MokaFive Launches Virtual Desktop Solution

By Michelle Savage

May 23, 2008 —  MokaFive yesterday released its Virtual Desktop Solution, which the company said meets the need for both centralized management for IT administrators and provides greater freedom and flexibility for users.

Virtual Desktop Solution automates life-cycle management for virtual machines and automatically compresses files to reduce network overhead. Its virtual desktops are manageable from a central location throughout the entire life cycle, from creation to retiring.

MokaFive said that the product has been in development for almost three years and has had more than 80,000 downloads already. It has also been deployed in 50 different pilots.

Virtual Desktop Solution’s virtual desktops, known as LivePCs, run on Macintosh, Windows and MokaFive's BareMetal Linux operating systems. Because LivePCs can be executed on laptops, desktops or from portable storage devices, users can securely work in the office, home or on the road, online or offline. LivePCs self-heal on every reboot and will self-destruct with unauthorized use.

The company said that because Virtual Desktop Solution is delivered as a service, IT administrators do not need to invest in or manage new infrastructure. The service requires a per-user subscription fee and can take advantage of existing Web servers. Individual users can download it for free, while professional users pay an annual subscription that is priced per user with unlimited use of LivePCs, ranging from US$79-$99 per year.



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