Mainline Joins Leostream Reseller Channel Program.WALTHAM, Mass. -- 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. tools vendor Leostream (www.leostream.com) today announced that Mainline Information Systems, one of IBM's largest Premiere Business Partners, has joined Leostream's channel partner program. Based in Tallahassee, Florida For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation). Tallahassee is the capital of the State of Florida and the county seat of Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. , Mainline (www.mainline.com) will leverage Leostream's Connection Broker application to provide a complete virtualized hosted client solution to complement the company's expertise in delivering virtualization offerings and to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the rising demand for scalable, secure access control solutions in the market. Leostream's Connection Broker provides controlled access to desktops that are running in virtual and physical machine environments. "Leostream's Hosted desktop solution combines a very good desktop management solution with an excellent end user experience," said Bill Nemesi, Mainline's VP of System x Brand Management. "There is significant demand in the market for this type of solution, especially one that is quick to setup and deploy such as Leostream. We can then work with our customers to tailor it to their business processes." The Leostream Connection Broker controls access to desktop applications that are running in a virtual machine environment. Leostream's Connection Broker enhances the functionality of IBM's Virtualized Client Solution (VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. ) with features such as remote desktop protocol See RDP. (protocol) Remote Desktop Protocol - (RDP) A Microsoft protocol that provides remote display and input for Windows. RDP's video driver renders display output by sending packets to the client which translates them into corresponding Microsoft Win32 graphics management, desktop pooling, stickiness, thin client integration, as well as monitoring and reporting. The Leostream Connection Broker is tightly integrated with VMware Infrastructure 3 and their Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI (1) (Video Device Interface) An Intel standard for speeding up full-motion video performance. See DCI. (2) (Virtual Device Interface) An ANSI standard format for creating device drivers. VDI has been incorporated into CGI. ) Initiative. VMware ESX Server VMware ESX Server is an enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation. ESX Server is a component of VMware's larger offering, Virtual Infrastructure, which adds management and reliability services to the core server product. manages the virtual infrastructure while Leostream manages the desktops. "Mainline has brought together all the keys pieces for a compelling solution to the most pressing problems with corporate desktops - data security, reliability, management, and total cost of ownership," said David Crosbie, 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 Leostream. "We add the switch within IBM's VCS technology." Leostream's Connection Broker simplifies the end-user experience by enabling single sign-on and auto sign-off from both Windows XP machines and thin clients such as the DevonIT 6020 or the Wyse S10. Users can simply enter their username and password and be immediately connected to the relevant remote Microsoft Windows XP desktop. The desktop itself can be dynamically assigned from a pool of resources and either remain permanently or be returned to the pool after use. Connection Broker is also available as a Virtual Appliance. Additional information and free trials can be obtained from www.leostream.com. About Leostream Corporation In addition to Leostream Connection Broker, Leostream is the creator of P>V Direct, a tool that enables the automated conversion and repeated disk synchronization of physical machines to their virtual equivalent for one-time conversions, as well as repeated conversions for patch testing, backup, and Disaster Recovery. Leostream customers include Accenture, State of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Las Vegas Water Board, California Dept. of Transportation, Fujistu, Chubb Insurance, Siemens, Price Waterhouse, Virgin Retail, Washington Gas, St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical, Inc. NYSE: STJ is a $2.9 billion global cardiovascular device company, with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. , Lucent, and The Federal Reserve Bank of Pennsylvania. Visit www.Leostream.com. Leostream Corp., 950 Winter Street Suite 2400, Waltham, MA 02451. Tel. 781 577 9584. All trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies. |
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