UPDATE: Parker and University of WI Choose Award-Winning Kaviza VDI-in-a-box(TM)

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Tue Apr 6, 2010 1:10pm EDT

  SUNNYVALE, CA, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Customers worldwide are reaping immediate Return on Investment (ROI)
deploying desktop virtualization using Kaviza's easy-to-use and highly
affordable VDI-in-a-box(TM) -- which enables desktop IT to deploy virtual
desktops at a cost of less than $500 each. To learn more and download a
free trial, visit Kaviza's redesigned website. 

    Parker SSD Drives, a division of Parker Hannifin, and The College of
Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are among the latest
to invest in Kaviza's award-winning VDI-in-a-box(TM), the industry's
first and only affordable turnkey virtual desktop solution designed
specifically for desktop budgets, desktop IT, and desktop user needs. 

    Parker SSD Drives, a division of Parker Hannifin, deployed Kaviza to
maximize production time by reducing unscheduled downtime and meantime
for repair work. Besides substantial cost savings over other
alternatives, Kaviza was quick and easy to deploy. Steve Armstrong,
Senior Support Analyst at Parker SSD Drives, explains, "We're impressed
with the functionality, accessibility and speed -- we were up and running
within minutes. We have a solution we can easily replicate across our
manufacturing sites, as it can be handled by differently trained and
skilled IT staff." 

    "Parker is a great example of what we see overall in the UK -- Kaviza
makes VDI viable for many here who are interested in desktop
virtualization but have held back due to the high upfront cost of the
traditional solutions," adds Andy Larkam, CEO Itopia Consulting, who was
Kaviza's partner for Parker SSD Drives. 

    The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
deployed Kaviza to provide students remote access to their teaching labs.
They adopted Kaviza virtual desktops so that students can get a near
exact experience remotely to sitting in their labs -- with access to all
the same engineering applications and software.

    "We work closely with our customers to understand their needs and deliver
product innovations that exceed their requirements while being
easy-to-use and affordable. Our goal is to make Kaviza the market leader
in high-quality, affordable, easy-to-use desktop virtualization. Our
fast-growing customer base and the industry recognition we are receiving
further validates our position," explains Kumar K. Goswami, co-founder
and CEO of Kaviza. 

    Kaviza continues to gain industry recognition:
 eWeek "Products to Watch"
Kaviza was recommended as a new product that IT decision makers should
have on their radars. 

    Network Products Guide named Kaviza VDI-in-a-box(TM) a winner of its 2010
Product Innovation Awards. "Innovation is not just about new products
alone," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief at Network Products Guide. "To
succeed, companies need to see innovation not as a onetime errand but as
something that has to be continuously evolved and improved upon over and
over again. This requires putting greater focus on customer needs and
making innovation the center of companies' way of developing better
solutions. Innovative products such as VDI-in-a-box(TM) are making
desktop virtualization affordable and accessible to everyone." 

    About Kaviza
 Kaviza VDI-in-a-box(TM) -- the industry's first and only
affordable turnkey virtual desktop solution designed specifically for
desktop budgets, desktop IT, and desktop user needs -- employs
patent-pending grid architecture to lower costs and eliminate the need
for expensive infrastructure. Kaviza was founded by virtualization and
VDI veterans from HP and IBM to create the next generation VDI that is
simple and affordable. Kaviza is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and is
funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. For more
information, contact: Kaviza. 

    

Press Contact
Andrea Sobel/Director of Public Relations 
Kaviza 
Email Contact
1.650.922.6000 

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