Lakeside Software Adds More Vendors to SysTrack MarketPlace

Bloomfield Hills, MI ― August 26, 2013 ― Lakeside Software, the leading provider of IT analytics and business intelligence solutions, today announced integration agreements with leading technology vendors GreenBytes, NComputing, NVIDIA and Teradici whereby detailed reporting of these vendors’ products will be available within SysTrack MarketPlace. SysTrack MarketPlace support for these vendors is included in SysTrack 6.1 with availability within 90 days.

• GreenBytes:  The MarketPlace report provides a detailed breakdown of the current state of storage consumption and IOPS utilization to forecast potential loads and identify where GreenBytes can provide savings in space allocation and I/O deduplication.
• NComputing:  The MarketPlace report provides recommendations for the deployment of NComputing thin client devices with an analysis of key areas in the environment that can be improved.
• NVIDIA:  The MarketPlace report helps enterprises meet user requirements and integrate NVIDIA® GRID™ solutions by identifying users demanding high-performance graphics for visual application software.
• Teradici:  The MarketPlace report identifies potential end-user experience and consolidation ratio gains made possible by using the Teradici PCoIP® Hardware Accelerator (APEX 2800) for offloading PCoIP protocol load.

SysTrack MarketPlace

SysTrack MarketPlace, announced in June 2012, provides detailed analysis for sizing and selecting hardware, software and service infrastructure. MarketPlace provides a single source for IT professionals to get the quantified data they need to maximize the performance of their infrastructure, accelerate ROI and maximize end-user experience. MarketPlace is the product of cooperation between Lakeside Software and leading IT infrastructure technology companies including AppSense, Atlantis Computing, Cisco, Citrix, Dell Wyse, EMC, HP, IBM, Login VSI, Nexenta, Nutanix, Trend Micro, Unidesk, VMware and World Wide Technology.

MarketPlace reports are 100% customized for a specific vendor solution and provide only the data most relevant for analysis of that solution. They are developed through close consultation between Lakeside Software and each solution vendor that ensures each report reflects a deep understanding of the solution and provides critical and appropriate intelligence.

Visit www.LakesideSoftware.com/MarketPlace.aspx to learn more about SysTrack MarketPlace and view currently integrated technology vendors.

Supporting Quotes

Dan Salinas, vice president of Business Development, Lakeside Software: “SysTrack Marketplace provides IT professionals with actionable intelligence about their infrastructure critical to deployment and optimization. With deeper insight into the impact of specific infrastructure solutions, they can tune implementation to receive maximum value and performance.”

Michael Richtberg, vice president of Product Management, GreenBytes: “For customers planning virtualization projects storage performance can be an afterthought. IT departments know that by leveraging Lakeside insight and GreenBytes optimizations the result will be cost-effective, high performance user experiences. GreenBytes’ patented zero latency inline deduplication technology keeps the ’personal’ in virtual computing without breaking the budget.”

Raj Dhingra, chief executive officer, NComputing: “NComputing N-Series devices and management software are optimized for Citrix HDX, and leverage NComputing’s 3rd generation Numo3 System-on-Chip (SoC) to deliver the 100% HDX performance at 1/3 the cost of alternative end-points. Lakeside’s SysTrack software interprets end user requirements based on observed usage in order to make actionable recommendations about how best to deploy NComputing N-Series endpoint devices to maximize end user experience with a Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp and/or VDI-in-a-Box environment.”

Jeff Brown, VP and general manager, GRID Business Unit, NVIDIA: “As the world’s first graphics processor for virtualized environments, NVIDIA GRID is a game changer for enterprises. The most common question we get from IT professionals is how GPUs should be provisioned to virtualize users’ desktops and applications. SysTrack offers a convenient way to observe the graphics usage and requirements of real end users before deciding how to configure the virtualized environment.”

Ziad Lammam, director of Product Management, Teradici: “We’re proud to join forces with Lakeside Software to ensure our customers have the analytics and reports they need to deliver the optimal user experience. Now that our PCoIP Hardware Accelerator is integrated into SysTrack 6.1, IT managers can use the tool to analyze the performance of their VDI deployment and understand the potential benefits of Teradici’s hardware acceleration solution. Once installed, SysTrack will monitor the performance of the hardware acceleration card to confirm that it has indeed addressed the problems identified, thereby enabling IT professionals to deliver the best possible VMware Horizon View experience to its users.”

About Lakeside Software

Lakeside Software is the leading provider of IT analytics and business intelligence solutions. SysTrack solutions for user experience scoring, end-to-end monitoring, problem diagnosis, VDI assessment, design and planning, and Windows® migration empower IT professionals with the knowledge to dramatically improve end user experience and reduce costs. SysTrack aggregates user-level data unmatched in depth and quality, enabling SysTrack’s sophisticated reporting intelligence to deliver unprecedented insight into application usage and resource utilization. Visitwww.LakesideSoftware.com for more information.

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