Wipro Technologies, the global Consulting, System Integration
and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), and Citrix
Systems announced today an initiative with Microsoft to deliver an
integrated Wipro Desktop as a Service (Wipro DaaS) solution that
uses the market-leading desktop virtualization technologies of
Citrix and Microsoft.
The announcement was made at Citrix Synergy™, the conference
where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet. This
service is designed to meet the needs of specific industries
including education, manufacturing, banking and healthcare. It is
currently available for beta customers, and will be generally
available in the first quarter of 2011. Pricing and licensing will
be disclosed at the time of availability.
The Wipro DaaS solution is based on Citrix XenDesktop® and
leverages Citrix FlexCast™ delivery technology to provide multiple
types of virtual desktops – hosted or local, physical or virtual –
each specifically tailored to meet the performance, security and
flexibility requirements of each individual user. By leveraging
Citrix HDX™ technology, each user is assured a rich, high
definition experience on any device, including PCs, Macs, thin
clients, tablets and smartphones. The solution incorporates the
Microsoft VDI Premium Suite, which includes Microsoft VDI
infrastructure and management software so customers can virtualize,
manage, stream and remotely display applications and deliver
desktops remotely.
Wipro DaaS offers organizations virtual desktops and
applications as a service. The solution will be hosted at Wipro’s
datacenters or at a customer’s location. It replaces complex,
custom implementation projects with a plug-and-play, preconfigured
delivery model that is based on the most common user requirements
in order to improve time to market, performance and scalability of
virtual desktops. Customers will realize these benefits as a hosted
service with minimal upfront capital costs and no deployment
delays.
“Wipro is excited to work with Citrix and Microsoft in
developing a Desktop as a Service solution to simplify the
implementation and management of virtual desktops for various
industry verticals,” said Deepak Jain, Senior Vice President,
Global Head Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS). “Customers
are looking for virtual desktop and virtualized application
solutions that allow for a modular approach at a low operating
expense (OPEX). We see a need to simplify the deployment and
management of desktop virtualization. Our solution can be hosted at
Wipro’s state-of-the-art datacenters and at a customer’s location,
allowing our clients to have the benefits of the private cloud
computing model while achieving the optimized distribution of the
hosting infrastructure.”
“Customers are rapidly adopting desktop virtualization to enable
users to get access to their desktop, apps and documents anywhere,
using any device,” said Sumit Dhawan, Vice President, XenDesktop
Product Marketing. “The Wipro DaaS service with Citrix XenDesktop
and Microsoft offers a low cost, modular and scalable service
model, which can be easily adopted by organizations. This new
service broadly addresses the needs of different users via multiple
types of virtual desktops, such as session-based shared desktops
for task workers, VDI desktops for power users, or streamed
desktops for lab environments.”
“Citrix and Microsoft software provides customers of all sizes
with groundbreaking solutions that are simpler, richer and more
cost-effective,” said David McCann, general manager, of Server and
Cloud Platform marketing at Microsoft Corp. “Employees want options
in where and how they work, while IT still needs to enforce
compliance and cost containment. Our work with Wipro can help
customers build on existing investments with comprehensive
management to mitigate risks and control costs, while still
equipping employees to be more productive from anywhere.”
Wipro and Citrix are working closely together in delivering
desktop virtualization implementations to enterprises worldwide.
Wipro is also a global systems integrator and strategic partner to
Microsoft, delivering industry-specific business solutions on
Microsoft technologies.
About Wipro
Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), is
the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT
services organization. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at
Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development
centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and
support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive
research and development services, IT solutions and services,
including systems integration, information systems outsourcing,
package implementation, software application management, and
datacenter managed services to corporations globally. In the Indian
market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services
for the corporate segment in India, offering system
integration, network integration, software solutions and IT
services.
Wipro also has a strong presence in niche market segments of
consumer products and lighting. In the Asia-Pacific and Middle East
markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global
corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock
Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange.
For more information, please visit our website
at www.wipro.com.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an
on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization,
networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio
of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual
datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely
on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT
environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more
than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.
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