Calista Technologies to Deliver Zero-Touch Access to Windows Vista(TM).Beta Release See beta version. of Calista Virtual Desktop(TM) Marks Entry of Venture-funded Startup into Desktop Virtualization Market SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Calista Technologies, a technology startup entering the burgeoning desktop virtualization market, announced today that its first product, Calista Virtual Desktop(TM), a software solution which enables businesses to deliver a media-rich Windows Vista user experience to an unmodified thin client or PC, has been made available to select partners and customers for beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the . In a separate announcement today, Calista Technologies announced its formation and funding from two top tier Silicon Valley venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. firms. When deployed over regular LAN/MAN networks, Calista Virtual Desktop remotes the full Windows([R]) Aero(TM) desktop, a premium feature of all Windows Vista business editions, and provides a near local-like user experience of any graphics-intensive application such as streaming video, Flash and 3D content. As the product has been designed to work independently from the hardware or software capabilities of the remote client, requiring only a standard RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) The presentation services protocol that governs input/output between a Windows terminal client and Windows Terminal Server. It is based on the T.share protocol. See Windows Terminal Server. (protocol) RDP - 1. 5.x connection, it helps customers preserve prior investments into their existing client infrastructure and reduce the potential for upgrade-related downtime. "Whether you are an IT manager looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. seamless migration to Windows Vista, a software developer requiring on-demand access to the latest Windows platform, or a designer needing occasional access to advanced 3D graphics, Calista Virtual Desktop is likely the closest to a zero-touch solution to accomplish your goals without disrupting your users' productivity", explains Neal Margulis, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Calista Technologies. The new Windows Aero desktop offers a much improved user experience with sophisticated graphical effects and visual navigation; however, it requires a level of hardware resources that most of today's installed PCs and thin clients don't meet. Calista Virtual Desktop represents an alternative to costly hardware upgrades as the software, which installs on a Windows Vista host, enables access from any existing fat or thin client without requiring a Windows Aero-capable GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. on the client. General availability of the product, which has been designed for businesses, universities and government, is slated for the second quarter of 2007. About Calista Technologies Calista Technologies is pioneering the next generation of desktop virtualization solutions that provide the richness and responsiveness of a locally executing desktop while preserving the security, management and cost benefits of a centralized computing strategy. The company, which was founded in 2006, is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. ; first products are scheduled to ship during 2007. Calista Technologies has received funding by top tier Silicon Valley VCs. For more information, please visit www.calistatechnologies.com. |
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