The VMware View product has a number of components which are required to provide the virtual desktops, including:

VMware vSphere for Desktops (includes ESXi, VMware's hypervisor)

VMware vCenter Server (management of virtualization environment)

View Composer (advanced View management, with automation and cloning)

View Manager (administration of the View Environment)

View Client (communication between View and the desktop OS)

VMware ThinApp (application virtualization)

View Persona Management (user profile management)

vShield Endpoint (offloaded desktop antivirus)