PHILADELPHIA--()--RES Software, a leader in dynamic desktop solutions and a member of the Microsoft Managed ISV Partner program and the Microsoft System Center Alliance, today announced the expansion of a decade-long relationship with Microsoft Corp. against the backdrop of Microsoft Management Summit 2011. The new multi-year strategic commitment to the Microsoft System Center family of products unifies Windows Client and Microsoft desktop virtualization deployments with proven RES workspace management and automation capabilities. This critical investment in the relationship with Microsoft will help organizations overcome the operating system and application delivery challenges they encounter when trying to design and deploy increasingly dynamic desktop environments.
“The workspace management and automation capabilities from RES Software allow customers to support complex user personalization and security requirements”
While the PC is still the dominant endpoint architecture in the enterprise, various desktop virtualization technologies have multiplied the options for delivering operating systems and applications to both rich clients and newer devices such as tablets and smartphones. Although these alternatives increase the flexibility in how and where users can work, they dramatically complicate the underlying delivery infrastructure. In addition, since there is no single delivery solution that accommodates all use cases, most organizations employ a combination of technologies, which results in a fragmented end-user experience and additional complexity for IT. From an IT management perspective, each emerging delivery approach introduces a new management and security model that is disparate from traditional desktop deployment architectures. Consequently, all of these challenges have hindered the widespread adoption of new virtual desktop infrastructures.
By using RES workspace and automation capabilities in conjunction with Microsoft System Center products, organizations can ensure a consistent IT management and end-user experience across the various Microsoft delivery architectures. IT management will have the ability to deploy, configure and secure applications and services through a single console using any combination of Microsoft delivery technologies, such as System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and Remote Desktop Services. End-users will be able to take advantage of a unified, personalized and secure workspace that can be accessed anywhere regardless of device or delivery approach.
“RES has proudly supported the Microsoft product line since the company was founded 12 years ago, and our re-energized strategic commitment specifically focused on the System Center products is a long-term investment for RES that will ultimately benefit both of our user bases,” said Klaus Besier, CEO of RES Software. “RES is confident that our workspace and automation functionalities will deliver increased flexibility and improved management to System Center customers as they navigate through increasingly complex IT infrastructures.”
"The workspace management and automation capabilities from RES Software allow customers to support complex user personalization and security requirements," said Christian von Burkleo, Director Business Strategy, Management and Security Division, Microsoft. "App-V in conjunction with RES Software Workspace Manager can provide customers with increased flexibility and lower help-desk costs."
Since 2001, RES Software has been strategically partnering with Microsoft, starting with pioneering the concept of workspace management to ease the manageability and increase the adoption of Microsoft’s Windows Terminal Server product. RES was also the first partner to support application virtualization from Softricity, which later became Microsoft App-V. Since achieving Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status in 2005, RES Software has been consistently early to market in integrating new Windows application delivery options, such as RemoteApp, and in supporting emerging platforms such as Windows Azure.
“Our R&D team will continue to build on our track-record of being at the forefront of supporting new Microsoft technologies and platforms,” said Bob Janssen, CTO for RES Software. “Our commitment to the System Center family of products represents the next step in our relationship with Microsoft, and we look forward to delivering our proven workspace and automation management solutions to System Center customers in the near future.”
To see the prototype System Center integration, the existing support for Microsoft desktop virtualization and cloud technologies or to discuss the RES Software roadmap for future Microsoft integration, please visit booth #415 at Microsoft Management Summit 2011.
What the Industry is Saying about RES Software and Microsoft:
“RES Software has continuously evolved its product line to keep up with the changing needs of IT,” said Rachel Chalmers, 451 Group. “Its most recent updates and added flexibility to its Dynamic Desktop Studio suite demonstrate how RES is addressing the need to handle combinations of terminal services, VDI, application virtualization and so on for multiple use cases. This functionality makes RES a compelling technology addition for Microsoft customers.”
“RES Software clearly understands enterprise IT organizations’ need to deliver flexible desktop computing environments, delivering a combination of application virtualization, desktop virtualization and conventional distributed desktops. RES workspace management and automation capabilities, coupled with the RES Virtual Desktop Extender are the essential building blocks needed to create next-generation virtual desktop environments,” said Simon Bramfitt, Entelechy Associates LLC.
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About RES Software
RES Software, the proven leader in dynamic desktop solutions, is driving a transformation in the way organizations manage, maintain and reduce the cost of their desktop infrastructure. The RES Software award-winning, patented products enable IT professionals to manage and deliver secure, personalized and compliant desktops independent of the underlying computing infrastructure – thin clients, virtual desktops, physical desktops, or server-based computing environments. The company empowers customers, from small- to medium-sized businesses to global enterprises, to reduce desktop complexity and meet the essential needs of a dynamic workforce that requires on-demand access to their personalized workspaces. For more information, follow updates on Twitter @ressoftware and visit www.ressoftware.com.
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