Here's a list of the new features that in VAS 5.10. Believe it or not, I can tell you that we even left out features from this list because we thought of them as being to minor. One of the things that I am particularly happy with is a very much simplified setup, which makes evaluating VAS 5.10 a breeze. The 5.10 binaries and admin guide should be available on our website on Friday, July 25th.

Web Portal - Web-IT:

• Web-IT migrated to ASP.Net 1.1 to ASP.Net 2.0
• Web-IT config files migrated from text to XML files to support future automation
• Web-IT Integration With Juniper Secure Access
• Smart Card login support

Clients:

• Ticketing - Secure tickets will be issued per connection request, obviating the need to embed hashed user credentials inside .pit connection files
• Enhanced Multi-monitor support
• Updated Linux and Java Clients
• PXE Boot Linux Client
• LiveCD Linux Client
• All AppPortal Client settings can be stored in a single configuration file
• Java Client fully supported via Secure Gateway

Connection Broker & Management Console:

• Support for Microsoft Hyper-V
• Support for Virtual Iron 4.3.x
• Dynamic Computer Group Auto-expansion - Auto Provisioning of new computers
• Server Provisioning
• Delete computers that have not been used in a specified number of days
• Realtime enumeration of running processes on Managed Computers
• Termination of running processes on Managed Computers.
• Power Management of ACPI and WoL (Wake on LAN) capable computers and servers
• MSI Package Deployment to Computer Groups or Managed Computers and servers
• Disable/Enable Computer Groups or Managed Computers during maintenance cycles
• Unique Computer names enforced across Desktop Groups and Data Centers
• Display Realtime License Usage
• Retrieval and display of VM Template Sizes
• Wizard Driven Managed Desktop creation
• Streamlined Softgrid Integration
• Option to bypass proxy settings for Console to Broker communication
• Verification of sufficient disk space on target storage when provisioning servers or desktops.

Task Automation for Power Management (multiple recurrence options or single instance):

• Power Off
• Power On
• Reset
• Resume - for VMware and Hyper-V
• Standby - for ACPI & WoL Devices
• Suspend -for VMware and Hyper-V
• Wakeup - for ACPI & WoL Devices

Task Automation for Operating System operations (multiple recurrence options or single instance):

• Log off user
• Reset Session
• Restart O/S
• Shutdown O/S

Task Automation for Virtual machines (multiple recurrence options or single instance):

• Delete VM
• Delete VM not accessed in a specified number of days

Task Automation for Miscellaneous Tasks (multiple recurrence options or single instance):

• Copy file to computer
• Enable/Disable Computer
• Initialize Computer
• Run Program/Script on Computer

Task Automation for MSI Packages (multiple recurrence options or single instance):

• Install MSI Package
• Update MSI Package
• Uninstall MSI Package

Setup Program:

• Wizard-based setup program to automate database creation, upgrade, and management of VMware trust store and Virtual Iron jar libraries
• Terminal Servers and Connection Brokers are automatically added to the Provision Farm in the Provision Management Console.

Experience Optimization Pack:

• Bi-directional Audio - Microphone Redirection
• Local Text Echo - Latency Masking for typing over latent networks
• Multi-media Redirection - seamlessly redirects multi-media content to the client CODEC for local playback. - This will be released as a separate 5.10 update, as it has not been released from QA yet.