March 25, 2010

Philadelphia, Penn. – March 25, 2010 – RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, today announced that its RES PowerFuse 2010 user workspace management product has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that RES PowerFuse 2010 has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Compatibility List.

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that RES PowerFuse 2010 makes the best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in virtual desktop environments.

“We are pleased that RES PowerFuse 2010 qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run in production environments,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

RES PowerFuse 2010 offers the unprecedented ability to transform traditional desktops into dynamic user workspaces. The solution enables organizations operating in any environment to separate the desktop from the operating system, automating the management, creation and dynamic composition of user workspaces. RES PowerFuse 2010 also provides the essential context-aware, secure and centrally managed delivery of applications, data, printing and personalized settings to users irrelevant of their location, ensuring optimal end-user productivity. These critical features also enable IT professionals to more cost effectively manage and maintain their desktop environments day-to-day and when migrating to a new infrastructure. 

RES Software has been a long time VMware partner, delivering enhanced value to our joint customers. The VMware Ready status gives our customers an added assurance in the compatibility of the joint offering,” said Jim Kirby, president of the Americas, RES Software. “The combination of RES PowerFuse and VMware View 4 offers our joint customers the confidence that they can easily migrate user workspaces to VMware View 4, providing a seamless transformation for their end users.”

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1,300 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

RES PowerFuse 2010 can be found within the online VMware Partner Product Catalog at http://alliances.vmware.com/public_html/catalog/PublicCatalog.php