SUNNYVALE, CA -- 11/04/09 --
Kaviza's mid-October launch of their flagship
product, VDI-in-a-box(TM) 2.0 -- the industry's first and only turnkey
solution that enables customers to immediately deploy production-ready
virtual desktops for under $500, has been extremely well received. To meet
the demand in Europe, Kaviza has signed specialized distributor CDG, the
leading IT distributor for Benelux & England and provider of optimal
Application Availability solutions. CDG will engage local partners to
develop a distribution network of Kaviza resellers in the UK, Belgium and
Luxembourg, and will offer training programs to help resellers' clients
increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Oren Taylor, sales director at CDG Europe, explained, "We focus on
innovation and emerging technologies in the fast-growing virtualization
market, and we are pleased to be aligned with Kaviza. Kaviza brings
significant value to companies by addressing an unmet market need for a
cost-effective, simple-to-deploy VDI solution. We anticipate the interest
in desktop virtualization will continue to grow, and Kaviza's disruptive
architecture makes the move to VDI a no-brainer."
Kaviza has established operations in Germany to help meet the rising demand
for a simple, cost-effective desktop virtualization solution in Europe.
Kaviza's head of German Operations and former VP, EMEA of Altiris (acquired
by Symantec), Volker Wiora, explains, "Though the German region is primed
for desktop virtualization, companies have held back due to the high cost
and complexity of current offerings. The ease-of-use and affordability of
Kaviza's VDI-in-a-box, coupled with its flexibility to support distributed
regional deployments, make it an ideal fit." Additional details are at
Kaviza's German-language site: http://www.kaviza.de.
"Kaviza's approach to desktop virtualization gained our attraction
immediately as our customers can deploy virtual desktops without noticeable
up-front investments, thus shortening the sales cycle significantly," says
Andreas Schöffler, CEO of phi IT Services GmbH, a reseller in Germany who
has already signed with Kaviza.
According to Kumar K. Goswami, Co-Founder & CEO of Kaviza, "Our partnership
with highly-regarded CDG, combined with our infrastructure in Germany and
Volker's vast market expertise, will ensure our channel partners will be
supported with significant resources."
Kaviza's European partners are quickly building customer traction. Itopia,
a UK-based Kaviza reseller, reports customers signing several
proof-of-concepts already and discussing pricing. "Since the recent
release, the response has been phenomenal," explained Andy Larkam, CEO,
Itopia. "Kaviza is revolutionizing desktop virtualization and we are proud
to offer the
must-have VDI product of 2010. Our one-month free trial, which incorporates
the Kaviza software with relevant hardware, is generating tremendous
customer interest."
To learn more about this offer, register for Kaviza and Itopia's UK Free
Webinar Series at:
http://www.kaviza.com/virtual-desktop-News/KavizaWebinars.html
About Kaviza
Kaviza's innovative desktop-specific architecture eliminates VDI cost and
complexity. Kaviza was founded by virtualization and VDI veterans from HP
and IBM to create VDI "for the rest of us." Kaviza is headquartered in
Sunnyvale, CA and is funded in part by a grant from the National Science
Foundation. For more information, contact: http://www.kaviza.com.
Press Contact
Andrea Sobel
Kaviza Director of Public Relations
Email: Email Contact
Telephone: 650.922.6000
