WALTHAM, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Today at VMworld 2010, Leostream Corporation, a leading developer of virtual
hosted desktop software, announced VMware enhancements in the Leostream
Connection Broker 7.0, which provide customers who operate a VMware
virtual desktop infrastructure VDI with much more powerful management
capabilities and improved scalability see also the press release issued
today, “Leostream
Introduces Connection Broker 7.0 for Optimal End-User Experience and
Simpler Management of Virtual Desktops”. In the latest release of
the Connection Broker, Leostream provides tight integration with VMware
View, enhanced desktop provisioning, cluster management and linked clone
support.
“Several of my larger telecom clients needed to be able to increase the
scalability of their VDI so that they could ramp up marketing promotions
quickly and provide enough virtual desktops to employees who supported
them”
“Several of my larger telecom clients needed to be able to increase the
scalability of their VDI so that they could ramp up marketing promotions
quickly and provide enough virtual desktops to employees who supported
them,” said Paulo Jose, CTO of V2S, a systems integrator in Portugal. “I
spoke to Leostream, having used their Connection Broker in the past, to
see whether they could help me improve scalability of VMware VDI
environments. These new VMware enhancements are exactly what my clients
require.”
The Leostream Connection Broker, the most widely deployed,
vendor-independent technology of its kind, enables IT managers to
maximize the value of existing IT investments by easily integrating an
array of clients, back-end systems and viewers to create a hosted VDI.
Additionally, the Connection Broker integrates easily with existing
network infrastructure with no changes to essential data center systems,
such as authentication services and SSL VPNs. Once integrated, the
Connection Broker provides a flexible set of policies for exact
implementation of business rules for system administrators, users, and
machines.
New VMware enhancements in the Leostream Connection Broker 7.0 include:
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VMware View Support – Tight integration allows soft PCoIP
connections for View users who require high-performance graphics. This
also provides View adminstrators with the versatility of the Leostream
Connection Broker, letting them extend VDI to include a variety of
different platforms, while providing users with a single login to all
resources.
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Provisioning Enhancements – Additional configuration options
for provisioning substantially improve the scalability of VDI in
VMware environments. The Connection Broker allows lower and upper
thresholds on pool size, and provides complete control over the
virtual machine VM lifecycle, including how new VMs are provisioned
and when they are deleted.
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Linked Clones Management – Leostream can now create new linked
clones from snapshots of parent VMs, which optimizes storage,
simplifies the creation of new desktop images, and makes image
management easier and more efficient.
These new enhancements provide View users with powerful ways to extend
the capability, reach, and security of VDI deployments. This includes
Leostream’s location-based policies and native integration with Cisco
VPNs, as well as the ability to integrate a range of systems - from
Citrix XenApp to the Oracle Sun Ray System to Linux virtual desktops -
into a VDI that includes View.
“Leostream has long been recognized as the leader in providing
enterprises with a vendor-neutral Connection Broker that easily
integrates disparate systems into a cohesive, robust VDI,” said Michael
Palin, CEO of Leostream. “Now, with these VMware enhancement, Leostream
Connection Broker 7.0 can serve as a powerful, centralized VDI
management system that increases scalability, simplifies administration
and makes image management much more efficient.”
Leostream will be demonstrating the Connection Broker 7.0 and other new
technologies during VMworld
2010, August 30 through September 2 at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco. Attendees can visit Leostream at booth #118, where they will
also be able to enter for a daily iPad giveaway.
About Leostream
Leostream http://www.leostream.com
provides the critical connection-broker technology required for
enterprises to achieve successful large-scale desktop virtualization
implementations. The Leostream Connection Broker is the industry’s most
widely deployed vendor-independent connection broker, enabling
enterprises to integrate the complex array of clients, back-end systems
and protocols required for successful virtualized desktop deployments.
Hundreds of large enterprises in financial services, healthcare,
government and other sectors rely on the Leostream Connection Broker to
“make desktop virtualization work” and deliver the best end-user
experience. Leostream is based in Waltham, Mass.
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