[December 04, 2008]

IDC: IDC Expects Budget Pressures to Accelerate Adoption of Desktop Virtualization

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:04122008

LONDON -- According to a new IDC study, IT departments in 2009 will
face fierce pressure to reduce costs, while at the same time IT
environments will become more complex than ever before, with more
mobile workers and devices, increased reliance on offshore employees,
new security threats, and spiraling costs around management, support,
and maintenance.

Desktop virtualization is a term creating lots of buzz for offerings in
the industry, by offering businesses the ability to solve many of these
problems and reduce IT costs. One of the newest, and most promising,
approaches to desktop virtualization is virtual distributed desktops,
which offers the core benefits of virtualization while remaining cheap
to deploy and supporting both fixed-desk and mobile workers.

To help businesses make the right decisions about centralized virtual
desktops (CVDs), IDC conducted a competitive analysis looking at both
the technology features and market ecosystems of four of the leading
vendors in the space.

IDC found that from a technological perspective RingCube offered some
of the best features currently available, while VMware held the
strongest marketing position and ecosystem. MokaFive delivered a strong
product with excellent management features and Sentillion provided a
solution with a high degree of security.

"Market maturity remains early for CVD and desktop virtualization in
general, but greatly increased business interest is starting to drive
more adoption. Although approaches to CVD are developing rapidly from a
technological perspective, businesses will find that many vendors
provide solutions that are mature enough to deploy and suitable for a
variety of different business scenarios," said Matthew McCormack,
client computing consultant for IDC's European Systems Group. "2009
will be a developmental year for desktop virtualization technology with
lots of pilot activity. From 2010 we'll see the technology begin to
enter the mainstream."

The IDC study, Virtualizing the Desktop Part 2: Client-Hosted
Virtualization Leadership Grid (IDC #JP05Q, November 2008), compares
the solutions of the top vendors providing desktop virtualization
solutions, executed directly on the client. Solutions are ranked in an
IDC Leadership Grid, and extensive information is provided on solution

capabilities and vendor market positioning.

To purchase this document, please call your local IDC office or visit
www.idc.com.

About IDC

IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory
services, and events for the information technology,
telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT
professionals, business executives, and the investment community make
fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy.
More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local
expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over
110 countries worldwide. For more than 44 years, IDC has provided
strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business
objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology
media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by
visiting www.idc.com.

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CONTACT: Matthew McCormack
Tel: +44 (0)20 8987 7231
e-mail: mmccormack@idc.com

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