SAN FRANCISCO—February 26, 2013— Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the application performance company, today announced the availability of solutions developed in collaboration with VMware that can provide a reliable and consistent desktop virtualization end user experience in those organizations that deploy VMware® Horizon View™ 5.2. The partnership between Riverbed® and VMware has resulted in the support of multiple Riverbed performance solutions with VMware Horizon View deployments, including certification of Riverbed Granite® with VMware Horizon View, to provide acceleration, control and management into virtualized desktop initiatives. Organizations that deploy VMware Horizon View with Riverbed performance solutions are able to achieve a more automated, flexible, scalable, and high performing VDI environment. As a result, organizations that seek to further extend the virtual edge to create a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) are able to reduce complexity while increasing efficiency and deliver the performance end users need.
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"By deepening our partnership with VMware, we give enterprises the ability to provide end users a seamless experience when accessing their desktop, applications and data regardless of location. Simultaneously, we are enabling enterprises to benefit from greater control and flexibility in distributed organizations."
- Venugopal Pai, vice president, Global Alliances and Business Development.
"The strategic partnership with Riverbed enables organizations to benefit from greater optimization and visibility in VMware® Horizon View™ environments including Branch Office Desktop (BOD) and Business Process Desktop (BPD) deployments. The comprehensive suite of Riverbed performance solutions combined with VMware Horizon View gives end users the reliable experience they come to expect while helping provide enterprises with a way to reduce complexity, achieve greater cost savings and manage IT more efficiently."
- Parag Patel, vice president, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware
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