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Expand Networks Leverages VMware View™ to Deliver Virtual Desktop Application Acceleration Solution for Remote Users and Branch Offices
SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--
Expand Networks, www.expand.com, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, reinforces its relationship with VMware at VMworld 2009 (Booth# 1840), which has helped Expand successfully deliver over one million applications to remote desktop users worldwide, cementing its position as the vendor with among the most comprehensive WAN Optimization solutions for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environments. Delivering wide protocol coverage, Expand Networks' unique ability to be deployed as part of the virtual infrastructure as well as accelerating all IP and UDP (News - Alert) based-applications within VDI environments has led to the safeguarding and enhancing of thousands of virtualization investments across the globe.
Since becoming a VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program member, Expand now offers advanced levels of VMware integration within its WAN optimization solution and is fully committed to continuing this with support for future VMware releases. Expand's Virtual Accelerator is deployed as a VM image that runs on the VMware ESX and VMware ESXi platforms. Integration with VMware vSphere™ 4 enables IT to take advantage of VMware's advanced capabilities such as VMware VMotion™, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware High Availability (HA), to dynamically deploy, manage, maintain and assure the performance of the Virtual Accelerator.
Efi Gatmor (News - Alert), CTO of Expand Networks, explains, "At Expand we are fully aligned with VMware and are able to offer a unique virtualized WAN optimization solution. Our integrated technology, uniquely delivered in 3 form factors - as a virtual appliance (VACC), physical appliance (ACC) or as mobile client software (MACC), continues to evolve ahead of the market to help ensure we can add significant value to remote desktop application delivery with impressive performance and bandwidth optimization, both now and into the future."
Raj Mallempati, VMware Director, Product Marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware explains, "With Expand all application delivery can be optimized in a VMware View™ environment. By accelerating all virtualized desktops, applications and desktop delivery protocols managed by VMware View, across all environments, Expand's technology enables longevity of customers' virtualization investments. This partner approach helps ensure customers can take advantage of the latest functionally while insulating and protecting their VMware investment. We are committed to helping ensure that our current and future customers are able to utilize the right underlying partner technologies to solve their technical and business challenges through our valued ecosystem."
Expand will be demonstrating its advanced range of WAN optimization solutions for virtualized infrastructures and VDI deployments on booth# 1840. The demo will replicate a typical virtualized environment incorporating its Virtual Accelerator at the datacentre, an Accelerator appliance at the remote office and Mobile Accelerator clients at the desktop, all accelerating RDP/VDI traffic. Additionally on Tuesday 1st September at 11.50am, Adam Davison (News - Alert), VP Corporate Sales and Marketing will be delivering a keynote address entitled ‘Enabling Virtual and Centralized Infrastructures over the WAN'.
About Expand Networks
Expand Networks is the pioneer and leader in the WAN Optimization market and is positioned by Gartner (News - Alert) Inc. in the ‘Leaders' quadrant in its Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009. Expand helps organizations simplify their IT infrastructure while delivering remote offices fast, reliable and secure access to networked applications. This results in improved user productivity and cost-effective IT management. Expand offers a multi-service integrated platform that ensures superior performance for any application over any network. From its headquarters in Roseland, NJ and its global locations, Expand Networks serves more than 3,500 enterprise and public sector customers in over 100 countries including: American Express (News - Alert), Bacardi USA, BMW, Continental Airlines, Carr America, Colgate, Elizabeth Arden, Reed Exhibitions, Target and United States Department of Defense with over 40,000 units deployed and over 2,000 MS Terminal Services and Citrix customers. Expand is the largest supplier of WAN Optimization products to US Government and Military agencies (greater than 10,000 units) and also has the most units deployed at a single corporate location, (4,500).
Expand Networks, Accelerator, Expand Compass, ExpandView are trademarks of Expand Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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