Published on: October 2nd, 2009

Devon IT VDI Blaster™ Software Gains Traction, Repurposes Existing PCs Into Thin Clients

Software helps organizations turn aging PCs into thin clients for $19.99, repurposes PCs as virtual desktops, now ships worldwide

Devon IT, Inc., a leading alternative desktop solution company, today announced significant early traction with the general availability of the VDI Blaster^TM software suite designed to extend the useful life of desktop computers. VDI Blaster^TM is currently available for an introductory price USD $19.95 per device at www.vdiblaster.com.

Over 200 companies from around the world have purchased and downloaded the VDI Blaster  software suite, and  are utilizing the novel approach to extending the useful life of PCs by transforming them into thin clients to save money, save management time and cut  costs.

Users download VDI Blaster^TM to old PCs via a USB key or a network install. VDI Blaster^TM deploys Devon IT’s thin client operating system, Devon Terminal Operating System (DeTOS^TM), and  Devon IT’s thin client management software, ThinManage^TM, to help IT administrators manage enterprise-wide deployments from a central location. Once VDI Blaster^TM is deployed, users can select to boot into their normal Windows operating system or into DeTOS^TM.

“Using VDI Blaster to convert aging enterprise PCs into secure, managed thin clients enables organizations of all sizes to extend their capital investment in PCs while testing thin client computing models,” explained Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT.  “Traditional desktops typically need to be refreshed or replaced every three or four years, but companies and organizations can now extend the life of these PCs by converting them into thin clients. Users can simultaneously test hosted client computing methods, and we hope VDI Blaster will continue the momentum of IT administrators moving from desktop PCs to hosted client environments.”

VDI Blaster:

• Extends the useful life of aging PCs
• Uses virtual desktops, simply and cost effectively with no hardware replacement necessary
• Maintains Windows desktop experience
• Centrally manages converted PCs
• Allows Plug and play replacement of PC to a thin client when ready
• Converts back to Windows operating system as needed

For more information about VDI Blaster^TM, please visit www.vdiblaster.com or www.devonit.com/software/vdi-blaster/overview. For more information about Devon IT, thin client computing, or virtualization, or to arrange for a demonstration, email info@devonit.com or call 610-757-4220 or 888-524-9382.  Devon IT will be demonstrating the VDI Blaster^TM on repurposed PCs at the VMware’s VM09 tradeshow, in London, October 6 through October 8, 2009.  Follow Devon IT updates on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DevonIT

About Devon IT

Devon IT, Inc, (www.devonit.com) is an information technology company that focuses on offering thin client hardware and software for alternative desktop solutions that provide enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lower costs. Devon IT's products are orderable from Dell and Devon develops products that support Dell's Flexible Computing Solutions. Devon IT is also the creator of VDI Blaster™ (www.vdiblaster.com), a software suite that transforms existing Windows® PCs into virtual desktops. Read Devon IT's technical blog "Thin Tank" at http://www.devonit.com/blog.

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