ViewSonic Corp., a global provider of visual solution products, has entered into a partnership with MaximumBit Inc., a technology company and developer of business computing and infrastructure solutions. The partnership between ViewSonic and MaximumBit will deliver a new line of integrated platforms designed to streamline Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment. The first solution to be engineered from the partnership is the VSA100 ViewSonic Server Appliance powered by MaximumBit’s Desktop365.
Boasting the world’s smallest form factor for next generation software-defined workspaces, the pocket-sized VSA100 allows deployment of scalable hardware in a secure and reliable infrastructure that can be installed on premise or managed from the cloud.
Optimized with MaximumBit’s Desktop365 software, the VSA100 provides small and medium businesses with Citrix features, performance, and security. A Setup Wizard includes a patent-pending process to provision and install the complete Citrix software stack on the VSA100 Server Appliance. The built-in Management Portal offers simplified administration by using template-based application image management and provisioning processes, and provides a customizable application gallery that enables end users to subscribe and unsubscribe to corporate applications on-demand. A set of tools for User Support and IT operations is designed to streamline and automate the most frequent and time consuming tasks and is scalable to grow with businesses.
“Desktop365 enables our server appliances to be deployed by SMBs with all the features, security, and performance that previously were only available to enterprise,” says Mike Holstein, vice president of business and emerging technologies for ViewSonic Americas. “We’ve actually had reports where our new solution reduces Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp installation and administration time by as much as 98 percent.”
The VSA100 Server Appliance powered by MaximumBit’s Desktop365 will be available in Q4 2015.
