RES Software secures patent on VDX technology

RES Software has shared the following press release with the community, which goes out tomorrow. The release covers  the Virtual Desktop Extender. as it’s mainly targted towards the VDI markets:

Philadelphia, PA, August 30, 2010 — RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, today announced that it has been granted Patent No. US 7,725,527 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Virtual Desktop Extender (VDX) technology. VDX serves as a key technology in the successful deployment of virtual desktops because it enhances the remote desktop experience by enabling local applications. This industry-first solution, which also has approval from the European Patent Office, will be demonstrated from August 30 through September 2 at VMworld 2010 in San Francisco in booth #431.

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RES Nordic survey – And the winner is…

Last week the RES Nordic survey on virtualizaton/Win7 migraton concluded with some interesting results and a winner of the iPad was drawn. Congratulations to Mr. Henrik Dahl from Arrive in Norway.

The  survey of close to 1.000 IT professionals in the Nordics, conducted byRES Software, shows that eight out of ten businesses have decided to roll out Windows 7, and almost half will roll out virtual workspaces by the end of the year. Migrating user profiles is considered the biggest challenge. The most interesting finding in the survey was that only 4 out of 10 migration projects are completed within time and budget limits. Read the rest of this entry »