“We are pleased that the Devon IT TC5D thin client qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments”

The TC5D was the first thin client generally available with the powerful Intel® Atom™ processor, and is now the second PCoIP-enabled Devon IT model to receive VMware View 4 certification. PCoIP enables customers operating remotely to deploy full PC-like experiences, including multimedia capabilities, on a thin client. VMware launched VMware View 4, the industry’s only purpose-built desktop virtualization solution, with PCoIP functionality to significantly increase virtual desktop flexibility, quality, and scalability and help users cost-effectively deploy centrally manageable virtual solutions.

“We are pleased that the Devon IT TC5D thin client qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

“According to Gartner Inc. and other industry gurus, the thin client and hosted virtual desktop market is poised to explode, especially in corporate environments,” says Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT. “The practicality and cost benefits of these alternative desktop platforms are leading reasons why IT administrators are taking data off of the desktop and putting it back in the datacenter. We are proud that the TC5D has collaborated so well with View 4, and we expect this solution to help many customers save IT dollars without sacrificing performance.”

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware TAP program. With more than 1,300 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Devon IT engineers are available for technical demonstrations and webinars for the media, and are available to comment on all topics relating to thin clients, alternative desktop solutions, desktop and server virtualization, and cloud computing. More information about the company’s hardware and software solutions are available at www.devonit.com.

The TC10 is among the first thin clients to run Teradici’s patented PCoIP® protocol on hardware-to-hardware and hardware-to-software displays after becoming the first thin client ever to run PCoIP in 2007. PCoIP enables customers operating remotely to deploy rich functionality and full multimedia user experiences. VMware View 4, the industry’s only purpose-built desktop virtualization solution, has enabled new quality, cost and scale standards and helped users eliminate critical functionality barriers that previously restricted customer adoption.

“We are excited about the expanded capabilities for VMware View™ 4 with Teradici’s PCoIP® display protocol,” said Raj Mallempati, director, product marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware. “This powerful solution requires high-powered thin clients like the TC10 to work effectively. We are pleased that the TC10 fits these requirements after passing specific VMware integration and interoperability criteria.”

“The collaboration between Teradici and Devon IT continues to deliver innovative PCoIP solutions to enterprises looking to maximize their VDI investment,” said Dan Cordingley, president and CEO, Teradici Corporation. “With comprehensive security, optimal desktop reliability, and low total cost of ownership, the TC10 zero client provides VMware View 4.0 customers with a reliable and future-proof solution.”

“VMware View™ 4 has no doubt raised the bar for delivering high-quality, PC-like desktop experiences to users of all intensity levels, from task workers to CAD engineers and financial traders,” says Stephane Verdy, CTO for Devon IT. “We have worked with innovators like VMware and Teradici for years, and we are ecstatic that we can once again provide customers with the most powerful PCoIP-based thin client in the world.”

The VMware Hardware Certification Program enables VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program members to provide mutual customers with jointly supported hardware solutions. Passing the extensive certification testing helps ensure that Devon IT is compatible with VMware technology and ready for deployment in customer environments.

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware TAP program. With more than 1,000 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Devon IT’s CTO, Stephane Verdy, routinely offers technical demonstrations and webinars for the media, and is available to comment on all topics relating to thin clients, alternative desktop solutions, desktop and server virtualization, and cloud computing. More information about the company’s hardware and software solutions are available at www.devonit.com.

Among other things, this new version of View runs PC-over-IP (PCoIP), a high-powered remote display protocol from Teradici. We’ve received a number of inquiries from customers about PCoIP and View 4, and wanted to address them on Thin Tank.

People have used RDP (Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol) in the past but it was never designed to be the primary access to a virtual machine running XP. Although MS has improved RDP with its new version, RDP7, it is still not as comprehensive as PCoIP, which was designed from the ground up to handle remote multimedia display capabilities.

PCoIP has also been out for a number of years and was originally designed to run on dedicated hardware. VMware partnered with Teradici and ported the PCoIP protocol so it can run on VMware virtual machines.   However a thin client must be robust enough to handle the PCoIP traffic. (See our Intel® Atom™ processor-based TC5 thin client that fits this bill.)

The only difference between the new PCoIP on View 4 and the original is that it runs as software on the virtual machine and can run as a software client on the thin client hardware. This means users don’t have to purchase special hardware to run PCoIP, potentially a very expensive situation for one user.

By virtualizing PCoIP, one can share one server among multiple users who can connect from powerful thin clients running VMware View 4.

See more information about View 4 and its capabilities here .

Teradici’s PCoIP technology uses a chipset that compresses and encodes the entire PC experience at the datacenter and transmits it over a standard IP network a stateless desktop portal. The HC12 Remote Workstation solution offers the end-user a true computing experience, including demanding users in markets that require exceptional performance such as financial analysis, digital content creation (DCC), computer-aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), computer animation, software development, and Internet content creation (ICC). PCoIP on the rack-mounted HC12 workstation paired with the Devon IT TC10/(IBM CP20 desktop access device makes the management, maintenance, and security benefits of remote desktop computing available as a cost-saving alternative to traditional enterprise PC desktops or workstations.

“The HC12 delivers unprecedented multimedia support for end-users accessing a remote workstation with a user experience as rich as traditional desktop PCs. This technology signals a new wave in thin client and alternative desktop computing,” said Joe Makoid, president of Devon IT. “The HC12 with PCoIP technology is another achievement extending from Devon IT’s collaboration with IBM, Teradici, Leostream, and other market leaders. Now even high-end users with extensive software requirements can realize the security, management, and energy benefits of thin client computing and deploy this advanced technology for a fraction of deploying desktops in the enterprise. We are proud to be leaders in this market and expect the HC12 be in high demand.”

“We’re seeing widespread interest in PCoIP technology for the remote workstation platform and high demand from a variety of industries,” says said Dan Cordingley, President and CEO of Teradici Corporation. “It’s a cost-effective solution for delivery of high performance in a rack-mounted enclosure. The enhanced features of Devon IT’s innovative HC12 rack workstation and remote access solution was developed specifically for professionals in engineering, product design, animation, and digital imaging. The Devon platform will enable centrally managed access between the high-performance workstation in the datacenter and a stateless desktop device, while providing secure access for remote workstation users.”

“Leostream Connection Broker is designed to make Devon IT’s HC12 Remote Workstation solution even more flexible, efficient, and robust, and allow organizations to derive the most value from investment in this system,” said Michael Palin CEO of Leostream. “The Connection Broker reduces the operational cost of assigning workstations to users, seamlessly handles workstation failure, reduces the overall system cost through a rich set of configurable policies, and offers end users highly flexible and secure access from any thin client. Leostream helps bring new flexibility and simplicity to Devon customers who need to build a unified hosted end-user computing environment from a heterogeneous data center environment.”

The HC12 is available with three configuration options. Features include:

• Advanced remote workstation using PCoIP
• Intel Xeon Quad Core
• Wide choice of workstation-class OpenGL graphics cards
• Works with TC10/CP20 desktop access device
• Rack Mounted, Not specific to BladeCenter

The HC12 Remote Workstation is available for product reviews upon request. More information is available at http://www.devonit.com/products/products_HC12.php.