FSLogix Extends Unified Base Image Management with Application and Profile Containers

ORLANDO, Fla., May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FSLogix, a leading innovator for enabling the enterprise virtual workspace, announced today at Citrix Synergy 2015, the latest release of their flagship product, FSLogix Apps 2.0, adding application and profile containers to their core image management solution for cloud and virtual desktops.

Application Containers Add Maximum Design Flexibility, Lowest Overhead
With FSLogix Apps 2.0, application containers provide a flexible solution for creating centralized application libraries and profile stores. With the combination of App Containers and Unified Base Images, administrators can address all application, plugin, and licensing needs for all users in their current and forward looking deployment plans. FSLogix Apps eliminates multiple layers of management infrastructure for cloud and virtual desktops, creating a single, unified approach to image management, profile access, and application delivery.

Developed with state-of-the-art virtualization and filtering, FSLogix Apps enables virtual desktop administrators to massively reduce the number of Windows Gold images, easily manage per-user applications, optimize license costs while assuring compliance, and eliminate some of their biggest problems in VDI and RDSH.  Using "image masking", a single Windows image can serve any number of users by presenting only what they are allowed to see.

"Enterprise IT organizations and Workspace-as-a-Service providers are using FSLogix to dramatically reduce the operational cost and overhead associated with provisioning applications and application components across their full range of virtualized Windows® workspaces," said Kevin Goodman, CEO.  "By extending our core platform with containers for applications and profiles, administrators can eliminate their biggest barriers to enterprise-ready cloud desktops, with an approach they won't have to redesign as they scale into tens-of-thousands of users or change platform vendors."

Profile Containers Eliminate Folder Redirection
With the newly added ability to merge centralized profiles and applications from App Containers into the user's desktop, FSLogix offers the most flexible and powerful solution to transform workspace management that's available today.  In most virtual desktop and RDSH configurations, FSLogix Profile Containers provide near-local performance while providing all the benefits of a central profile.

"FSLogix 2 is a game changer," said Michael Thomason, Lead Systems Architect, Emory Healthcare.  "It provides a refreshing, innovative approach to application delivery, image management, application access, user profiles, and solves many of the problems we have tried to solve with application virtualization for many years. It just works!  The user profile containers are the best thing to happen to user profiles since they were invented."

FSLogix Benefits for Cloud and Virtual Desktops

Cross Platform Support:  FSLogix Apps seamlessly integrates into virtual desktop and RDSH based solutions from all major vendors

Reduces Stack Overhead:  Eliminates longer login times created by legacy products while increasing performance and session density in RDSH and VDI, and delivers highest success rate for application virtualization projects

Reduces Infrastructure cost: FSLogix patent pending streaming technology can eliminate the need for additional File Servers or application streaming servers

Cuts Administrative Work:  Requires no repackaging of applications, including add-ons or plugins, and reduces or eliminates image and package testing

Removes Barriers to Large Scale Deployments:  Solves issues associated with large files in profile and folder redirection, simplifies environment management, and provides maximum ROI

"Our advancements in virtualization and filtering are enabling our unique ability to improve or replace base image management, application virtualization, and profile management.  We believe this technology will continue to drive the simplification, performance, and ultimately large scale adoption of ubiquitous virtualized desktops," said Randy Cook, co-founder and CTO.  "Our vision for simplifying the path to the next generation workspace will continue to be the basis for our design goals and product releases.  We want organizations of any size to be able to benefit from cloud desktops, making their core business more competitive, agile, and cost effective."

Product Availability
FSLogix is a Microsoft BizSpark partner, Citrix Ready partner, and works with global solution providers to deliver enterprise ready virtual workspace solutions. 

Evaluation copies, demos, and installation assistance of FSLogix can be requested at http://info.fslogix.com/request-an-evaluation

About FSLogix
FSLogix is a leading innovator of solutions that enable the enterprise virtual workspace, reducing the amount of hardware, time and labor required to support cloud and virtual desktops.  FSLogix Apps seamlessly integrates with desktop virtualization solutions from Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, and other industry leaders.  The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with offices in Orem, UT and Chelmsford, Essex, UK.  For more information visit www.fslogix.com

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