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Hoteles Globales Deploys GO-Global Server-Based Computing Solution From GraphOn Corp.

Posted on: Monday, 23 April 2007, 09:00 CDT

GraphOn Corporation (OTCBB:GOJO), a leading worldwide developer of server-centric application publishing and Web-enabling software solutions, today announced that Hoteles Globales, headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, has deployed the company's GO-Global server-based computing solution.

Hoteles Globales operates 47 hotel properties in Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Argentina and Nicaragua. With sales in excess of 100 million Euros, the company currently employs over 3,500 people.

"Hoteles Globales wanted a straightforward, cost-effective solution that would allow them to run several Windows-based hotel management applications in a centralized environment which could then be accessed from remote locations using thin clients," said David Ribera Diaz of Sistemas de Acceso Interactivo (SAI), GraphOn's distributor in Spain. "The hotel's applications include accounting, purchasing, stock control, human resources, and more."

Previously, the hotel group had been using centralized, character-oriented Linux applications which were accessed remotely via traditional telnet clients. When the company recently migrated to Windows-based, client-server applications with a graphical user interface, they decided it made good business sense to retain the many benefits of centralized computing. "In a centralized environment, application deployment and support are handled at the central site, not at individual dispersed desktops," said Diaz.

To meet the need for server-centric Windows computing, Hoteles Globales evaluated Microsoft Windows Terminal Services (WTS), Citrix Presentation Server, and GraphOn GO-Global.

"In the final analysis, we selected GO-Global because the solution was easy to deploy and use, was very fast, and fully met our needs at an attractive price," said Miguel Ángel Mestre, IT Manager at Hoteles Globales. "We were equally impressed by other GO-Global advantages such as near-zero administration, reduced bandwidth requirements, built-in security, and scalability for easy growth."

The GO-Global server-centric solution is totally invisible to the users. Each user simply runs a near zero-footprint thin client. Centrally-running applications thereby appear on the users' desktops exactly as they would if running locally. While Hoteles Globales decided to use GraphOn's native Windows thin clients, GraphOn also offers Web browser plug-ins and Java thin clients.

"We are very happy with our decision to deploy GO-Global, as are our users," concluded Mestre. "In addition to our existing applications, we are now in the process of deploying front office and back office applications via GO-Global as well, and we look forward to an even greater return on investment in the near future."

About Hoteles Globales

Hoteles Globales is part of Grupo Optursa and has over 30 years of hotel management and tourism experience. The company's hotel properties are located in popular Spanish tourist destinations such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, and Costa del Sol. Additional hotels are located in Nicaragua, Argentina, Belgium, and Switzerland. For more information, visit www.hotelesglobales.com.

About GraphOn

GraphOn Corporation is a publicly-traded company headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. For over a decade, GraphOn has been an innovator of cost-effective, advanced solutions that help customers access applications from anywhere. GraphOn's high-performance software provides fast remote access, cross-platform connectivity, and a centralized architecture that delivers a dramatically lower cost of ownership. The company's solutions run under Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, Linux and UNIX, including Sun (SUNW) Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) HP-UX, and others. For more information, call 1.800.GRAPHON in the USA, +44.1344.668534 in Europe, or visit www.graphon.com.

This press release contains statements that are forward looking as that term is defined by the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results will differ due to factors such as shifts in customer demand, product shipment schedules, product mix, competitive products and pricing, technological shifts, and other variables. Readers are referred to GraphOn's most recent periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GraphOn and GO-Global are registered trademarks of GraphOn. Other trademarks belong to their owners.

Source: Business Wire

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