Wyse, Kaviza Deal Enables $99 VDI Client

Thin-client giant Wyse Technology has teamed up with recent
Citrix acquisition, Kaviza to offer a $99 per seat VDI implementation.

The offering enables small and midsized businesses to
repurpose existing PCs with Wyse PC Extender software and Kaviza VDI-in-a-box enabling
the ultra-low price point for cloud/thin client computing.

For SMB-level companies wanting improved performance with a
green and economic thin client, Ingram Micro Incis offering a specially-priced
10-desktop pack of Wyse-Kaviza EZ VDI for SMB for $2,290 ECP
that includes the new Wyse T50 thin clients and Kaviza VDI-in-a-box; enabling
$229 per seat VDI.

All packs will be available through Wyse and Kaviza
resellers in the United States
and Citrix Solutions Advisors will also be able to offer the bundle starting July 1, 2011.

"The complexity and sophistication of desktop
virtualization has traditionally precluded the deployment of VDI in the SMB
market," said Nathan Coutinho, virtualization solutions manager at CDW, in
a statement. "Our small business customers looking for the management,
security and cost savings of desktop virtualization will benefit from the new
option this collaborative partnership provides in the form of a VDI solution
that greatly reduces the typical implementation and management concerns."