Devon IT, a leading provider of thin client and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) hardware and software solutions, announced today it is showcasing its thin client and VDI solutions at the upcoming Citrix Synergy 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, October 25 "´ 27. Devon IT will be in Booth # 509.
Devon IT will offer user demos of its Citrix HDX Ready TM thin clients, and its VDI Blaster TM software that repurposes PCs as thin clients. Devon IT will also showcase the Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 thin clients.
The new OptiPlex thin client solutions offer mobile, contract, remote and task workers connectivity within a desktop virtualization infrastructure. The FX170 is designed for knowledge-based workers focused on multimedia and content creation, while the FX130 is ideal for application and task-based environments. The solutions provide the following features:
- Productivity and Connectivity designed for quick and easy deployment and management with optional support for dual monitors;
- Business Class Control by allowing IT to centrally manage data and images in the data center;
- Reliable and flexible fan-less systems and with no moving parts are designed for a long life of service and as the smallest OptiPlex systems at less than 1.5 inches wide and weighing less than 1.5 pounds, are designed to fit in a variety of environments; and,
- Dell ProSupport comes standard for simple, quick hardware replacement.
Dell offers a comprehensive set of software solutions to improve the manageability and control of the new OptiPlex thin clients. These solutions, including Devon IT Echo TM Management Console Dell Edition and Devon IT DeTOS Dell Edition, provide support for Microsoft Windows Embedded and DeTOS thin clients and allow access to Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware View TM and web-based applications. Additionally, Devon IT VDI Blaster Dell Edition supports a wide array PCs while maximizing life and extending capital investments by allowing quick conversion to a thin client system.
"Citrix continues to evolve its leading remote desktop solutions to meet the growing needs of virtualization and cloud computing users," says Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT. "For years we have worked with Citrix and aligned our products with their application delivery solutions to provide the best desktop experiences to users. We are proud to let users test our newest Citrix Ready desktop technologies at Synergy."
HDX technology in Citrix XenDesktop TM delivers a high-definition user experience of virtual desktops and applications. The Citrix HDX Ready designation is reserved for thin client devices like the TC5X, built with the powerful Intel® Atom TM n270 1.6GHz dual threaded processor, that have been verified to work with HDX technology in both XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp TM.
For more information about virtual desktop hardware and software solutions orderable through Dell, or to schedule a private demonstration, email info@devonit.com or call 610-757-4220 or 888-524-9382.
About Devon IT
Devon IT, Inc, (www.devonit.com) is an information technology company that offers advanced thin client hardware and software for alternative desktop solutions. The company´s products and services provide enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lower costs. Devon IT develops products that support Dell´s virtual desktop computing solutions, and all of its products are orderable from Dell. Devon IT is also the creator of VDI Blaster TM (www.vdiblaster.com), a software suite that transforms existing Windows® PCs into virtual desktops. Engage with Devon IT online through its technical blog, "Thin Tank" (http://www.devonit.com/blog), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/devonit), on Twitter @DevonIT and @jmakoid, and on YouTube (www.youtube.com/thinclienttv).
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