Personal computers and their counterpart, the laptop have become staples, as common as the radio was years ago. But unlike the radio that grew less complicated and more sophisticated, computers of today are far more powerful and more complex. Granted, the graphical user interface (GUI) and installation wizards that help with managing mundane tasks have eased this burden somewhat, it is still a complex machine that requires expertise to bring out its full potential.

The Hosted Desktop

Virtualization technologies are not new by any means, enterprise clients have been "virtualizing" servers for years. The concept of bringing a virtualized hosted desktop to the masses though is relatively new and a growing market. Large enterprise users, financial institutions, government agencies and schools have adopted hosted desktops to reduce cost and gain better control of their data. With todays mobile society hosted desktops make more sense then ever for the both institutional use and individuals.

A "Hosted Desktop" allows the user or user group to access a full desktop from any computer. The look and feel of a hosted desktop is relatively the same as a local desktop running on your PC. There are however may added benefits of running a hosted desktop as compared to a local desktop.

• No software to debug or install - All software is installed and tested by our technicians
• Speed - Application speed is not dictated by your computer as all application run on a server
• Scalable - Upgrade power and speed as needed for your applications (additional charge may apply)
• Cost Savings - Compared to IT management of individual machines virtual desktops are far less expensive
• Stealth Mode - Browser and hidden 3rd party objects cleaned upon exit (notify setup tech for this feature)
• Web Security - Internet browsing cannot be traced back to you. All activety appears from our location
• Data Availability - Data is accessable from anywhere without opening up your desktop
• Data Storage - With RAID 5 online data storage your data is safe from hard drive failures
• Data Backup - VOstorage allows for offline data storage for catastrophic failures

For users and user groups that manage many desktop computers hosted desktops are by far less expensive and more robust. The capital expense of creating a network is eliminated with the user cost as a service. Capital can therefore be allocated to improve the bottom line of your organization.

Virtual Office

With virtualization and a hosted desktop you can take your office anywhere. No longer are you tied to one computer whether that be at the office, school or at home. A hosted desktop gives you the freedom and independence to operate anywhere at anytime. Mobile workers can work out of their homes just as easily as working in the office with all the same support and technology at their fingertips.

Adding new users as demand increases is a snap, just register another hosted desktop and within minutes you have a fully functional desktop identical to their peers. No more wasted time ordering a new PC then configuring it to meet the users needs, as all group users share the same desktop schema. A repurposed PC is all you need to connect and get productive. Is it anywonder why corporations and institutions are using the hosted desktop model? IT personnel can be freed up to handle more pressing needs.

• Work from Anywhere - Location independent workstations
• Group Images - Planned and deployed schema by groups allows for replication
• Secure - Home workers have a secure interface to corporate environment
• Anytime - Day or night 7 days a week a virtual desktop is waiting
• File policies - Strict file policies don't allow corporate or institution users to download files
• Concurrent Use - Each desktop is per concurrent user, whereas a 3 shift operation only requires 1 seat
• No CAPEX - Adding a user as a service requires no capital expenditure