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Virtual client solution from IBM

A desktop virtualization solution



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Highlights

	Enable highly secure access to remote desktops from virtually any client device at any time.
	Reduce costs and simplify management associated with traditional desktop computing
	Increase performance levels, scalability, operational flexibility, availability and reliability of your desktop infrastructure

Gain greater control over your desktop environment with the virtual client solution from IBM
With the virtual client solution, IBM replaces your traditional desktop computers with server-based thin client devices. Your full desktop operating system and applications are virtualized on highly reliable, fault-tolerant IBM System x® or IBM BladeCenter® blade server located in a security-rich managed data center environment. All the data that would traditionally reside on traditional desktop computers is stored on consolidated storage devices in the data center. And without compromising usability, users can access virtualized desktops remotely from any PC or thin client on the network, offering true mobility, extraordinary data protection and real control.

Solution summary

Servers
IBM offers a range of affordable, high-performance, easy-to-manage System x servers and IBM BladeCenter x86 blade servers ideal for your virtualized infrastructure. Equipped with flexible configurations, enhanced memory and industry-leading availability and reliability features, these servers are designed to help reduce costs and keep your business up and running.

Software
Partnering with VMware® and Leostream™, IBM offers the following virtualization software and connection broker software to help you complete your desktop virtualization solution.

VMware® offerings
VMware Infrastructure 3.5 is a suite of virtualization software offerings designed to help businesses of all sizes deploy enterprise-class virtualization capabilities. As part of this portfolio of virtualization software offered by IBM, VMware View (formerly VMware Virtual Desktop VDI), delivers rich, personalized virtual desktops to any device with all the benefits of centralized enterprise desktop management.

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Leostream Connection Broker
The Leostream Connection Broker Enterprise is a software-based "virtual appliance" that resides on a single server. It dynamically assigns Windows hosted desktop sessions to client device users from the hosted desktop. When combined with IBM System x and BladeCenter servers, Leostream helps optimize the virtual desktop environment with management designed for server-based computing.

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Thin client devices
IBM Business Partners such as Devon IT® and Wyse Technology® offer powerful thin client devices so users can access Web, Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® applications directly from the servers in the data center.

Services
IBM Solution Support Services for Virtual Client Solution provides support for all products in the virtual client solution including IBM hardware, software, middleware and operating systems; certain original equipment manufacturer technology; and certain independent software vendor applications. Clients with multiple hardware and software vendors can now have a single point of entry for resolving problems.

For more information on the virtual client solution from IBM, please contact your local IBM System x and BladeCenter Sales Representatives or nearest IBM Business Partner.

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