2X Americas General Manager Scott Sims reaches tech audience of over 55,000 in highlighting advantages of 2X products

Dallas, TX, January 11, 2010 – 2X Software today announced the release of a recent radio interview between Scott Sims, 2X General Manager for the Americas, and the staff of All Tech Radio, a weekly US radio program based in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. During the interview, Scott covered 2X Software’s company background and explained the benefits each 2X product would offer business owners, as well as new features soon to be released. The program routinely reaches an audience of over 55,000 tech enthusiasts, allowing thousands of listeners to be convinced of the virtual computing advantages of 2X products.

Scott explained that "We welcomed the opportunity to work with All Tech Radio on the interview, as it allowed us an audience with a large group of tech-savvy listeners who we knew would take an interest in our robust product line. We enjoyed working with the All Tech Radio team, and look forward to continuing to work with them and other media outlets in the future."

"We enjoy working with 2X Software and other reputable vendors, such as Microsoft, Google and Samsung to attract thousands of IT managers to our program," explained Robert McMillan, President of All Tech Radio. "2X is a leader in today’s fast-growing virtual computing market, a sector of high interest to our audience. We pride ourselves in covering technology companies like 2X, on the leading edge of their sector, and we welcome the opportunity to work with them in the future."

To listen to the interview, please visit: Scott Sims radio interview

About 2X
2X Software Ltd develops enterprise server-based virtual computing software, enabling desktop virtualization and application streaming on personal computers and thin client devices. Its product line, which includes the award-winning 2X VirtualDesktopServer and 2X ApplicationServer, is easily scalable, installable, and manageable with straightforward licensing, resulting in product prices far below those of competitors. For more information, please visit: http://www.2x.com/.

About All Tech Radio
All Tech Radio is a Portland, Oregon based radio program primarily serving tech enthusiasts in the Portland and Seattle markets. Hosted by network consultants Robert McMillen, Scott Portinga, and Andy Young, the program airs weekly, and seeks to attract a sophisticated audience for companies such as Google, IBM and others. For more information, please visit: All Tech Radio.

The 2X Client provides three modes for server connections; Direct Mode, Regular Gateway and SSL Mode. Which mode would be best for your environment?

Direct Mode

If clients have direct physical server access, clients can use the Direct Mode connect to a 2X SecureClientGateway through port 80 (1). The client and gateway then negotiate data to establish a session, after which the client initiates an RDP session with the Terminal Server or VDI Host. The client will disconnect from the gateway and establish a new session with the server (2). Direct Mode is the most efficient connection mode, since the gateway is temporary with a minimal data load.

Regular Gateway Mode

With the Regular Gateway Mode, clients also connect to the 2X SecureClientGateway on port 80 (1), negotiate with the gateway to establish a session, and start an RDP session with the Terminal Server or VDI Host. However using this mode, the RDP session is tunneled on top of the first connection. The gateway establishes a connection to the server (2) and forwards RDP requests from the client. This connection mode is ideal when the clients lack direct access to physical servers and no special security requirements are needed.

SSL Mode

In this mode, clients connect to a 2X SecureClientGateway on port 443 (1). Once an SSL tunnel is established, the client and gateway negotiate enough information to establish a secure session and the client starts an RDP session with the Terminal Server or VDI Host, the RDP session is tunneled on top on the first connection. This connection mode is optimal when the clients lack direct access to physical servers and high security safeguards are required.

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Dallas, Texas, November 4, 2009 – As a rural Georgia school district, Telfair County Schools was faced with the challenge of affording its students the same educational opportunities as other, wealthier school districts, who routinely provided their students with advanced technology offerings. To match the capabilities of peer districts, Telfair chose to deploy a 2X ApplicationServer solution, along with the 2X ThinClientServer, to guarantee reliable remote application access to their schools’ computer labs and FTP system. Use of the solution will allow students the use of quality published applications in school computer labs, while providing teachers access to critical files and applications outside the classroom.

David Walker is Telfair County Schools’ Director of Technology, who monitors the technology requirements of the district’s elementary, middle and high school. Due to the district’s small size, up until this year, David has run his department single-handedly, making the search for a straightforward, easy-to-manage connection broker solution a critical pursuit. David first considered using a Citrix solution, claiming that the product was "feature rich, but came with a cost that far outweighed any potential benefit we would receive from the solution." Wanting to maximize benefits for the district’s students on a fixed IT budget, David began investigating more cost-effective options, eventually settling on a 2X solution. He states that while he "was impressed with the Citrix features list, 2X has a great product as well, and was able to meet every requirement we were looking for, at a much lower cost." As a result, rather than paying additional hardware and licensing costs, he is now saving "well over 50% from our original costs," significantly more than what was possible using a Citrix solution.

In deploying his 2X solution, David purchased both the 2X ApplicationServer and the 2X ThinClientServer, to provide effective remote application access while effectively converting his existing desktops to function as thin clients. He chose to install the 2X ApplicationServer to 12 terminal servers, with a total of 9 Windows 2003, 32-bit and 3 Windows 2008, 64-bit servers. While initially choosing the Virtual Iron virtualization platform, he explains that he is in the process of switching to a VMware platform, specifically considering VSphere 4. Despite changes in virtualization platforms and the number of users serviced, David notes that 2X’s per-server license model and virtualization platform-independent design ensure that he can service as many users as possible from his 2X server with no required licensing changes or virtualization platform integration problems. This flexibility has created a "powerful, yet simple solution" that he can "trust completely."

Apart from providing significant cost savings and improving remote application publishing reliability, David boasts that choosing 2X provided his district with specific advantages when compared to his original solution. Though he admits that other solutions also provided a broad array of features, David claims a defining advantage of his 2X solution is the "simple, straightforward way it performs the functions it’s designed to perform." Speaking to IT professionals in other districts, David became aware of the lengthy process required to complete Citrix installations, noting that to install their solution properly, Telfair would "need a lot more hardware, and the solution would take far more upkeep to maintain."

David notes that though it’s a feature-rich solution, if he had continued with his original Citrix choice, he "didn’t know that it would’ve done everything we were expecting," claiming that the simplicity of 2X solutions "ultimately makes them the better product." Use of his 2X solution thus gives David little day-to-day stress in meeting the needs of Telfair’s students. Based on the success of his 2X experience so far, he explained that this year, he would like to "make applications available to students at home, allowing them to continue to have access to teaching materials after the end of the school day." He explains that as long as his server can handle additional users, his 2X ApplicationServer solution can bear the heavier load with ease, making hardware capabilities the only limit to network expansion.

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About the 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services

The 2X ApplicationServer tunnels any Windows application or desktop onto remote computers, including Mac and Linux desktops, without the need to install the application or desktop onto each user’s machine. This provides significant savings on administration and support.

• Application publishing, rather than local installation
• Tunneling specific applications rather than a complete desktop
• Publish applications to Web interface
• Publish Windows applications to Linux and Mac
• Multiple monitor support
• Automatic redundancy
• Publish applications based on username, group membership or IP
• Seamless integration with local desktop and taskbar
• SSL secure connection to applications
• Universal printing
• Application license management
• Integration with 2X LoadBalancer
• Windows 2008 Server 32 / 64 bit support

Obtaining the Trial Version
2X is offering a 30-day trial version of 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services. After the 30-day trial period, users can still use the 3-connection free version by registering for the 3-connection license key on the 2X website. Download the trial version today.

About 2X
2X Software Ltd - 2X - is a company developing software for the booming server-based computing market. Thin client computing controls skyrocketing PC management costs, centralizes application and desktop management, improves security and performance and allows users to work remotely. The company’s product line includes: 2X ThinClientServer, 2X LoadBalancer for Terminal Services/Citrix, 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services and 2X VirtualDesktopServer. 2X is a privately-held company with offices in the USA, Germany, Australia, the UK, Cyprus and Malta. Its management team is backed by years of experience in developing and selling network infrastructure software. 2X is a Microsoft, IBM, VMware and RedHat partner. For more information, visit: http://www.2x.com/.

2X Client Portable 7.3.727 has been released. 2X Client Portable is a remote server/desktop access client that allows you to connect to all your servers using a single client. It works seamlessly with the 2X ApplicationServer as well as with native Remote Desktop Protocol built into your Windows PC. It's packaged as a portable app so you can bring all your connections with you. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

Features

• Native RDP Connections - Using the 2X Client you can now connected to a machine running Microsoft Terminal Server using a Remote Desktop Protocol connection. Administrators can easily configure desktop connections and publish applications using one tool.
• Embedded Desktops - With your 2X Client you can now use Embedded Desktops. This allows you to load a number of different Desktops inside one application. Switching between the different desktops is as simple as clicking on a different tab.
• ApplicationServer: Publish applications and Desktops - 2X ApplicationServer allows you to publish particular applications installed on a Terminal Server onto the desktop of a remote user. For example you can tunnel just an accounts package onto a user’s local desktop without giving the user access to a full desktop or publish a full desktop as an application on the Terminal Server.

2X ApplicationServer: 2X is offering a 30-day trial version of the full version of 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services. Users can also use the 3-connection free version by registering for the 3-connection license key on the 2X website. Get it from the 2X ApplicationServer download page today.

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