(1) (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) VMware's umbrella term for its desktop virtualization products that use VMware server virtualization and Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM). Sun VDI is Sun's desktop virtualization, also based on VMware. See VMware and thin client.
(2) (Video Device Interface) An Intel standard for speeding up full-motion video performance. See DCI.
(2) (Video Device Interface) An Intel standard for speeding up full-motion video performance. See DCI.
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