2009年12月16日星期三

2X Software - Global Car-Parts Manufacturer Replaces Citrix with 2X to Cut Administration and Operational Costs by up to 86%

Store this angel in big sizeFisher & Company, a Michigan-based auto basement assurance systems and attention metal locations manufacturer, has called to arrange the 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services in optimizing company-wide acceptance to analytical server-based applications. Use of the ApplicationServer will acquiesce the company's users able limited appliance delivery, acknowledging over 300 all-around users in aggregation offices based in the United States, Mexico, Germany, India and Japan.

Kevin McDaid, as the company's arrangement administrator, is amenable for guaranteeing circadian mission-critical software acceptance to aggregation employees, behindhand of location. The aggregation had ahead deployed nine 2003 Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 servers for the task; yet with an antecedent artefact amount of $75,000, not including $11,000 in anniversary aliment fees, Kevin became anxious with the constraints Citrix's band-aid placed on his IT administration budget. Through his about-face to the 2X ApplicationServer solution, Kevin retained all of the functionality ahead provided by Citrix at a absolute amount of about $12,000 including aliment fees, a accumulation of 86% in operational costs, absolution aggregation assets for added uses.

Additional accumulation from 2X ApplicationServer accomplishing has accrued through added server operational longevity, as Kevin remarked that by allotment a 2X solution, his "servers can go a lot best amid reboots." He added that he could "add added users to anniversary server, which agency I accept beneath servers to administer," not alone abbreviation server administering and activity costs, but aswell extenuative him the time and altercation appropriate to advance beyond server farms. Kevin was afflicted with the ability accessible through a 2X band-aid immediately, as ApplicationServer accession took about six hours, a abrupt adverse to the "two canicule appropriate to install our nine Citrix servers, consistent primarily from Citrix-required action updates and modifications."

2X Business Development Manager, Scott Sims, explained that the aggregation was "proud that Fisher and Company chose 2X for their all-around appliance & desktop delivery. 2X ApplicationServer protects companies from exploding software aliment and administering costs. To break competitive, companies are acceptable added abased on adjustable and defended acceptance to their applications and abstracts from anywhere. With centrally managed and appear applications, businesses can optimize acceptance to their network."

An archetype of the adaptability of 2X's articles is apparent in the way their band-aid has bigger addressed the different facets of Fisher & Company's accumulated culture. Many at the aggregation occasionally abstain traveling to the accumulated office, alive instead from their corresponding home offices, yet still acute full-time arrangement abutment for basic tasks, such as press analytical documents. To abode this abeyant dilemma, the 2X Universal Printing driver, which is automatically included with the 2X action license, allows users in-office book capabilities behindhand of location. Kevin explains that "our press problems accept abolished back we started application the 2X ApplicationServer with Universal Printing." Perhaps added important is the way the 2X band-aid was seamlessly chip with absolute aggregation processes, back out of the hundreds of users occasionally alive from home offices, all accept "been able to map to their bounded printer after any problems." Though Kevin about expects casual artefact activity glitches, such as the actuality that "printing difficulties were a connected affair with Citrix servers," he was abundantly afraid that while his amount accumulation were significant, the beneath big-ticket 2X band-aid aswell provided bigger functionality compared to his aboriginal Citrix solution.

Kevin aswell accepted the freely-distributed 2X ThinClient Operating System included with his purchase. To abode specific needs aural the company, Fisher & Company retained a amount of custom-built computers, for which new operating systems would commonly accept to be purchased. Utilizing the ThinClient Operating System with the 2X ApplicationServer accustomed these computers to accomplish bigger after the charge for added operating arrangement purchases, which Kevin estimates has adored the aggregation "roughly $100 per assemblage so far." Though admired in acid accumulated operating costs, Kevin sees such added appearance as apocalyptic of 2X's charge to acclamation accumulated limited appliance publishing needs as a complete, able solution, advertence that the "2X aggregation was able in not alone acclamation my alone artefact issues, but aswell award a absolute band-aid to my limited appliance accretion needs as a whole."

The success of the 2X ApplicationServer band-aid with the ThinClient Operating System at Fisher & Company has encouraged Kevin to accompany added assurance with the aggregation to accommodate agnate solutions in the future. Kevin states that he trusts 2X to accommodate him with "effective solutions that advance and abridge server-based accretion issues," and that he looks advanced to implementing 2X articles and casework in the future.

About 2X Software

2X Software Ltd - 2X - is a aggregation developing software for the booming server-based accretion market. Thin applicant accretion controls ambagious PC administration costs, centralizes appliance and desktop management, improves aegis and achievement and allows users to plan remotely. The company's artefact band includes: 2X ThinClientServer, 2X LoadBalancer for Terminal Services/Citrix, 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services, and 2X VirtualDesktopServer. 2X is a abreast captivated aggregation with offices in the USA, Germany, UK, Cyprus and Malta. Its administration aggregation is backed by years of acquaintance in developing and affairs arrangement basement software. 2X is a Microsoft and RedHat partner. For added advice visit: www.2x.com.

2X Software (Cyprus)
Engomi Business Centre
Block A, Office 103
28th October Street No1
2414 Nicosia
Cyprus
Contact Person: Gerlis Makris

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