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I’ve just been informed by an unnamed but very reliable source about the outcome of my VCP4 beta exam..... I passed it!!! I was the first one to break the news on Twitter, but soon after some of the other fellow vExperts also shared their happiness. The first VCP4 graduates worldwide are:

Jase McCarty (@jasemccarty)
William Lam (@lamw)
Eric Sloof (@esloof)
Rick Scherer (@rick_vmwaretips)
Kenneth van Ditmarsch (VirtualKenneth)
Wade Holmes (@wholmes) -> VCDX

This hands-on training course explores the foundations of designing VMware® View™ architectures. 

Objectives

•  The recommended design process
•  The layered architecture design model and the reference framework for a View design
•  Design considerations to meet business needs
•  VMware’s best practices for a View deployment

The VMware ThinApp Reference Architecture document provides architectural and design guidance for customers implementing ThinApp for both virtual and physical desktop environments. Reference diagrams of common use cases and configuration guidelines are also included.

http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/cat/91,158

• VMware ThinApp Reference Architecture 
• VMware ThinApp Information Guide - Streaming Execution Mode VMware  
• VMware ThinApp Deployment Guide 
• xpnet Performance Review of AppVirt Solutions 
• VMware ThinApp 4 Reviewer’s Guide

VMware has revamped their Developer Community Homepage and it looks real cool. They added some new sections like The Hero Spotlight, Featured Learn & Developer Videos, Developer News & Events and lots more. Explore the new Developer Community Homepage at:

 http://vmware.com/developer

Jon Hall, Technical Certification Developer at VMware posted an Adobe Captivate demo. So if you ever wonder what a live lab activity looks like in the Enterprise Administration Exam? Here you will find a demonstration of just such an activity!

LiveLab_demo.exe (5.9 MB)