DELL : Expands Desktop Virtualization Solutions Portfolio
05/25/2011 | 08:05am
Dell today announced additions to its desktop virtualization solutions
portfolio including an enhanced Dell
Virtual Lab 2.0 solution and new Dell
OptiPlex FX170 and FX130 thin client offerings. The new Virtual Lab
2.0 solution, designed for colleges and universities, now comes with
validation testing on six of the most popular applications, affording
students and faculty the freedom to access secure, lab-based software
virtually anytime, anywhere and from any device. The new OptiPlex thin
client solutions, designed for organizations such as education,
financial, healthcare and retail, offer seamless connectivity for
organizations that have implemented or plan to implement a desktop
virtualization infrastructure.
The new desktop virtualization offerings will complement the recently
launched Dell Desktop Virtualization
Solutions (DDVS), a comprehensive solution portfolio that leverages
pre-packaged services with configured and tested hardware and software
to deliver the datacenter architecture necessary to provide desktop
virtualization capabilities. DDVS addresses the design and
implementation complexities associated with desktop virtualization and
accelerates it so organizations can adapt to the changing dynamics of
today's more mobile and efficient global workforce.
Dell Virtual Lab 2.0
Whether you're a student, faculty member or administrator, there is a
need for anytime access to data and applications bringing increased
expectations of support from IT staff. Desktop virtualization can help
by delivering easy management, disaster recovery and flexibility, while
allowing access to information virtually anytime and anywhere - in an
office, on campus or at home.
Virtual Lab 2.0 takes the advantages of the solution one step further by
addressing the need for improved application accessibility and creates
increased global learning opportunities. It comes with validation
testing on six leading applications used on campuses, with seven more
anticipated to be completed by the end of the year. Applications include
Adobe Premiere Pr CS3, AutoCad 2DLT, Wolfram Mathmatica 7, Mathworks
MatLab, SAS and IBM SPSS.
Dell OptiPlex FX170 and FX130 Thin Clients
The new OptiPlex
thin client solutions offer mobile, contract, remote and task
workers connectivity within a desktop virtualization infrastructure. The
FX170 is designed for knowledge-based workers focused on multimedia and
content creation, while the FX130 is ideal for application and
task-based environments. The solutions provide the following features:
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Productivity and Connectivity designed for quick and easy
deployment and management with optional support for dual monitors;
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Business Class Control by allowing IT to centrally manage data
and images in the data center;
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Reliable and flexible fan-less systems and with no moving parts
are designed for a long life of service and as the smallest OptiPlex
systems at less than 1.5 inches wide and weighing less than 1.5
pounds, are designed to fit in a variety of environments; and,
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Dell
ProSupport comes standard for simple, quick hardware
replacement.
Dell offers a comprehensive set of software solutions to improve the
manageability and control of the new OptiPlex thin clients. These
solutions, including Devon IT Echo? Management Console Dell Edition and
Devon IT DeTOS Dell Edition, provide support for Microsoft Windows
Embedded and DeTOS thin clients and allow access to Citrix XenApp or
XenDesktop, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware View? and
web-based applications. Additionally, Devon IT VDI Blaster Dell Edition
supports a wide array PCs while maximizing life and extending capital
investments by allowing quick conversion to a thin client system.
Dell OptiPlex 390 Desktop
Dell also announced the availability of the OptiPlex
390, the newest member of OptiPlex
business desktop PC family complementing the OptiPlex 990 and 790.
The 390 features minitower, desktop, small form-factor chassis with an
optional all-in-one stand. The system offers essential productivity for
organizations that need affordable in-band management with a minimum 20
month product life-cycle management and stability, including newly added
Global Standard Platforms in this product class. In addition to
supporting second generation Intel® iCore? processors, the 390 offers a
minimum of 10 percent post-consumed recycled plastic chassis and
recyclable packaging.
Dell Services
Dell offers a comprehensive set of services that help customers automate
the deployment and management of thin clients, commercial
laptops, mobile
devices and desktops,
as well as the ability to securely dispose of outdated or retired
assets. Examples include:
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Deployment Services - Designed to simplify and accelerate the
customization and utilization of new systems. Dell Deployment Services
include everything from order consolidation to coordination of
deployment resources.
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ProSupport Services - Designed to minimize disruptions and
maintain high levels of productivity across end-user PCs. Dell Support
Services help protect client investments and free businesses from IT
maintenance so they can focus on running their business.
Quotes
"Our goal is to make the kinds of software products accessible to
students from their dorm room to their home or when they're traveling on
the road. By providing a desktop virtual solution where students
leverage their own technology, we are able to extend the boundaries
beyond the campus. By working with Dell, we believe that we're going to
create something that will not only work for University of Maryland, but
for the higher education system as a whole," said John Seuss, VP for
Information Technology, University of Maryland.
"With Virtual Lab 2.0, we're bringing a set of solutions that faculty
and administrators have told us are particularly difficult to manage in
a virtual environment and have now made them easy to implement. Students
increasingly need access to data and curriculum. Virtual Lab 2.0
enhances their tools and gives them access regardless of where they are
and what device they use," John Mullen, vice president, Global
Education, Dell.
"Dell is one of the only IT vendors in the world to deliver end-to-end
desktop virtualization capabilities that span data center and end-user
technologies," said Steven Lalla, vice president and general manager of
Commercial Client Product Group, Dell. "The OptiPlex thin clients are
designed to deliver the reliability, productivity and business-class
control of a traditional OptiPlex system in an organization's desktop
virtualization environment."
Pricing and Availability:
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With availability on May 26 in the U.S. and Western Europe, the
starting price for the Dell OptiPlex FX170 is $449 USD and $349 USD
for the OptiPlex FX130. The OptiPlex 390 is available now with a
starting price of $ $671 USD.
Additional information:
About Dell
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Dell Education
Kari Sherrodd, 512-728-2835
Kari_Sherrodd@dell.com
or
Dell
Jake
Whitman, 512-496-0051
Jake_Whitman@dell.com
or
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