Qumranet is a newcomer to the desktop virtualization market. Combining both open source and internally developed components, Qumranet is bringing to the market a solution that is optimized specifically for desktop deployment using a virtual desktop architecture leveraging the KVM hypervisor native in the Linux kernel.

This Focus profile describes the Qumranet virtual desktop solution. It discusses Qumranet's contribution to the open source KVM hypervisor, its subsequent development of its desktop delivery solution, and the architecture of that solution. It describes technical features and differentiators, as well as solution strengths and limitations. The profile concludes with a Focus analysis of the Qumranet solution.