Devon IT Thin Clients to be Featured at Virtualization Event for Education IT.KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- Devon IT Inc., an alternative desktop solution company and the fastest-growing provider of thin client solutions, today announced that its thin desktop access devices will be featured at a virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. event sponsored by Logicalis, an international provider of integrated Information and Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ). The event will be hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University In 2006, IWU was named "One of the Top Masters Universities in the Midwest" by U.S. News and World Report. It has also been named one of the "Top Ten Conservative Colleges" in the U.S. by the Young America's Foundation three years in a row. in Indianapolis on Wednesday, April 16. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Gartner Report from May 2007, desktop virtualization has the potential to outstrip out·strip tr.v. out·stripped, out·strip·ping, out·strips 1. To leave behind; outrun. 2. To exceed or surpass: "Material development outstripped human development" server virtualization, especially when companies look for ways to better manage IT infrastructure. Education customers and other IT personnel will discuss the main reasons for this trend and experience firsthand the benefits of virtualization and thin client implementation, including cost-savings, more centralized management, lower energy consumption, and increased security. Interactive environments featuring Devon IT's thin access devices and software, virtualization, and hardware components will be on display for attendees. "It is no secret that virtualization implementation fuels the advancement of the hosted client and server-based computing market," says Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT. "Many of our customers who use thin client solutions are in the education vertical, and we are proud to offer our products for education IT personnel to test at this event. We have worked with Logicalis on a number of different opportunities, and look forward to continuing a mutually beneficial relationship." To register for this event, please visit www.us.logicalis.com/events/2008/VIRTUAL/. For more information about virtualization, thin clients, and hosted client solutions, call Devon IT at 610-757-4110 or toll-free 888-524-9382, or email sales@devonit.com. Information is also available at www.devonit.com and www.safebook.net. About Devon IT Devon IT is an information technology company that focuses on offering thin client terminals and alternative desktop solutions that provide enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lower costs. Devon IT is a founding member of Blade.org and develops products which support IBM's Hosted Client Infrastructure and Blade Computing ecosystem. More information is available at www.devonit.com. |
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