Desktop
that Doesn’t Stay on Your Desk
Nebulas
Solutions Group has introduced Pano virtual desktop device – a zero
client, designed to replace traditional PCs with a virtual desktop. The
unit itself has no memory, operating system, drivers, or moving parts to
ensure easy and cost-effective management.
Offered
as a shiny silver cube, the device connects keyboard, mouse, display,
audio and USB peripherals over an existing IP network to a virtualized
server.
The 12
cubic inch Pano, says the company, will bring tangible benefits to
companies looking for a cost-effective alternative to the traditional
PC. By moving software from the desktop to the server, Nebulas Solutions
estimates that the total cost of ownership could be up to 70% less than
a traditional PC over three years. As the device consumes only 3% of the
power needed by a desktop computer; it is a far more energy efficient
alternative, says the company.
Nebulas
Solutions' managing director, Nick Garlick sees Pano as the future of
desktop computing. He says, “We're looking forward to launching Pano in
the UK. It further strengthens our expanding virtualization business and
should see us making significant inroads into the burgeoning virtual
desktop market."
As the
Pano relies entirely on a virtualized server infrastructure, it is
claimed to be stable, consistent and secure. It can be managed from a
central point, whether than be an in-house IT team, national data
centre, or remotely from anywhere in the world. As such, says the
company, desktops can be upgraded and installed centrally, eliminating
the cost of physically visiting desktops and enabling IT teams to focus
on more strategic activities.
With no
embedded software, the device offers security benefits: IT departments
can create directory-level policy on who can access which applications
and data, install new applications and can download data onto removable
media. Additionally, if the Pano cube is stolen, the security risk to
the wider organization is minimal, because the device holds no local
data, applications, or files.
For the
Pano offer, Nebulas is joining hands with Pano Logic, a privately held
company that develops virtualization-based software and hardware
solutions for desktop computing.
