University of Tennessee at Martin Implements the Statea?s First University Desktop Virtualization Solution

Published in Science and Technology on Monday, December 20th 2010 at 6:11 GMT by Market Wire
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BETHESDA, Md.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) announced today that the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) is implementing Citrix� XenDesktop� to deliver full Windows� desktops and applications as an on-demand service giving the universitya�s more than 8,000 students and staff free, anytime access to virtual desktops, applications, personal files and network resources. UT Martin is one of the first universities in the state of Tennessee to deploy Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop technologies.

"The University of Tennessee at Martin is committed to leveraging technology that gives students more access to data and applications. The universitya�s new program demonstrates how Citrix virtual computing solutions can help individual students achieve their educational goals and, at the same time, ease budget worries."

UT Martin has already begun running Citrix virtual solutions at selected university general purpose labs, and soon the solutions will be rolled out to more than 900 PCs at departmental and general purpose labs. Ultimately, UT Martin intends to provide virtual applications and desktops to all university- and student-owned personal devices.

Citrix XenDesktop with on-demand app delivery is expected to save the university more than 40% in desktop computing costs by enabling easy, centralized management of desktops and applications and reducing the need to refresh expensive hardware. The virtualized solutions also will give the university a competitive advantage in attracting students to its campus, UT Martin officials said.

Students will benefit from enhanced productivity as XenDesktop transforms any Windows, web or SaaS application into an on-demand service that can be accessed by any user, on any device, anywhere, with unparalleled simplicity and scalability. As an integrated feature of XenDesktop, Citrix XenAppa" provides users with on-demand applications that can be accessed from anywhere, on any device, including PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet. Students will thus enjoy choice of personal devices and using a range of devices to accommodate their individual virtual lifestyles.

Citrix Platinum Partner, LPS Integration, is assisting UT Martin with the rollout of Citrix virtualization solutions.

Quotes

Tom Simmons, area vice president a" US Public Sector at Citrix

aThe University of Tennessee at Martin is committed to leveraging technology that gives students more access to data and applications. The universitya�s new program demonstrates how Citrix virtual computing solutions can help individual students achieve their educational goals and, at the same time, ease budget worries.a

Shannon Burgin, CIO a" University of Tennessee at Martin

aWe want to make applications available to students in the way they want to access thema"in university housing, off campus, via mobile phones, however and wherever they want. We plan to offer them everything that Citrix delivers.a

Facts and Highlights

UT Martin intends to offer students and staff up to 30 applications through XenApp, as an integrated feature of XenDesktop.
Because more than 90 percent of UT Martin students bring their own computing devices to campus, implementation of XenDesktop will significantly reduce the need to purchase computers for student use.

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Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.

About LPS Integration

LPS Integration is the leading provider of infrastructure technology solutions in the Southeast. Founded in 2002, LPS Integration specializes in providing Information Technology solutions centered around storage, virtualization, and networking. LPS Integration focuses on providing only best of breed hardware and software solutions to optimize an organizationa�s Information Technology infrastructure. LPS Integration is able to architect, deploy, and then support at the highest level all the technologies in its portfolio. Customers throughout the Southeast rely on LPS Integration to protect their most critical data, and global IT vendors routinely call on LPS Integration architects and engineers to provide expert advice to their most trusted clients and complex environments.

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University of Tennessee at Martin Implements the Statea?s First University Desktop Virtualization Solution