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Propalms Enters VDI Market With TSE 6.0 Beta

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Last January, Propalms announced that it would be entering the desktop virtualization market this year with the launch of its Virtual Desktop Manager technology within its new TSE product. Last week, the company launched the beta version of its new TSE 6.0 (register here), with a final version coming out before the end of June.

TSE 6.0 (PDF) sits on the new Microsoft Server 2008 product, and provides customers with additional functionality in Windows 2008 Terminal Services, such as Easy Web Based Management, Virtual Desktop Management, Hyper Print PDF printing utility, Content Publishing and Redirection, Virtual IP, plus additional features.

Propalms recently announced that it had completed the acquisition of vFortress, a leading security solution company. The acquisition gives Propalms the rights to all vFortress customers and property; including the worldwide IP rights and source code of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution.

Desktone Introduces “Desktop Virtualization As A Service”

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Desktone today announced the Desktone Virtual-D Platform, designed to enable service providers to offer hosted, subscription-based virtual desktops.

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From the press release:

Desktone’s solution helps enterprises quickly realize the full benefits of centralized virtual desktops without having to build and deploy the infrastructure internally. It dramatically reduces desktop TCO, transforming computing costs from fixed CAPEX to variable OPEX. Service providers benefit from optimizing use of their data center assets while delivering a new highly scalable, value-added service to customers.

The Virtual-D Platform aims to simplify large-scale virtual desktop provisioning and management, enable greater protection of corporate desktop assets, and deliver more consistent and reliable desktop service levels – all while reducing desktop total cost of ownership by $300-$800/desktop/year.

Desktone’s DaaS model consists of two distinct tiers: enterprise and service provider. The Virtual-D Platform integrates all VDI functionality while separating the enterprise and service provider tiers. This allows enterprises to manage a virtual desktop environment supported by physical resources owned and maintained by a third-party, and that reside either at the enterprise or at a service provider.

The Virtual-D Platform is already available as part of a hosted service through authorized Desktone partners. Enterprises can click here for more information. Service Providers who are interested in delivering Desktone-enabled DaaS can click here.

[Source: InformationWeek]