New high-performance, easy-to-use virtualization solution simplifies application deployment, alleviates incompatibility and ensures security WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 2
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell today announced
the availability of Novell(R) ZENworks(R) Application Virtualization, an
easy-to-use tool that eliminates application compatibility problems on Windows
desktops. This addition to the ZENworks product line creates virtual
applications in a single, isolated file and allows them to be deployed and run
securely, reducing the problems associated with deploying new operating system
(OS) platforms like Vista, decreasing expensive service desk calls and
increasing user productivity. With ZENworks Application Virtualization, the
only application virtualization solution on the market that includes
pre-configured templates for popular business software, customers can now
virtualize and deploy applications in as little as 20 minutes.
Compatible with Windows* Vista* and Windows XP, ZENworks Application
Virtualization reduces the cost and time required for software testing,
packaging, deployment, configuration and contingency planning to ensure
successful application and operating system upgrades. For example, with
ZENworks Application Virtualization customers can continue to run Internet
Explorer 6-based applications on Windows Vista, a configuration that
previously required the application to be re-tooled to support Internet
Explorer 7.
"Organizations are implementing application virtualization as a critical
time and money saver that can decrease testing, packaging and support time,"
said Michael Rose, Research Analyst at IDC. "Further, the addition of
application virtualization to Novell's systems and resource management
offerings helps bridge the gap between incompatible operating platforms and
the applications they need."
ZENworks Application Virtualization increases a customers' computing
flexibility and allows IT organizations to maintain control of the desktop
environment, by:
-- Eliminating application conflicts through the deployment of a single,
pre-configured, isolated .exe file that runs immediately anywhere.
-- Enabling quick and easy deployment of virtual applications using any
one of multiple distribution channels, including ZENworks Configuration
Management, CD/DVD, thumbdrive or via the Web, without requiring additional
servers or managed device components.
-- Enabling compatibility with more than 70 certified software
applications as well offering pre-configured templates to simplify the
virtualization of today's most popular applications including Firefox*,
Internet Explorer, Adobe* and Microsoft Office.
-- Ensuring security continuity on locked-down desktops by allowing
virtualized applications to run without requiring access to the file system or
registry.
"End users just want their applications to work regardless of the
operating system they use," said Joe Wagner, senior vice president and general
manager of Novell Systems and Resource Management. "Application virtualization
removes barriers to new OS deployments, increases IT efficiency and service as
well as enhances security. With Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization,
customers now have a tool that prevents application and operating system
conflicts which allows for faster time to value. When combined with leading
application management capabilities of ZENworks Configuration Management,
organizations can quickly deliver previously incompatible applications to
thousands of users in hours -- not weeks, months or never."
Availability
Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization is available for a list price
of $39 per user or instance license. For more information about application
virtualization from Novell, visit http://www.novell.com/zav.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology
to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell and ZENworks are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Novell, Inc.
