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Virtual Bridges, makers of the VERDE suite for desktop management and provisioning, on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of VERDE Hosted Powered by Rackspace. This new offering provides comprehensive hosted desktop virtualization solution for VDI, disconnected, and branch-office desktop users worldwide.

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Complementing Virtual Bridges' VERDE On-premise desktop virtualization, VERDE Hosted addresses an organization's unique requirements for infrastructure, CAPEX and OPEX budgets, and payment options. VERDE Hosted is specifically targeted for customers that do not want to incur the upfront CAPEX costs of deploying a Desktop Virtualization solution. VERDE Hosted can further drive down total cost of ownership (TCO) beyond VERDE On-premise, today nearly 40 percent lower than any competing solution. VERDE Hosted and VERDE On-premise both offer virtual desktops in VDI, disconnected and branch-office modes. Because VERDE Hosted does not share any infrastructure, customers will benefit from VERDE Bridges' access to Rackspace's award winning customer service called Fanatical Support.

According to industry analysts, interest in hosted desktop virtualization is increasingly attractive to organizations mandated with Desktop TCO (both CAPEX and OPEX) reductions. Gartner estimates that about 15 percent of professional desktop PCs will migrate to hosted desktop virtualization by 2014, effecting approximately 66 million connected machines. Coupled with upgrade cycles accelerated by Windows 7 availability, many companies will pass on costly hardware upgrades, opting for hosted desktop virtualization to deliver the new operating systems to their users.

"Virtual Bridges is resetting the expectations associated with desktop virtualization, delivering a solution that can deliver immediate value without the need to deploy and manage any infrastructure on their premise," said Christopher Rajiah, Director of North America Channel Sales for Rackspace. "The VERDE Hosted solution provides a new approach for the many organizations looking to substantially reduce the costs of supporting desktop environments and for whom a hosted solution best suits their business goals."

"Virtual Bridges has formulated an approach that will appeal to a wide array of organizations," said Judith Hurwitz, President and CEO of Hurwitz & Associates. "Whether on-premise, hosted, or a federation of both, the flexibility of deployment options, coupled with a compelling total cost of ownership and ease of deployment, creates a compelling business case for organizations evaluating desktop virtualization solutions."