Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure

Cisco has announced along with partners -

Desktop virtualization vendor Citrix

Storage vendors EMC and NetApp

Virtualization player VMware

Thin client vendors Wyse and Igel

the launch of its desktop virtualization system and solutions.

Desktop virtualization can reduce per-user PC support costs by 51 per cent, an item that accounts for 67 per cent of PC related expenses.

Virtual desktops also help protect the security of corporate intellectual property by keeping information in a data centre rather than on physical devices.

Cisco's new desktop virtualization solution, called Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI), incorporates Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View 4.5, desktop virtualization software offering from Citrix and VMware, also supports management and security application storage systems from EMC, NetApp and Microsoft applications.

The Cisco VXI supports a wide range of endpoint devices including Cisco unified IP phones, laptops, business tablets including the Cisco Cius and smartphones. Devices from thin client vendors such as Wyse, Devon IT and Igel have been validated for it.

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