Windows 7 SP1 Closing the Gap between Physical and Virtual Desktops.
While
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will not be a major upgrade to the RTM version, the evolution of the operating system is designed to close the gap between physical and virtual desktops, as far as Microsoft is concerned. Service Pack 1, which will be delivered as a single package for both Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2, will deliver a key, new RDS platform capability to the latter, namely Microsoft RemoteFX. Along with Dynamic Memory, RemoteFX will kick up a notch the company’s virtualization stack.
Specifically, RemoteFX will make possible a media-rich, local-like user experience for virtual and session-based desktops and applications based on Windows Server 2008 R2, according to
Max Herrmann, from the Windows Server RDS team at Microsoft. Closing the gap between physical and virtual desktops starts with details such as support for full-fidelity video, rich media and 3D graphics. However, there are additional capabilities that can blur the line between physical and virtual machines.
