[THIN] Re: NEWS: Provision Networks and Softricity Announce Technology Alliance Partnership
- From: Michael Pardee <pardeemp.list@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:49:42 -0500
"*Provision Networks and Softricity Announce Technology Alliance
Partnership"*
Also known as "what happens when Citrix sticks their nose in their
business."
This should cause a little heartburn.
On 11/9/05, Jim Kenzig http://Kenzig.com <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> *Provision Networks and Softricity Announce Technology Alliance
> Partnership
>
> The Two Companies Will Collaborate on Technology Development and Marketing
> Initiatives*
>
> *November 9th, 2005 – THINcity - Arlington, VA* – Provision Networks(r) and
> Softricity(r) announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic
> alliance, delivering best-of-breed application access and virtualization to
> partners and clients worldwide.
>
> Provision Networks, a global provider of access infrastructure solutions
> for the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Terminal Server platform, and
> Softricity, the leader in application virtualization, are collaborating on
> both the technology as well as the marketing fronts.
>
> The Provision Management Framework features seamless integration with the
> SoftGrid platform, enabling organizations to transform Softricity
> virtualized applications into published resources accessible using the
> Provision-IT module for Windows Terminal Services. With Softricity
> ZeroTouch™, the combined solution will allow for intelligent application
> deployment and execution, determining whether an application should be
> delivered to the client PC for local execution or launched through a
> terminal server. End-users will have a consistent users experience since the
> combined solution enables applications launched through terminal server to
> look like locally-executing applications through the use of Provision
> Networks' seamless window technology.
>
> "As a satisfied enterprise client of both technologies, we welcome the
> close alliance Provision Networks and Softricity are forming," commented
> David Herr, Director of IT with Asbury Services.
>
> The alliance partnership will deliver marketing collaboration between the
> two companies, the development of joint sales engagements, and cooperative
> support mechanisms. The two companies will also work on further integrations
> between their two product lines.
>
> "We are excited to be working with Softricity," said John Brennan, VP of
> Corporate Strategy for Provision Networks. "Our joint value proposition to
> customers and partners is simple but quite compelling – two best-of-breed
> technologies, fully interoperable, that provide intelligent application
> access regardless of location."
>
> "The Provision Networks product is exactly what many of our customers are
> looking for to complement their Softricity ZeroTouch deployments," said Les
> Yetton, VP of Business Development, Softricity.
>
> Paul Ghostine, CEO of Emergent OnLine, a Provision Networks Certified
> Solutions Advisor and Softricity Certified Consulting Partner, added that
> "this is a powerful alliance that will find wide acceptance among customers
> and partners. We are already packaging both technologies as a single
> compelling solution."
>
>
> *About Softricity
> *
> Softricity enables software to be as instantly available and as easy to
> use as electricity by transforming applications into network services that
> no longer need to be installed. The Softricity Desktop provides a software
> environment that can be securely deployed, managed and immediately available
> anywh ere in the world at a fraction of traditional IT investments – while
> dramatically improving business agility and delivering a superior end-user
> experience. Powered by the SoftGrid(r) Platform & Softricity ZeroTouch™, The
> Softricity Desktop employs the company's patented application
> virtualization, intelligent on-demand delivery and policy-based management
> technologies to save enterprises over 80% in application management costs,
> 30% in help desk costs and realize a four-fold increase in user up-time.
> Global customers include AIG, Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas City,
> Northeastern University, Prudential, Raytheon, sanofi-aventis and Suncor
> Energy. Softricity is a partner with Microsoft (Gold Certified), IBM, HP and
> VMware. For more information, visit http://www.softricity.com.
>
>
> *About Provision Networks*
>
> Provision Networks is a global provider of access infrastructure
> provisioning, management, optimization and security. Provision Networks
> solutions embrace and extend the Microsoft Windows 2003 Terminal Services
> platform, delivering resilient and scalable on-demand access for enterprises
> worldwide.
>
> The Provision Management Framework (PMF), Enterprise Edition is a
> full-featured access infrastructure solution that leverages the Microsoft
> Windows Server 2003 platform, and delivers anywhere, anytime access to
> applications and network resources. Enterprise features such as Seamless
> Windows, Application Publishing, Load Balancing, Access Control, a Web
> Portal and an SSL Gateway embrace the RDP protocol and enhance the
> deployment, manageability, performance, and security of Terminal Services
> environments of all sizes.
>
> With a world-class client list, comprised of some of the world's largest
> commercial enterprises, and government organizations, Provision Networks is
> the most trusted name in access infrastructure management, security, and
> optimization.
>
> To learn more abo ut Provision Networks and our enterprise access
> solutions, please visit us at
> www.ProvisionNetworks.com<http://www.provisionnetworks.com/>
>
>
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