GraphOn Corporation (OTCBB:GOJO), a leading worldwide developer of
server-centric application publishing and Web-enabling software
solutions, today announced that Hoteles Globales, headquartered in
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, has deployed the company's GO-Global
server-based computing solution.
Hoteles Globales operates 47 hotel properties in Spain, Belgium,
Switzerland, Argentina and Nicaragua. With sales in excess of 100
million Euros, the company currently employs over 3,500 people.
"Hoteles Globales wanted a straightforward, cost-effective
solution that would allow them to run several Windows-based hotel
management applications in a centralized environment which could then
be accessed from remote locations using thin clients," said David
Ribera Diaz of Sistemas de Acceso Interactivo (SAI), GraphOn's
distributor in Spain. "The hotel's applications include accounting,
purchasing, stock control, human resources, and more."
Previously, the hotel group had been using centralized,
character-oriented Linux applications which were accessed remotely via
traditional telnet clients. When the company recently migrated to
Windows-based, client-server applications with a graphical user
interface, they decided it made good business sense to retain the many
benefits of centralized computing. "In a centralized environment,
application deployment and support are handled at the central site,
not at individual dispersed desktops," said Diaz.
To meet the need for server-centric Windows computing, Hoteles
Globales evaluated Microsoft Windows Terminal Services (WTS), Citrix
Presentation Server, and GraphOn GO-Global.
"In the final analysis, we selected GO-Global because the solution
was easy to deploy and use, was very fast, and fully met our needs at
an attractive price," said Miguel Angel Mestre, IT Manager at Hoteles
Globales. "We were equally impressed by other GO-Global advantages
such as near-zero administration, reduced bandwidth requirements,
built-in security, and scalability for easy growth."
The GO-Global server-centric solution is totally invisible to the
users. Each user simply runs a near zero-footprint thin client.
Centrally-running applications thereby appear on the users' desktops
exactly as they would if running locally. While Hoteles Globales
decided to use GraphOn's native Windows thin clients, GraphOn also
offers Web browser plug-ins and Java thin clients.
"We are very happy with our decision to deploy GO-Global, as are
our users," concluded Mestre. "In addition to our existing
applications, we are now in the process of deploying front office and
back office applications via GO-Global as well, and we look forward to
an even greater return on investment in the near future."
About Hoteles Globales
Hoteles Globales is part of Grupo Optursa and has over 30 years of
hotel management and tourism experience. The company's hotel
properties are located in popular Spanish tourist destinations such as
the Balearic and Canary Islands, and Costa del Sol. Additional hotels
are located in Nicaragua, Argentina, Belgium, and Switzerland. For
more information, visit www.hotelesglobales.com.
About GraphOn
GraphOn Corporation is a publicly-traded company headquartered in
Santa Cruz, California. For over a decade, GraphOn has been an
innovator of cost-effective, advanced solutions that help customers
access applications from anywhere. GraphOn's high-performance software
provides fast remote access, cross-platform connectivity, and a
centralized architecture that delivers a dramatically lower cost of
ownership. The company's solutions run under Microsoft (MSFT) Windows,
Linux and UNIX, including Sun (SUNW) Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett-Packard
(HPQ) HP-UX, and others. For more information, call 1.800.GRAPHON in
the USA, +44.1344.668534 in Europe, or visit www.graphon.com.
This press release contains statements that are forward looking as
that term is defined by the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current
expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand,
product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and
pricing, technological shifts, and other variables. Readers are
referred to GraphOn's most recent periodic and other reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
GraphOn and GO-Global are registered trademarks of GraphOn. Other
trademarks belong to their owners.
