Tarantella Introduces Free Licensing Model For Secure Global Desktop, Terminal Services Edition (TSE)
Posted on: Monday, 10 May 2004, 06:00 CDT
LAS VEGAS, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Underscoring its commitment to developing the industry's most advanced enterprise software solutions, Tarantella, Inc. , a leading supplier of secure remote access software, today announced the introduction of Tarantella Secure Global Desktop(TM) Terminal Services Edition (TSE), the ultimate companion to Windows Terminal Services. Secure Global Desktop TSE licenses are available for free with the purchase of a two-year maintenance agreement for only $59.95 per user. TSE is available for download immediately and the maintenance agreement may be purchased via any authorized Tarantella reseller or through Tarantella's new online webstore at http://www.tarantella.com/.
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Targeted to the Microsoft-centric enterprise, Secure Global Desktop TSE offers a wide range of enhancements to Microsoft's Windows Terminal Services, including enhanced security for Internet-based application access, load balancing for managing larger numbers of users and servers and policy-based application management to ensure appropriate access at the user level. In addition, TSE's native support for the RDP protocol to access applications allows customers to preserve their investment in Microsoft IT infrastructure.
"Beginning today, Tarantella offers a completely new value proposition to our customers around the world," explained Steve Bannerman, Tarantella's Chief Marketing Officer. "Our new free-licensing model for Secure Global Desktop TSE brings unprecedented choice to our customers, and demonstrates how aggressively we intend to compete in this market. We are introducing a long-awaited alternative to an industry that is accustomed to being bound by overly complicated and expensive products."
TSE is paired with Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition (EE), to fill out Tarantella's new Secure Global Desktop family of products. The Secure Global Desktop is the only secure remote access product family that meets all of the needs of today's agile enterprise, from Microsoft-only infrastructures to heterogeneous environments that also include Linux, UNIX, IBM 3xxx, and AS400. With native support for standards such as Java, LDAP, SSL/SSH, X11 and RDP, the Secure Global Desktop family is the platform of choice for supporting secure access to the widest range of applications from the largest assortment of devices.
Please visit Tarantella at NetWorld + Interop in Las Vegas May 11-13, 2004, booth # 2458.
ABOUT TARANTELLA
Tarantella, Inc. is a leading provider of purpose-built application access and deployment software to nearly 12,000 customers' sites worldwide. Tarantella enables organizations to access and manage information, data and applications across all platforms, networks and devices. Tarantella bridges the gap between vendors, ensuring that customers have complete access to business-critical information. Using Tarantella's software, customers realize the benefits of secure corporate data, maximizing return on existing IT assets and improved productivity. The company markets its products directly through the Internet, as well as through key industry partnerships and a worldwide network of consultants and resellers. Tarantella is headquartered in Santa Cruz, Calif. For more information, please visit the Tarantella web site at http://www.tarantella.com/.
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