Symantec Acquires AppStream

By VSM News Staff
published: Wednesday, April 09 2008

*ManageFusion* - Las Vegas, NV - 2008-04-09 - Today as part of announcement during the keynotes at the ManageFusion conference, Symantec announced that in a private arrangement, they had acquired technology partner AppStream. AppStream currently is packaged as an OEM offering from Symantec called SVS Pro. Symantec executive Ken Berryman, VP of Endpoint Virtualization said in a press conference that "the details of the acquisition are private" and that "there is no current plan to change the AppStream name."

Srinivasa Venkataraman, CEO of AppStream, mentioned plans to have tighter integration with Symantec Management Workflow, which was released yesterday at the show. When asked about OS streaming to deploy virtual machines, the answer was, "Stay tuned."


About AppStream
AppStream, Inc. is a leader in on-demand application deployment and management. By combining application streaming with application virtualization technologies, AppStream offers customers the most flexible application management solutions at the most affordable price, with the fastest implementation time. AppStream also enables a Software as a Service (SaaS) business model by transforming any Windows®-compatible software application into a service over the internet. AppStream does this through patented on-demand technologies and partnerships with industry leaders. AppStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA with offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. For more information, please visit www.appstream.com.