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NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and
identity management solutions, today announced the introduction of the
NEC Virtual PC Center (VPCC), a complete thin client and server
solution. NEC’s VPCC is the first thin client
solution to truly replace the personal computer, supporting all existing
PC applications with high quality multimedia delivery that replicates
the familiar desktop environment. Moving the PC off of the desktop and
into the data center ensures that an individual’s
data resides securely in the data center. Using NEC's VPCC, with
virtualization software from VMware and a thin client operating system
from Wyse Technology, enterprises large and small can realize
substantial reductions in support and maintenance costs, resulting in a
lower total cost of ownership as compared to traditional desktop PCs.
Though desktop PCs are incredibly productive for individual users and as
application client workstations, they also come with a very high cost.
Untrained end-users must often manage their own systems, and IT must
provide costly help desk services to better support those end-users. IT
must also provide numerous expensive software solutions on PCs to better
prevent loss or theft of data.
NEC’s solution is the Virtual PC Center, a
complete thin client personal computer product line with full PC
functionality and including multimedia capability, designed to replace
the desktop PC. The NEC solution offers a full virtual PC environment,
combining the thin client device with NEC Virtual PC Servers and an NEC
VPCC Management Server in the data center. The entire VPCC system is
called “virtual”
because a user can access any VPCC workstation and work as if using a
traditional PC with its familiar Microsoft®
Windows® desktop
multimedia environment. Because it is compatible PC functionality,
existing PC applications are supported so additional user training is
not required.
“The extensive use of desktop PCs directly
impacts the total cost to run and support PC applications,”
said Dave Davenport, senior vice president, NEC Corporation of America. “It
also may run a major security risk if some company data is not
adequately protected on that desktop. The thin client architecture
solves these problems, but is only viable if the multimedia problem is
solved. NEC’s VPCC meets the multimedia
requirement, supporting all PC applications. The result is a true
alternative for the enterprise, with a radical decrease of the overall
cost of enterprise personal computing by as much as 50 percent without
compromising on desktop functionality.”
Thin client solutions are an effective PC alternative, better protecting
enterprise data because the data is maintained on controlled servers in
the data center and not on uncontrolled desktop PC hard disks. However,
most traditional thin client solutions also come with a cost: they
cannot support multimedia content. Common PC applications utilizing
multimedia – such as computer-based training,
corporate video messaging, voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony solutions, and
DVD or music playback – have not
traditionally been supported on thin client architectures. Because the
de-encoding of multimedia files is accomplished on the client-side with
the NEC VPPC, the multimedia content can efficiently reach the thin
client device through existing network bandwidth. The multimedia
accelerator on the NEC US100 thin client device decodes the data at the
desktop, ensuring PC-quality audio and video.
NEC Virtual PC Servers utilize another important NEC technology called
the NEC SigmaSystemCenter™ management system.
SigmaSystemCenter provides a unified and scalable management solution on
top of the VMware®
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) that simplifies the NEC Virtual PC
Server’s management and monitoring. NEC’s
server heritage is evident in its management software technology,
including built-in integration with the server hardware and virtual
operating system platform, ensuring high availability. It also includes
an easy-to-use interface to manage PC user session creation and
monitoring, server utilization profiling, system policies, security,
expandability, auditing, account management, deployment functionality,
client brokering and more.
NEC customers are anticipating significant cost reductions due to their
VPCC implementation. “By integrating NEC’s
VPCC into our contact center and utilizing the management capabilities
of SigmaSystemCenter, we anticipate a positive impact to ASI’s
total cost of ownership,” said Benjamin Woo,
vice president of sales and marketing, ASI System Integration. “Further,
it ensures that our data will stay secure while still providing a
comfortable user experience that will not decrease the productivity of
our teams.”
For larger enterprise customers, SigmaSystemCenter also provides
automatic load balancing of user sessions across multiple NEC Virtual PC
Servers. A Storage Area Network (SAN) is added for load balance
purposes, as well as to extend user storage capacity.
NEC US100 Thin Client
First announced in November of 2006, the US100 is the first thin client
device to provide rich PC-quality high-speed video and audio processing
delivering the next-generation in thin client technology. Improving
space efficiency, the palm-sized device can be placed on the desktop or
mounted behind the LCD screen. The US100 is powered by Wyse®
Thin OS running on the ServerEngines®
NetClient processor, along with Wyse’s
multimedia acceleration enhancements.
“Wyse is pleased with the result of our
collaboration with NEC,” said Ricardo Antuna,
vice president of Business Development and Alliances for Wyse
Technology. “The combination of the US100
hardware with our Wyse Thin OS provides an ideal solution for end-users
looking for a complete PC experience with no compromises.”
NEC Virtual PC Server
The NEC Virtual PC Server is powered by NEC SigmaSystemCenter to manage
VMware VDI client sessions, client workstations and hardware servers.
The NEC Virtual PC Server comes in two hardware configurations: 20 or 50
users for each server. A customer can install one or more Virtual PC
Servers to meet or exceed the total number of PC users. Each
configuration is designed to provide the maximum end-user performance,
with all necessary system software preinstalled.
“VMware VDI and NEC’s
VPCC help to simplify IT administration, leverage existing computing
investments, and respond faster to changing business demands,”
said Brian Byun, vice president of global partners and solutions at
VMware. “With VMware’s
industry-leading virtualization software as the platform for VPCC, the
system can be installed and fully operational in a shorter timeframe.”
NEC VPCC Management Server
The NEC VPCC Management Server provides centralized IT management
interfaces and monitoring tools for the entire VPCC system through
SigmaSystemCenter’s console. A dedicated
server significantly simplifies PC administrative tasks compared to
traditional desktop system management functions. Features such as
reallocation of VPCC resources, addition of application software, bulk
application of security patches, and automatic load balancing provide
system administrators enhanced efficiency and flexibility.
Pricing and Availability
The cost between a straight change-over to VPCC when replacing desktops
PC is about the same as compared to buying new desktops PC for the
enterprise. However, NEC’s VPCC provides
added features that cannot be achieved using a desktops PC, including
lower servicing and support costs. As a result, organizations can expect
a significant reduction in the total cost of ownership for VPCC, as
compared to continuing to use traditional desktops PC over the life of
the system.
The NEC Virtual PC Center is available now through selected resellers
and direct from NEC Corporation of America.
About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network,
IT and identity management solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC
Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY), a Global 200 company founded in 1899, which
delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and
storage technologies, virtualization and digital cinema solutions to
biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice
and data systems. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier, SMB and
large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more
information, please visit www.necam.com.
NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Other product or
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Corporation of America