NComputing announces vSpace Server Software

Market pressures, budget constraints and a mobile workforce are increasingly driving organisations to desktop virtualisation as a viable alternative to traditional PC computing. Through a unique combination of simplicity, performance and value, NComputing removes the barriers and accelerates the adoption of desktop virtualisation for today’s high priority IT initiatives, including mobility, BYOD and migration to new versions of Windows operating environments.

The new release of vSpace Server software addresses today’s market needs with a rich computing experience, enhanced collaboration and increased productivity for corporate users. In addition to significant hardware, management and energy cost savings compared to deploying PCs, IT administrators can also enable their users to securely work from anywhere, anytime and on any device.

NComputing’s new vSpace Server software complements the growing global adoption of desktop virtualisation and management technology by an increasing number and also type of customers. Today, NComputing’s solutions are in use by more than 20 million daily users in 140 countries, and are widely recognised for security, ease of use, high-performance and value. Downloads of vSpace Server software have crossed 10,000 over the past three months, demonstrating solid market traction by healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, education and other market segments.

Major new features of vSpace Server 7.1 software include:
Support for Windows Server 2012, Windows Multipoint Server 2012 and Windows 8
The new vSpace Server software extends application and desktop virtualisation capabilities for the latest Microsoft environments, including Windows Multipoint Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. This enhances the user experience with improved graphics performance and expanded USB peripheral support.

Quick and Easy Scalability to Manage Large Scale Deployments
vSpace Management Center support for the new vSpace Server 7.1 software enables IT administrators to easily manage and scale virtual desktop deployments to tens of thousands of users through a simple web-based management console. Using vSpace Management Center, IT administrators can remotely manage vSpace Server software instances on PCs, servers and client devices, such as NComputing L300 or M300 thin clients. These management capabilities extend to vSpace Client for Windows on PCs, laptops and also BYOD, whether deployed at a single site or multiple sites. The vSpace Management Center dramatically reduces administrative overhead for IT managers to easily maintain and control their virtual desktop environment.

Adoption of vSpace Management Center is growing rapidly. Sixty percent of customers today represent corporate environments, while 17 percent come from education and 15 percent represent manufacturing, healthcare and the retail markets.

New Support and Subscription Programs
World-class software support and new product innovation from NComputing ensures that customers realise maximum value from their desktop virtualisation technology investments. Membership in the NComputing Support and Subscription (SnS) programs is now available for the vSpace Server and vSpace Management Center software products. Customers who participate in the vSpace SnS programs are entitled to the new vSpace 7.1 Server software release immediately. Customer purchasing of NComputing SnS is increasing. What’s more, more than 80 percent of SnS purchasers have selected NComputing’s Premium Support option.