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IBS Group Member Partners with Parallels to Enter Desktop Virtualisation Market
RAMSEY, Isle of Man, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Please refer to relevant legal information at the end of the document
IBS Group [http://www.ibsgr.com ], a leading software development and IT services
provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announces that IBS IT Services, a member of IBS
Group, and Parallels [http://www.parallels.com ], Inc. have signed an agreement to develop
and promote a cloud solution for corporate virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI). The
companies will invest USD1.2m in the project and ensure certification of the developed
solution for local use. The project is expected to take two years.
The solution to be developed by IBS IT Services and Parallels will be used for
building VDIs of almost unlimited scale, up to hundreds of thousands of virtual desktops.
Along with that, the chosen approach will allow clients to deploy a VDI two times faster,
reduce hardware management costs, ensure a higher level of cyber security, and increase
efficiency of user software and data management. With a VDI solution in place, users can
connect to their virtual desktops in a corporate private cloud from any geographic
location that has Internet access, and from any device, including smartphones, tablets,
and mobile computers.
In cooperation with IBS IT Services, Parallels will improve the existing
virtualisation platform based on its Parallels Virtuozzo Containers (Windows) and
Parallels Virtual Automation products. Additionally, a new component named Parallels
Connection Broker will be developed.
"The new component will enable us to offer a seamless and complete solution for
building virtual desktop infrastructures based on software provided by one vendor, which
ensures higher reliability. Besides, according to IBS and Parallels' estimates, it will
cut the deployment time at least by half compared to traditional integration projects and
reduce the roll-out costs by 40 to 50%," said Sergey Matsotsky, Senior Vice President of
IBS Group.
According to the agreement, IBS Group's contribution to the product development will
include formulation of design specifications for the components and investment in software
engineering. After the development phase is completed, IBS Group will liaise with Russian
authorities to have the product certified, so that both business entities and governmental
agencies will be able to use the solution.
IBS Group will promote the solution in Russia, while Parallels plans to offer it
internationally.
"Private clouds are not exactly a traditional market for Parallels. The company is
still focused on products meant for hosting providers and telecom operators, but
simultaneously we seek application for technologies we create in adjacent areas," said
Birger Steen, CEO of Parallels. "The Parallels Virtuozzo Containers platform doubles or
triples virtual environments' density per server compared to hypervisors. This makes it an
ideal solution for large and super large organisations that contemplate a roll-out.
However, we also see opportunities for application of the solution in Hosted VDI projects
using clouds of hosting providers and telecom operators."
According to IBS IT Services own research, the potential market for Enterprise Virtual
Workspace-class solutions (including VDI solutions) in Russia will reach 2 million virtual
desktops by 2015, which translates into USD80-120m in monetary terms.
There are a number of ongoing or planned projects in Russia that use Enterprise
Virtual Workspace approaches. For example, the Federal Tax Service has scheduled a pilot
project for 5,000 virtual desktops. Potentially, the system can be scaled up to involve
120,000 FTS employees.
About IBS Group Holding Limited
IBS Group is a leading software development and IT services provider in Central and
Eastern Europe. Through its two principal subsidiaries, Luxoft and IBS IT Services, it
offers a wide variety of information technology services, such as software development and
IT services outsourcing, IT infrastructure and business applications implementation. IBS
Group has business operations in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland,
the UK, the USA, Vietnam and Singapore. IBS Group employs more than 8,300 people
worldwide. In the year ended March 31, 2012, the Group reported US GAAP consolidated
revenues of USD816.3 million. IBS Group's Global Depositary Receipts are listed on the
Regulated Market (General Standard) at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: IBSG:GR;
Reuters: IBSGq.F)
About Parallels
Parallels is a worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop
virtualization. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 900
employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.
For more information, please visit http://www.parallels.com/spp, follow us on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ParallelsCloud, and Like Us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/ParallelsCloud.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this press release is not for publication, distribution
or release, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction where such publication, disclosure
or release would be unlawful. This press release does not constitute an offer for the sale
of securities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other
jurisdiction in which an offer would be subject to legal restrictions.
For more information about IBS Group please visit http://www.ibsgr.com
IBS Group Holding Ltd
CONTACT: Contact: Investor Relations: Andrei Novikov, IR Director, tel: +7-(495)-967-8000 (ext.3095), anovikov@ibs.ru. Media Relations: Ekaterina Beskhizhko, PR Manager, tel: +7-(495)-967-8080 (ext.2963), ebeshizhko@ibs.ru
IBS Group Member Partners with Parallels to Enter Desktop Virtualisation Market
RAMSEY, Isle of Man, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Please refer to relevant legal information at the end of the document
IBS Group [http://www.ibsgr.com ], a leading software development and IT services
provider in Central and Eastern Europe, announces that IBS IT Services, a member of IBS
Group, and Parallels [http://www.parallels.com ], Inc. have signed an agreement to develop
and promote a cloud solution for corporate virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI). The
companies will invest USD1.2m in the project and ensure certification of the developed
solution for local use. The project is expected to take two years.
The solution to be developed by IBS IT Services and Parallels will be used for
building VDIs of almost unlimited scale, up to hundreds of thousands of virtual desktops.
Along with that, the chosen approach will allow clients to deploy a VDI two times faster,
reduce hardware management costs, ensure a higher level of cyber security, and increase
efficiency of user software and data management. With a VDI solution in place, users can
connect to their virtual desktops in a corporate private cloud from any geographic
location that has Internet access, and from any device, including smartphones, tablets,
and mobile computers.
In cooperation with IBS IT Services, Parallels will improve the existing
virtualisation platform based on its Parallels Virtuozzo Containers (Windows) and
Parallels Virtual Automation products. Additionally, a new component named Parallels
Connection Broker will be developed.
"The new component will enable us to offer a seamless and complete solution for
building virtual desktop infrastructures based on software provided by one vendor, which
ensures higher reliability. Besides, according to IBS and Parallels' estimates, it will
cut the deployment time at least by half compared to traditional integration projects and
reduce the roll-out costs by 40 to 50%," said Sergey Matsotsky, Senior Vice President of
IBS Group.
According to the agreement, IBS Group's contribution to the product development will
include formulation of design specifications for the components and investment in software
engineering. After the development phase is completed, IBS Group will liaise with Russian
authorities to have the product certified, so that both business entities and governmental
agencies will be able to use the solution.
IBS Group will promote the solution in Russia, while Parallels plans to offer it
internationally.
"Private clouds are not exactly a traditional market for Parallels. The company is
still focused on products meant for hosting providers and telecom operators, but
simultaneously we seek application for technologies we create in adjacent areas," said
Birger Steen, CEO of Parallels. "The Parallels Virtuozzo Containers platform doubles or
triples virtual environments' density per server compared to hypervisors. This makes it an
ideal solution for large and super large organisations that contemplate a roll-out.
However, we also see opportunities for application of the solution in Hosted VDI projects
using clouds of hosting providers and telecom operators."
According to IBS IT Services own research, the potential market for Enterprise Virtual
Workspace-class solutions (including VDI solutions) in Russia will reach 2 million virtual
desktops by 2015, which translates into USD80-120m in monetary terms.
There are a number of ongoing or planned projects in Russia that use Enterprise
Virtual Workspace approaches. For example, the Federal Tax Service has scheduled a pilot
project for 5,000 virtual desktops. Potentially, the system can be scaled up to involve
120,000 FTS employees.
About IBS Group Holding Limited
IBS Group is a leading software development and IT services provider in Central and
Eastern Europe. Through its two principal subsidiaries, Luxoft and IBS IT Services, it
offers a wide variety of information technology services, such as software development and
IT services outsourcing, IT infrastructure and business applications implementation. IBS
Group has business operations in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland,
the UK, the USA, Vietnam and Singapore. IBS Group employs more than 8,300 people
worldwide. In the year ended March 31, 2012, the Group reported US GAAP consolidated
revenues of USD816.3 million. IBS Group's Global Depositary Receipts are listed on the
Regulated Market (General Standard) at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: IBSG:GR;
Reuters: IBSGq.F)
About Parallels
Parallels is a worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop
virtualization. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 900
employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.
For more information, please visit http://www.parallels.com/spp, follow us on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ParallelsCloud, and Like Us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/ParallelsCloud.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this press release is not for publication, distribution
or release, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction where such publication, disclosure
or release would be unlawful. This press release does not constitute an offer for the sale
of securities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other
jurisdiction in which an offer would be subject to legal restrictions.
For more information about IBS Group please visit http://www.ibsgr.com
IBS Group Holding Ltd
CONTACT: Contact: Investor Relations: Andrei Novikov, IR Director, tel: +7-(495)-967-8000 (ext.3095), anovikov@ibs.ru. Media Relations: Ekaterina Beskhizhko, PR Manager, tel: +7-(495)-967-8080 (ext.2963), ebeshizhko@ibs.ru