Xenocode Introduces New Application Virtualization Technology

By VSM News Staff
published: Tuesday, May 20 2008

Xenocode's Flagship Offering - Virtual Application Studio - Lets Desktop Applications Run Instantly and Reliably, Anywhere.

"Application virtualization is the next wave of virtualization technology, with compelling performance, flexibility and economic advantages over traditional hardware virtualization," Kenji Obata, Xenocode founder and chief executive officer. "With Xenocode's application virtualization technology, organizations can largely eliminate the enormous costs, risks and limitations associated with traditional desktop application deployment and enable a new level of application portability."

Xenocode Application Virtualization: Frees Applications from the Underlying OS

Xenocode specializes in application virtualization, a sophisticated technology that separates applications from the underlying operating systems on which they execute.  Unlike traditional hardware virtualization solutions that require an entire copy of the host operating system, Xenocode's lightweight application virtualization technology emulates core operating system features required for application execution.  As a result, applications deployed with Xenocode have essentially the same performance characteristics as native executables.  "Xenocoded" applications require no setup, configuration, clients, or device drivers, are isolated from external DLL and dependency conflicts, and run properly on Windows Vista and locked-down desktops.  Xenocode-virtualized applications can be easily deployed on USB devices, corporate intranets, the Internet, or existing desktop management infrastructure software such as Microsoft SMS, LANDesk Management Suite, BMC Configuration Management and Novell ZENworks. For example, using Xenocode, users can:

• Run legacy applications without errors or UAC prompts on Windows Vista and locked-down desktops.
• Use otherwise incompatible applications side-by-side, or multiple versions of a given application, such as Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, simultaneously.
• Carry applications on portable USB keys, available for instant execution on laptops or kiosks along with all user data and settings.

Xenocode Virtual Application Studio is an authoring environment that allows IT professionals to easily convert their existing Windows, .NET, and Java-based applications into virtualized applications ready for instant deployment.  Xenocode-enabled applications are run on the Xenocode Virtual Operating System, a lightweight micro-kernel embedded within each virtualized application executable, allowing virtual applications to be executed without any separate client install, device drivers, or player software.

"Application virtualization represents a high growth market, and Xenocode is 100 percent focused on this specialized technology. They, and similar companies, will play an important role in continuing to drive innovation in this space" said Michael Rose, Research Analyst, IDC.

Helpdesk Software Europe (HDSE) is one of the fastest growing ICT distributors in the Benelux region.  The HDSE product portfolio includes a broad range of IT and security management solutions such as Criston, pcvisit and MemoSource.  HDSE has licensed Xenocode's application virtualization technology to allow their customers to minimize application support and deployment costs and maximize ROI on their infrastructure investments.

"Xenocode Virtual Application Studio has fundamentally changed the way we think about application deployment. In contrast with other virtualization solutions, Xenocode's innovative and easy-to-use technology has allowed our customers to enjoy the benefits of application virtualization almost immediately, without requiring changes to their IT infrastructure," said Willem Jan Dekkers, general manager of HDSE.

Xenocode Virtual Application Studio is available today.  For more information or to download a free evaluation, please visit www.xenocode.com .

About Xenocode 

Xenocode develops next-generation virtualization technologies that make applications available instantly and reliably, anywhere. The Xenocode Virtual Application Studio authoring environment and Xenocode Virtual Operating System allow IT professionals to deploy applications in lightweight, pre-configured virtual executables that run instantly on any Windows desktop via intranets, the Internet, USB keys, or existing desktop management infrastructure. Xenocode was founded in 2002 and consists of a team of veteran Microsoft engineers and academic researchers. Today, its customers include thousands of industry-leading consulting, financial, government, military, and technology companies, and tens of thousands of independent IT professionals. Xenocode is based in Seattle, Washington.