Appsense Creates New User Virtualization Management Tools

One of the issues surrounding desktop virtualization is that you want to clone approximately similar images of your desktops nevertheless not specifically similar ones - you want to add a layer of user files or custom apps on top of a gold master image. The trouble comes in managing the deployment of these customizations, and not getting tied up in all sorts of time handing the differences. This is where AppSense comes into play.

The new version features a bunch of feature enhancements and performance improvements, a completely new architecture and expanded management features. It can be used to migrate desktops from older versions to Windows 7, too. As you can see in the screenshot above, you can store each user's custom Registry settings and they can be browsed with a graphical interface.

The price starts at $100 per user with quantity discounts available for the full suite of products, with lower price points for limited functionality. The product works with Windows desktops since XP.