Quest Software's vWorkspace To Work With Microsoft RemoteFX

19.03.2010
Quest Software today announced plans to support Microsoft RemoteFX, a Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 feature currently under development, in future versions of Quest products.

Quest vWorkspace supports multiple centralized desktop platforms, including Microsoft Hyper-V-based virtual desktops, Remote Desktop Session hosts (formerly known as Terminal Servers) and physical/blade PCs. vWorkspace provides support for Microsoft Hyper-V Server R2, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

"We're delighted to see this exciting new capability coming to the Remote Desktop Services platform," said Jon Rolls, Division Vice President Of Product Management, Quest Software Desktop Virtualization Group. "Microsoft RemoteFX increases the range of applications and user workloads that can be delivered remotely, and delivers a higher level of user experience for graphically intense applications."

Rolls added, "With our vWorkspace product, we will continue to enhance and extend the Remote Desktop Services platform to deliver user experience optimizations, especially for remote workers with WAN or Internet connections. We believe these optimizations will be especially important for customers using RemoteFX, and currently plan to extend our support to include RemoteFX within 30 days of its availability."

"As organizations plan deployment of a centralized computing architecture with virtualized or session-based desktops, IT professionals want to deliver a premium user experience to connected workers," said Mike Schutz, Director Of Product Management, Microsoft. "The Microsoft RemoteFX feature in Windows Server will allow remote workers to access any type of application or screen content, including rich media and 3D applications. Companies like Quest Software offer a path to the future by investing today in solutions that will increase the flexibility and performance of a centralized desktop environment."