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Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS ) provides value-added resellers with an easy-to-deploy desktop virtualization solution MENLO PARK, Calif. – November 18, 2008 – Pano Logic™ , a developer of a server-based desktop virtualization solution, today announced a distribution agreement with Avnet Technology Solutions , an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT ). Under the agreement, Avnet will distribute the Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS) to its value-added reseller partners in the U.S. and Canada, and provide delivery and installation support for partners through Avnet OneTech™ Services . Pano VDS provides partners with a unique desktop virtualization product that enables the desktop to be managed virtually by a customer’s IT support team. Partners can pair Pano VDS with industry-leading servers, storage, software and services, also available through Avnet, to create complete end-to-end solutions to meet all of their customers’ virtual desktop infrastructure needs. ...

New Pano VDS release delivers users a fully native Windows user experience without using RDP, providing for optimized audio, video and native support for PC-compatible USB devices, purpose built for virtualization MENLO PARK , Calif. – November 17, 2008 – Pano Logic™, developer of a server-based desktop virtualization solution, today announced Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS) 2.5. The new release is the first desktop virtualization solution to optimize the Windows user experience without using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which eliminates the dependence on Microsoft Terminal Services technology and provides native session support for Windows applications, video, and audio interfaces and native USB device drivers. These new capabilities are available through Console Direct™, a new technology in Pano VDS 2.5 that plugs directly into the Windows Operating System to deliver a fully native experience. In addition, new capabilities for Pano Manager improve IT’s abi...

I spoke to Nick a few days back and we spoke a lot about the "S-Belly Innovation Trap" and the process around it. Here are the details: Nick's profile from Pano Management page : Nick Gault - President & Chief Executive Officer A serial entrepreneur and experienced leader of enterprise technology companies, Nick is president and CEO of Pano Logic. Prior to Pano, he was founder and CEO of XenSource, a leading developer of virtualization software, recently acquired by Citrix Systems. Prior to XenSource, Nick was founder and CEO of Network Physics. He has also served as the former VP of corporate development at Hummingbird Communications (HUMC). He was founder and VP of engineering of venture-backed Common Ground Software, where he was co-creator of the original portable document format technology. Nick holds B.Sc in Engineering from Stanford University and an M.Sc in Engineering; Client-Server Computing. Summary of our chat: Hi Nick, please tell us a bit about yourse...

I'll be talking to Nick, Pano Logic's CEO as well today. We'll discuss Pano's VDS 2.0 and also the progress of Pano folks. It is always a great fun to talk to Dione Hedgepeth, who listens intently to my crazy and cranky ideas :-)

MENLO PARK, Calif. – April 14, 2008 – Pano Logic™ today announced a major new software release for its innovative desktop virtualization solution. By leveraging existing virtual infrastructure and integrating hardware at the desktop with software in the data center, Pano Logic provides the most complete and easiest-to-use virtual desktop solution on the market. The new release, Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS) 2.0, can be deployed in new environments and network topologies, providing support for wide area network (WAN) deployments, dual monitor requirements, and offering certified support for wireless bridges and USB devices. Also, as a further extension of the partnership between Pano Logic and VMware, Pano VDS 2.0 fully integrates support for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM), giving users even greater deployment flexibility. “Desktop virtualization solutions that leverage existing server virtualization infrastructure represent an opportunity for IT organizations to extend the...

Some cool enhancement will certainly make this box a household name! Wait for the final announcement!

MENLO PARK , Calif. – February 19, 2008 – Pano Logic™ today announced a new software release for its revolutionary desktop virtualization solution. Pano Logic leverages existing server virtualization technologies to create a new approach to desktop computing that dramatically lowers total cost of ownership while increasing security, management and mobility. The new software release, Pano Virtual Desktop Solution 1.5, is optimized for LAN deployments, supports VMware ESX Server 3.5 and VMware VirtualCenter 2.5, enables new usage models and provides more efficient resource management capabilities. “The desktop virtualization market is ready for innovation and new technology, and Pano Logic’s approach to centralizing all software and management in the data center is the first step in making desktop virtualization easier to manage and more attainable,” said Michael Fodor, VP of Product Management at Pano Logic. “The new release’s emphasis on LAN optimization and usage models is imp...

Congrats to Pano folks and the others as well! By granting the Silver award to Pano Logic's thin-client device, judges recognized the benefits of a truly thin-client device designed specifically for virtual desktop deployments. Meanwhile, the Bronze award resulted in a tie between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) for their latest quad-core processors with enhanced virtualization capabilities (the Xeon 7300 and quad-core Opteron processor, respectively). In approaching the limits of Moore's Law, x86 processor vendors have recognized that innovation should focus on improved utilization enabled by virtualizing workloads rather than on speed. See more here...

Pano Logic came to VMworld 2007 and was heralded as the "sexiest thing that could have happened to your desktop". The cube does something to you, but the value-add, while you subtract the thick desktop out of your corporate strategy, is just massive! I speak to Dione, VP Services and Alliances, regularly and we agree on one thing (among a lot of other things around Virtualosphere) is: Desktop Virtualization is a top priority for organizations! A little bit about Aly (quoting his profile from Pano Logic) : Aly Orady - Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer Aly is co-founder and CTO of Pano Logic where he is leading current and future technology direction. Aly has previously held engineering leadership positions at Silicon Valley start-up Kealia, Inc. (acquired by Sun Microsystems) where he architected the world's highest capacity video-on-demand distribution platform. Aly began his career at HP designing high-performance I/O and network sub-systems. He earned an M.S.E....

As in other regions, virtualization is a very pressing IT need in Canada, and we expect to see rapid adoption of the solution,” said Lalonde. “We recognized the need to have an office dedicated to the Canadian market, and selected Toronto for its central location, the sophistication of its IT community and the availability of talented, highly-trained personnel.” Lalonde will be responsible for sales, partner and business development for Canada, as well as the Northeast and Central regions of the U.S. Previously, Lalonde has held executive sales positions at Hummingbird Communications, Delano Technology and Fusepoint Managed Services. In addition to sales and support, the new office will include quality assurance and research and development operations headed by Anthony Di Loreto, manager of quality assurance, and George Halpert, director of software development. Pano Logic leverages standard virtualization technologies to create a new approach to client/desktop computing that dramatica...

Using functionality enabled by VDI, a single touch of the Pano Button(TM), enables users to choose from a set of actions that instantly solve painful desktop management problems. The Pano Button can be configured by IT or solution providers to orchestrate services provided by the server platform. Examples of configurable Pano Button actions are: -- Rolling back from a corrupted Windows instance to a known good instance -- Switching between virtual machines set up with software for different job functions "The combination of VMware VDI and Pano Logic's purpose-built desktop device represents a fully server-based desktop computing architecture," said Nick Gault, CEO of Pano Logic. "We look forward to working with VMware to popularize this new computing model, dramatically reducing the cost of managing the desktop, and giving users a better Windows experience." Check it out.

VMware, Inc., the virtualization leader, today announced an end-to-end virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution with the introduction of VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2, the company's next generation connection broker. Today's news extends VMware's comprehensive line of desktop virtualization software and services to bring new levels of security, mobility and manageability to global enterprise desktop users. The new software will be among the many products and solutions showcased this week at VMworld 2007 in San Francisco. "The desktop is fundamentally changing," said Jerry Chen, senior director of enterprise desktop solutions at VMware. "Our customers are transforming the way they manage their desktop infrastructure and replacing traditional PCs with centralized desktops that can be more effectively managed and controlled. Users of virtual desktops can enjoy reliability, data protection and disaster recovery capabilities that have traditionally been a...