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Wanova is bringing support for Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system and other new features to its Mirage desktop virtualization software.

At the VMworld show in San Francisco Aug. 31, Wanova officials announced that the company has begun shipping Mirage 1.5, which now supports endpoints that are running Windows 7 as well as a wizard for more easily migrating PCs from Windows XP to Windows 7 over the WAN.

The migration capability enables IT administrators to centrally manage the migration of systems to Windows 7, even the desktops of remote workers, without the need for external image servers or boot media.

The new support comes at a time when businesses are beginning to move their PC environments from earlier versions of Windows to Windows 7, which was released in fall 2009.

"It's not a simple product," Michele Borovac, vice president of marketing at Wanova, said of Microsoft's operating system. "Windows 7 is a huge, huge system."

Wanova, which came out of stealth mode a year ago, is trying to differentiate itself in a highly competitive desktop virtualization market by making it easier to incorporate mobile and remote workers into the virtualized desktop environment. Wanova's DDV (Distributed Desktop Virtualization) offering aims to balance IT needs with the desires of end users, according to company officials.