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application virtualization Last modified: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Also called application service virtualization. Application virtualization is layered on top of other virtualization technologies, such as storage virtualization or machine virtualization to allow computing resources to be distributed dynamically in real time. In standard computing, applications install their settings onto the host operating system, hard-coding the entire system to fit that application's needs. With application virtualization, each application brings down its own set of configurations on-demand, and executes in a way so that it sees only its own settings. This leaves the host operating system and existing settings unaltered. [Adapted from Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization]
Manage Software Deployment Better, Virtually When it comes to managing your growing business' IT needs, hardware rollouts are the easy part. You set up the PC and plug it in, and it either works or it doesn't. The hard part is getting all the software loaded and working properly, with different configurations for each employee depending on their job function. SoftGrid v4 Application virtualization is at the heart of SoftGrid. It decouples applications from the operating system and enables them to run as network services. Trigence AE Trigence AE is application virtualization software that turns legacy and production applications into highly moveable, manageable IT assets.	Related Categories Applications Computer Science Network Management Servers Virtualization Related Terms application emulation host network virtualization operating system virtualization operating system-level virtualization real time server virtualization storage virtualization virtual virtual machine virtualization Shopping application virtualization Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Software 14 Store Offers Processors 229 Model Matches