(Source: Business Wire)
Expand Networks, www.expand.com, the leaderin optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, reinforces its relationship with VMware at VMworld 2009 (Booth# 1840), which has helped Expand successfully deliver over one million applications to remote desktop users worldwide, cementing its position as the vendor with among the most comprehensive WAN Optimization solutions for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environments. Delivering wide protocol coverage, Expand Networks' unique ability to be deployed as part of the virtual infrastructure as well as accelerating all IP and UDP based-applications within VDI environments has led to the safeguarding and enhancing of thousands of virtualization investments across the globe.
Since becoming a VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program member, Expand now offers advanced levels of VMware integration within its WAN optimization solution and is fully committed to continuing this with support for future VMware releases. Expand's Virtual Accelerator is deployed as a VM image that runs on the VMware ESX and VMware ESXi platforms. Integration with VMware vSphere 4 enables IT to take advantage of VMware's advanced capabilities such as VMware VMotion, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware High Availability (HA), to dynamically deploy, manage, maintain and assure the performance of the Virtual Accelerator.
Efi Gatmor, CTO of Expand Networks, explains, "At Expand we are fully aligned with VMware and are able to offer a unique virtualized WAN optimization solution. Our integrated technology, uniquely delivered in 3 form factors - as a virtual appliance (VACC), physical appliance (ACC) or as mobile client software (MACC), continues to evolve ahead of the market to help ensure we can add significant value to remote desktop application delivery with impressive performance and bandwidth optimization, both now and into the future."
Raj Mallempati, VMware Director, Product Marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware explains, "With Expand all application delivery can be optimized in a VMware View environment. By accelerating all virtualized desktops, applications and desktop delivery protocols managed by VMware View, across all environments, Expand's technology enables longevity of customers' virtualization investments. This partner approach helps ensure customers can take advantage of the latest functionally while insulating and protecting their VMware investment.
