VMwareis to expand itsdesktop virtualisationoffering with
the acquisition ofapplication virtualisationfirm
Thinstall.
VMware has also acquired virtualisation services assets from
Foedus.
VMware is acquiring Thinstall to expand its desktop
virtualisation capabilities, which help customers better provision,
deploy and update desktop environments.
The terms of the acquisition, which is expected to be completed
in the current fiscal quarter, have not been disclosed. VMware is
owned by
EMC.
"Delivering software applications to an organisation's workforce
is the single largest cost of desktop administration today," said
Jeff Jennings, vice-president of
desktop products and solutions at VMware.
"Thinstall's third generation solution offers the best
technological approach in the market for application
virtualisation, providing faster, easier and more secure delivery
of software applications to desktop-based workforces.
"The addition of Thinstall to our desktop virtualisation
portfolio will help us to better deliver cost-effective and more
flexible tools for quickly and securely provisioning desktops,"
said Jennings.
Thinstall decouples applications from underlying operating
systems, improving isolation and portability for applications
across desktop environments.
Thinstall's agent-less approach to application virtualisation
enables a rapid, secure and cost effective delivery of software
applications to desktops, said VMware.
Agent-less application virtualisation requires no pre-installed
software on physical or virtual PC's and no new deployment
infrastructure or management tools.
Thinstall's architecture integrates into existing application
management systems to deliver virtualised applications across a
variety of operating systems and enables applications to move with
users as needed.
VMware has also acquired services-related assets from Foedus, a
provider of virtualisation technologies and services. VMware
intends to use Foedus's application and desktop virtualisation
services expertise to help VMware partners expand their
virtualisation services business.