliers such as Citrix, Kidaro, Leostream, Microsoft, Provision Networks, or Zeus, but with overarching management automation frameworks from HP, IBM Tivoli, and CA.
Kidaro, in contrast, acknowledges competing with other virtualization managers, but stresses the hardiness and thoroughness of what newly appointed CEO Kevin Brown calls "an infrastructure to centrally deploy, manage, secure, and ensure the user experience." Kidaro's software works in desktop virtualization environments based on VMware Player and Microsoft Virtual PC.
Brown, who joined Kidaro a month ago from security appliance vendor Decru (now part of Network Appliance), says there's an urgent need for these kinds of wares. He insists the Kidaro board considered his security background as key to his CEO appointment. (See Kidaro Makes Kevin Brown CEO.) And he thinks the ability offer "a combination of more control, compliance, and security" will differentiate Kidaro from Dunes and others.
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