Ericom announced the availability of Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM, a desktop virtualization (VDI) solution based on Oracle’s server virtualization software. Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM harnesses the power of the companies' respective virtualization products to deliver secure, on-demand, and centrally managed access to virtual desktops and applications.

Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM can help organizations:

• Reduce overall IT spending
• Eliminate the costs associated with local desktop installations
• Lower IT overhead and complexity associated with managing desktops
• Simplify and accelerate setting up the environment
• Improve the end-user environment and experience
• Enhance security

With Ericom’s PowerTerm WebConnect, organizations can implement a combination of Virtual Desktops and Windows Terminal Servers, enabling virtualization across the organization in a cost-effective manner. By implementing enterprise-wide desktop virtualization, organizations can reduce the cost of managing PCs, provide secure remote access, and facilitate business continuity and disaster recovery implementations.

Oracle VM is scalable, low-cost server virtualization software that supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Oracle VM extends Oracle's support for grid computing by providing the ability to virtualize within as well as across servers.

“We are excited to offer Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM to our customers,” said Brian Berns, Ericom’s COO.  “As a flexible, comprehensive solution, Ericom’s desktop virtualization offering complements Oracle VM. Together the software provides organizations with the ability to address many of today’s IT challenges including desktop management, privacy of information, IT optimization, business continuity, green computing and telecommuting. Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM provides organizations with a robust infrastructure for enterprise-wide virtualization.”

"Customers continue to seek better solutions to address shrinking IT budgets and expanding data center costs," said Monica Kumar, senior director Linux and Open Source Product Marketing, Oracle.  "With Ericom's PowerTerm WebConnect for Oracle VM, customers gain the benefits of both desktop and server virtualization, which can help dramatically enhance IT resource utilization."