Mike Laverick, a famous VMware buff, has taken a close look and shares his views on what's what, what's hot and what is not.

Well, I thought it would be nice to discuss the attributes and features of VMware View4 new PCoIP protocol which will be released very shortly. In case you don’t PCoIP stands for PC over IP - and then intention is to deliver remote display protocol which rivals “legacy” thin-client protocols such as RDP/ICA with a new protocol that offers a “PC-like” experience over the wire. Historically, protocols like RDP/ICA have not performed will in graphics intensive applications like scanning, CAD, and streaming video.

So. There we have it the good, the bad and the ugly. Certainly our industry has been crying out for replacements for RDP/ICA for some years - and both Citrix and VMware have put some good R&D into the new protocols. Clearly, PCoIP is work in progress - and there’s much that can be done in the world virtual desktop to improve the manageability such as good deployment tools - and the flexible ways of delivering the apps to the virtual desktop. Additionally, there are still specific weakness in the world of printing and bolting down the desktop - where old methods such as Microsoft GPOs simply don’t cut the mustard. There are interesting days ahead!

Source: http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=1892