REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - June 22, 2009) -
MokaFive today announced the 2.0
version of its desktop virtualization technology in the form of
MokaFive Suite, a
Desktop-as-a-Service
platform for the enterprise. MokaFive Suite extends the company's existing
cross-platform, self-healing hosted desktop service, giving organizations
of any size the ability to host a secure
desktop management
solution within their premises. MokaFive Suite marks a turning point in
desktop
virtualization, offering an enterprise-ready platform that provides
persistent user personalization while giving IT organizations complete
policy-based control.
MokaFive's robust management capabilities make it easy for IT
administrators to centrally create, deliver, secure and update a fully
contained
virtual
desktop, called a
LivePC, to thousands
of users. LivePC images run locally, so end users simply download their
secure virtual desktop via a Web link, and run it on any computer
(Macintosh, Linux or Windows). IT administrators apply updates and patches
to the single golden image and MokaFive automatically distributes the
differentials to each LivePC.
"MokaFive's approach to sophisticated management, portability and a
patch-once and distribute model is unique in that it is lightweight,
updates require no interruption to the user and, from a security
perspective, there is nothing left behind on the machine you're working
on," said Andi Mann, vice president of research at Enterprise Management
Associates. "The impressive aspect to this new enterprise platform is that
it goes beyond addressing technology concerns to solving real business
challenges."
MokaFive Suite integrates with existing enterprise infrastructure such as
Active Directory and software distribution for rapid set up and maximum
leverage of current investments. Enterprise companies using MokaFive Suite
experience a significantly lower total cost of ownership due to a small
datacenter footprint, quick deployment, and simplified management.
Unlike any other desktop virtualization solution, MokaFive enables end
users to customize their virtual corporate desktop with personalized data,
settings and even applications. MokaFive's proprietary layered management
approach allows IT administrators to create, deliver, patch and update the
corporate OS and applications while persisting the user specific
customizations. This approach enables IT to define a single image that can
be customized for groups and further personalized by individual users,
providing all the benefits of central management with the power of mass
customization.
"When we moved to a 'Bring Your Own Laptop' environment in 2007, it quickly
became apparent that trying to fully manage the vast array of student
computers became resource intensive and cumbersome. With the 'Bring Your
Own Laptop' movement in full force this year for about 5,000 student
laptops, we needed a way to provide network access and a standard and
stable desktop image without compromising our security and compliance
standards," said Jason Gerrity, manager, Academic & Administrative
Computing at The Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.
"With MokaFive we can provision any student-owned computer with a single,
IT-approved image in minutes, getting them the access and resources they
need with very little management overhead and cost on our end."
MokaFive Suite provides a rich set of capabilities and policy controls,
which allow IT administrators to define levels of lockdown based on
targeted groups. Organizations are able to protect corporate assets and
ensure compliance against regulatory and corporate guidelines, irrespective
of where the user is accessing the corporate data from home, work or on the
go. In addition to reducing the risk of non-compliance and data breaches,
MokaFive can keep business running with instantaneous deployment of
corporate environments in the case of a disaster. Desktop management costs
are reduced thanks to a unique self-healing feature that provides users
with the ability to recover from failures by simply restarting their
LivePC. This reverts the corporate operating system and applications to
their original pristine state while persisting user applications, settings
and data. MokaFive provides the mobility and user flexibility of an open,
unlocked desktop for the security and cost of a locked down desktop, which
can result in a 42 percent savings in desktop management costs according to
Gartner's latest
Desktop Total Cost
of Ownership report.
"For companies that rely on knowledge workers, there's no more important
challenge than making sure their computers are always up and running, safe
from a myriad of threats and armed with critical business applications and
data," said John Whaley, MokaFive's CTO. "Existing desktop management
approaches force IT to choose between employee freedom and productivity and
security and control. With MokaFive Suite we're delivering a platform that
offers a 'best of both worlds' value proposition today."
Highlights of MokaFive Suite:
Enterprise-Ready
-- Desktop-as-a-Service platform for on-premise deployment - NEW
-- Integrates with existing infrastructure (Active Directory, software
distribution) - NEW
-- Efficient deployment: rapid install & slim transfer
-- Desktop, laptop, USB or smartphone
-- Online or offline
Security
-- Rich policy-based control (two-factor authentication) - NEW
-- Self-healing: immediate one-click recovery from malware & OS failures
-- Remote revoke & kill
Personalized Computing
-- Persistence of user-specific data, settings & applications - NEW
-- Invisible updates
-- Cross platform: Windows, Macintosh, or Linux
Availability
MokaFive Suite is immediately available. For more information, details on
capabilities and benefits or price information, visit
www.mokafive.com or
contact sales(at)mokafive(dot)com.
Check out the
MokaFive blog and
follow
MokaFive on Twitter
for perspective on the emerging new desktop era.
About MokaFive
MokaFive has developed a breakthrough technology platform that takes
advantage of the latest advances in virtualization technologies, cloud
storage, flash memory, and CPU power to solve the costly problem of
managing desktops and laptops securely for workers in the office, on the
road or at home. The company was founded in 2005 by a team of Stanford
University researchers and is backed by Khosla Ventures and Highland
Capital Partners. For more information, visit
www.mokafive.com.
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