Symantec and VMware Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Desktop-as-a-Service Solutions

August 31, 2011 Off By David
Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Today at VMworld(R), 2011, Symantec Corp. /quotes/zigman/78627/quotes/nls/symc SYMC +1.30% and VMware /quotes/zigman/464645/quotes/nls/vmw VMW +4.51% announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to define and architect Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions with the goal to provide secure, pre-integrated and well-managed enterprise-quality virtual desktop computing environments for enterprises and IT service providers. This initiative will leverage VMware virtual desktop and cloud infrastructure solutions including VMware View(TM), VMware vShield(TM), VMware vCloud(R) Director 1.5 and VMware vSphere(R) 5 with Symantec Endpoint Protection and the Altiris Client Management Suite to deliver a secure, manageable and cost-effective DaaS solution…
 

End-user computing environments continue to become more diverse and mobile, with virtual desktop deployments becoming a critical component to delivering IT services to any user, on any device and in any location. Symantec and VMware’s new Desktop-as-a-Service initiative will provide enterprises and IT service providers with a cost-effective way of leveraging on-premise Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) with the efficiencies and scalability of cloud computing. Combining VMware’s leading technology in virtualization and cloud infrastructure and management with Symantec’s expertise in security and endpoint management, the partnership will create a highly resilient and secure solution that reduces IT spending without compromising regulatory and other security concerns.

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As the industry leaders in security, management and virtualization, the two companies are well positioned to deliver hosted virtual desktops that are secure, easy to manage and compliant with enterprise customers’ governance and regulatory requirements. The DaaS solution will provide:
       
        —  Service Driven Cloud Infrastructure: Building on existing vCloud and
            vSphere infrastructures from VMware, the DaaS solution will provide
            the agility, efficiency and choice to quickly provision, manage and
            track all aspects of a multi-tenant, virtual desktop environment.
        —  Security Protection from the Cloud to the Endpoint: Delivered with
            Symantec Endpoint Protection and VMware vShield, DaaS delivered
            virtual desktops are protected from internal and external threats
            emanating from email, web and storage vectors.
        —  End-to-End Configuration and Control of Applications: The day-to-day
            demands of managing virtual desktops in addition to the applications
            that reside within them are made easier through centralized control
            using Symantec Client Management Suite.