SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today at VMworld 2010, Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, announced the upcoming availability of Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 can be purchased from the iTunes App Store. Wyse PocketCloud is also available for viewing at VMworld 2010 along with demonstrations of the latest cloud computing and desktop virtualization hardware and software solutions at Booth #521.
“Remote desktop access has long been an essential component of IT strategy”
Wyse PocketCloud is a remote desktop application that has been extremely successful in the iTunes app marketplace, and is ranked among the top 10 business applications since it was introduced at VMworld 2009. It allows end users to access their files, desktop and applications on any physical or virtualized infrastructure via a choice of popular, well supported protocols. Wyse PocketCloud is VMware Ready™ Certified for VMware View™ for the entire family of Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad), with seamless integration into a pre-existing VMware View™ environment with no special setup or software required.
“Wyse PocketCloud is an amazing combination of practicality and potential. The University of Toledo is already using Wyse PocketCloud on the iPhone to access our VMware View™ agent on the fly; saving us from having to bring our laptops on vacation with us,” according to Joshua Spencer, Team Lead at The University of Toledo. “In the near future, however, we are looking at Wyse PocketCloud on the iPad as a way to arm our students and medical residents with convenient, reliable – but most of all, secure – computing environments that will improve both the patient experience and that of our residents and medical staff.”
“With Wyse PocketCloud celebrating its one-year anniversary at VMworld 2010, we are excited to unleash a collection of new features for our current and future users,” said Daniel Barreto, GM, Mobile Cloud Business Unit at Wyse. “In the past year we’ve seen PocketCloud grow from an emergency IT resource to an essential app for anyone on the go looking to remotely access their media, documents and applications.”
Wyse PocketCloud provides secure mobile display and control of physical or virtual instances of Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Remote Desktop Services, and Terminal Services features in Windows Server products.
“Remote desktop access has long been an essential component of IT strategy,” according to Vittorio Viarengo, vice president, End User Computing Products, VMware. “With the introduction of PocketCloud for Android phones, in addition to the apps already available for the iPhone and iPad, Wyse has teamed with VMware View™ to make remote access an anytime/anywhere proposition.”
“Rather than carrying around laptops to demonstrate all of the new EMC integration points with VMware at VMworld this week, the EMC vSpecialist team is using PocketCloud on iPads to access their virtual desktop images,” said Wade O’Harrow, Global Director, vSpecialist, EMC. “This is a real world use case of virtual desktop power users running on iPads with PocketCloud, instead of their laptops which typically have high speed processors, 8GB of ram and solid state disks! Given the heavy computing use of an EMC vSpecialist, this shows how robust a virtual desktop can be.”
Wyse PocketCloud for iPhone and iPad also includes the new Wyse PocketCloud Premium. Wyse PocketCloud Premium enables a richer and more intuitive interaction with the multimedia, files and applications in your Windows desktops. Wyse PocketCloud Premium and other features of Wyse PocketCloud require the Wyse PocketCloud Windows Companion which can be downloaded at no cost from www.wyse.com/pocketcloud
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New in Wyse PocketCloud for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad):
- Auto Discovery: Secure hassle-free access to your devices with minimal setup, no technical know-how needed
- VNC Support: Connect to your Mac, and Home editions of Windows
- External Monitor support on iPhone 4 and iPad (requires Apple’s VGA adapter): Share your desktop on an external display
- Performance improvements made for iOS 4
- iPhone 4 retina display support
Wyse PocketCloud Premium
- Video Streaming: Stream media video files (mpeg, wmv, avi) from your remote desktop to your device anywhere over WiFi and 3G
- File Browser: Quick access to applications, files and active applications
- Need a file and don’t know where you put it? Finding files is easy with desktop and folder search
- Thin Browser enhancements: Use your remote desktop’s Internet Explorer bookmarks and history
Pricing and Availability
In response to the overwhelming demand and success of Wyse PocketCloud, and to acknowledge VMworld 2010, our promotional pricing will continue at $14.99. All customers using Wyse PocketCloud 2.0 will have access to the new Wyse PocketCloud Premium that enables new and innovative capabilities during your remote desktop experience. Wyse PocketCloud Premium will be available in 3 month and 12 month increments at $2.99 and $9.99 respectively. All versions will be available at the iTunes App Store.
To learn more about Wyse PocketCloud, please visit www.wyse.com/pocketcloud/
About Wyse Technology
Wyse Technology is the global leader in cloud client computing, leveraging its industry-leading thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions combined with its advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software – on any computing platform; desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Wyse provides the most complete combination of software, hardware and service solutions for its more than 200 million users. Cloud Client Computing is the ultimate client computing solution for our time. It replaces the outdated computing model of the unsecure, unreliable, un-green and expensive PC. It delivers the most optimized security, reliability, total cost of ownership, and user experience with the lowest energy usage. It simply connects all the dots: Thin and zero client computing, unified communications, desktop virtualization and the web for users to reach the clouds – in a private, public, hybrid or government cloud. It is software. It is hardware. It is services. It is in business. It is at home. It is on the go. It is freedom – so users can focus on what is important. Wyse partners with industry-leading IT vendors, including Citrix®, CSC®, IBM®, Microsoft®, and VMware®. Wyse also partners with globally-recognized distribution and service partners along with its award-winning partner programs to service any customer, anywhere and anytime, in the world. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, U.S.A., with offices worldwide.
For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE.
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