| Original author(s) | VMware |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | VMware |
| Stable release | 2006
/ August 11, 2020[1] |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| Available in | English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Spanish |
| Type | Desktop virtualization |
| License | Commercial, Proprietary |
| Website | www |
VMware Horizon (formerly called Horizon View) is a commercial desktop and app virtualization product developed by VMware, Inc for Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. It was first sold under the name VMware VDM, but with the release of version 3.0.0 in 2008 it was changed to "VMware View". The name was updated to "Horizon View" with the launch of version 6 in April 2014[2][3] and is now referred to as "VMware Horizon" to represent desktop and app virtualization.
On July 1, 2024, Broadcom sold its End-User Computing division (renamed to Omnissa) to KKR.[4][5] This transaction included VMware Horizon.[6]
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"VMware Announces General Availability of VMware View 3, with Ground-Breaking Advances in Managing, Scaling and Personalizing Virtual Desktop Environments". VMware News Release. Palo Alto: VMware. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
PALO ALTO, Calif., December 2, 2008 – VMware Inc. [...] today announced the general availability of VMware View 3 [...]
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Dignan, Larry (2014-04-09). "VMware's Horizon 6 launches, targets Citrix". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
Horizon 6 consolidates a few VMware applications.[...] VMware View becomes Horizon View.
- ^ "Introducing Omnissa, the former VMware End-User Computing business". Omnissa. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Omnissa official launch with close of KKR acquisition". www.omnissa.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "End User Computing (EUC) transition to Omnissa". Broadcom. Retrieved 10 January 2025.