[thinnews] Softricity Acquires Intellectual Property of Seaport Software
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thinnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:23:18 -0500
Softricity Acquires Intellectual Property of Seaport Software to Extend
Virtual Installation Technology
http://www.softricity.com
Purchase Includes Patent to Run Software on Windows Computers Without
Installation
Boston, MA. -- November 18, 2002 -- Today Softricity, Inc., developer of the
SoftGrid? application deployment and management platform, announced that it
has acquired the intellectual property of Seaport Software, Inc of Boston,
MA. The acquisition bolsters Softricity?s patent portfolio, which protects
systems that locally execute software ?on-demand? on Windows computers
without the need for installation.
By adding Seaport Software?s technology and intellectual property to
Softricity?s application deployment and management solution, Softricity is
now uniquely positioned to offer proprietary solutions that enable software
to run on Windows desktops and terminal servers without being installed
locally.
Virtual installation is critical for providing applications on-demand, as it
enables applications to be deployed and managed from a single location as a
network service over LANs, WANs and the Internet. This eliminates the need
to do installations on a machine-by-machine basis. This technology also
enhances Citrix MetaFrame deployments, as it eliminates problems common to
Terminal Services environments where multiple applications install different
versions of files and settings on their host computer. This creates
application conflicts and what is commonly known as ?DLL Hell.?
?Softricity now has the technology and intellectual property, as well as the
partnerships to be the leader of the next-generation of on-demand
application deployment and management, ? said Harry Ruda, CEO, Softricity.
?We are unique in being the only company who can now offer Windows
applications that can execute ? but are never installed ? on desktops and
terminal servers.?
About Softricity
Softricity Inc. develops products that allow its enterprise customers to
reduce the cost of application administration and realize significant
returns on their investment by enabling applications to be delivered as
network services to thousands of computers from a single server. The
company's flagship product, the Softricity SoftGrid Platform 2.0, eliminates
the need for installing and updating applications on a machine-by-machine
basis, simplifying the management and administration of Windows desktops and
Windows Terminal Server. Softricity has a multiyear Strategic Alliance with
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq "MSFT"), is a Microsoft Terminal Services Industry
Partner and is a Premier Citrix (Nasdaq "CTXS") Business Alliance Member.
More information can be found by visiting the Softricity Web site at
www.softricity.com.
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