So far in this book, we have concentrated on the delivery of virtual desktop machines, but Horizon View also has the ability to deliver remote applications, or published applications, as they're more commonly known, as well as session-based desktops, all from the same platform. In this chapter, we are going to dive deeper into this feature, which is part of the Horizon Advanced Edition and above, and look at how Horizon View publishes an application directly into the Horizon View Client, without the need to launch a full virtual desktop machine.
A use case for this could be a call center worker who uses just a couple of different applications. It's far easier from a management perspective to just give them the applications they require rather than a full-blown virtual desktop. Another use case is the ability to launch applications...
