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Market Response to vDesk 2.x (past 3 quarters)
• Enterprise Customers– #1 ranked Fortune 500 Global Bank (European HQ)– #1 ranked Gartner MQ Call Center (North America)– #1 largest independent desktop outsourcing provider (Global)– Dozens of new global 2000 Enterprises and SME customers
• Strategic Partnerships– Intel with vPro integration (co-development, co-marketing)– McAfee with STP (sales teaming partners)– Microsoft with SCCM (platform & mgmt interoperability)
• Leading Analysts and Thought Leaders– Validation from virtualization thought leaders that “workspace
virtualization” is quickly maturing and has distinct advantages around personalization, mobility, and performance.
Client VMs(Microsoft VPC)
VDI(VMware, Citrix XD)
Virtual Workspaces(RingCube vDesk)
Costs
Management
Mobility
Performance
Security
Customers’ Comparison of Desktop Virtualization
= Exceeds Requirements = Meets Requirements = Does Not Meet Requirements
High-level Product Roadmap
Apollo – Q3 ‘08
(vDesk 1.x)
Bacchus – Q2 ’09(vDesk 2.x)
Chaos – Q1 ’10(vDesk 3.x)
Platform Industry’s 1st Virtual Workspace• 4 Deployment Modes: PC, Drive, Network, VDI• 99% of native performance• No 2nd OS required• MobileSync• Windows XP support
Next Generation Engine (WVE)• Virtual Networking• Virtual Windows Services• Generic Driver Support• Vista 32-bit support• Internationalization (I18N/L10N)• Japanese language pack
Scaling and platform expansion• Windows 7 support, x64 (VT)• Non-standard PCs via seamless support of VDI and/or client hypervisors: VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, Parallels, Oracle/Sun• MobileSync performance increase
Mgmt • Enterprise console• Workspace update• AD policy mgmt
• Virtual user management• Domain support• GPO support• Enhanced Reporting• Granular Policy Mgmt
• Hierarchical management servers (parent-child) to allow inheritance of master workspaces, policies, etc.• Distributed storage for large scale, multi-site deployments• Enhanced master workspace management (cloning, collapsing)
Security • Endpoint checking• Custom remediation• Isolation policies
• Virtual Security Store• Native Workspace Encryption• Encryption Partner Framework• Broad VPN client support• VHD format
• Enhance AV and FW support• Custom endpoint checking• Deeper host OS mgmt and security policy enforcement
What’s new in vDesk 3.0?
• Global Scalability and Enhanced Manageability
• Faster MobileSync (~60% less time on average)
• Increased Platform Support (Microsoft Windows 7)
• Hardware Assisted Isolation Control (Intel vPro)
• New pricing (Standard versus Enterprise)
vDesk 3.0 public announcement:
March 24, 2010
Global Scalability and Enhanced Manageability
• Hierarchical Management (parent-child admin servers)• Distributed Storage (multi-site, multiple fileservers)• Master workspace consolidation and cloning capability• Network-based studios (access/migrate studio to any PC)
Headquarters
Amsterdam London New York
Main Office IT Liverpool IT New Jersey IT Manhattan Banking
London WallWholesale Banking
ManchesterAsset Mgmt
vDesk admin server
File Server / NAS appliance
Faster MobileSync
• Differential comparison calculation eliminated
• Sync improvements can range 25%-70% on XP, up to 90% on Vista, Win7
• On average, customers may expect ~60% less time during typical MobileSync
LAN Test vDesk 2.2 vDesk 3.0
Deploy 3GB XP workspace
(check-out)11 min 10 min
(9% faster)
Sync(no changes)
40 sec13 sec
(68% faster)
10MB / +10file changes
44 sec 14 sec(68% faster)
100MB / +50file changes
50 sec 23 sec(54% faster)
500MB / +100file changes
110 sec 79 sec(28% faster)
Increased Platform Support (Windows 7)
• As of Dec 14, 2009 RingCube became an official Microsoft Gold Certified Partner– Close interoperability with System Center (SCCM)
– Native support for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 x86
• vDesk 3.0 now supports Windows 7 x86– 32-bit versions: Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise,
and Ultimate editions
• vDesk is recruiting Windows 7 x64 beta– Beta sign-up: http://www.ringcube.com/beta64
– Note: requires VT in order to run vDesk on Win7 x64
Hardware Assisted Isolation Control (Intel vPro)
• RingCube is Intel’s premier “Workspace Virtualization” partner:– Official agreement began Q2 “09
– Co-development on Win7 x64
– Co-marketing of vDesk on vPro
• vDesk on Windows 7 x64 requires VT (Intel VT or AMD-V)– Provides increased workspace
security isolation
• vDesk roadmap includes leveraging Intel vPro for:– TXT: boot chaining verification
– TPM: encryption key protection
– AMT: background updates
New pricing: Standard versus Enterprise
Feature(Release)
vDesk Standard($200USD per user)
vDesk Enterprise($300USD per user)
Management(vDesk 3.0)
Single admin serverHierarchical admin server support
(parent-child, multi-tiered servers can inherit/leverage masters & policies)
Mastering(vDesk 3.0)
Fixed studio creation (once studio installed must remain on PC)
Network based studio creation (administrators can access/migrate the vDesk studio environment from any PC)
Storage(vDesk 3.0)
Single location onlyMulti-site, multi-location storage(workspaces can be assigned to
different fileservers by group/master)
Encryption(vDesk 3.1)
VHD encryption onlyVHD encryption OR
3rd party encryption (TrueCrypt, FreeOTFE, McAfee, PGP, etc.)
vDesk 3.0 Themes and Partnerships
Themes Partners Validation
Everywhere(platform & scale)
Platforms: Win7, XP, Vista, VDI and client hypervisorsScalability: hierarchical mgmt, distributed storage
Fastest Validation from independent 3rd party benchmarks
Secure Joint Secure vDesk Solution and STP with McAfee Field
Managed Joint Managed vDesk Solution approved by SCCM
Mobile MobileSync with 4 modes (PC, Drive, Network, VDI)