Since our company’s inception, we have been singularly focused on making PCs more reliable, more manageable, and more secure through the application of client-side virtualization technology. As IT folks try NxTop, they tend to have the “ah-ha moment” pretty quickly about how deploying and managing virtual desktops on a one-to-many basis will reduce their PC managements costs and improve their security. However, in the current economic climate buying decisions need to be made based on fact and not gut feel. As a result, we have spent a significant amount of time analyzing the key contributors to PC total cost of ownership (TCO) and exploring how the NxTop model stacks up against both traditional PC life cycle management tools and newer approaches like server-hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

We look forward to opening up a more extensive public dialogue about our TCO findings in the coming weeks. As a first step, we are co-hosting a free webinar with IDC next week that will explore the TCO dynamics of desktop management in both traditional and virtualized PC environments. IDC analyst Michael Rose will review today’s desktop computing models and the TCO implications of each, and I’ll provide a brief demonstration of NxTop with a focus on the aspects of the product that have the biggest impact on TCO. I’ll also preview some of the early findings of our NxTop TCO analysis efforts.

The webinar will be held Tuesday, June 23, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT. You can register to attend at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/284181498

I hope to see you on the webinar!

Update: We recorded this webinar and it can be viewed here: Realizing the TCO of PC Lifecycle Management through Client-Side Virtualization (registration required).

The folks at Virtual Strategy Magazine posted the first video I’ve seen of NxTop from the VMworld show floor (hosted by yours truly):

There’s a higher res version of the video available on the Virtual Strategy site.

Now that you’ve seen NxTop in action, let me know what you think. To see more of NxTop in action, sign up for updates from us and we’ll let you know when we are hosting our live demos via WebEx.

If you’re attending VMworld next week, stop by booth 562 and say hello. We’re going to have some fun contests, giveaways and much, much more.

As you have probably seen on our home page, we’re going to have a Then vs. Now Bowling Challenge. What exactly is that? You’ll have to stop by to find out…though the graphic in our flash animation should be a dead giveaway (and I promise that those up to the challenge won’t go home empty handed).

And what else will we have at VMworld? You’ll have to wait and see!

As a new company, we’re often asked who we are and what we do. Well, let’s answer the “who” starting with our management team:

Dan McCall is Virtual Computer’s president and CEO. Before starting Virtual Computer with Alex, Dan was a co-founder of Guardent, which was sold to VeriSign. Dan started as a software engineer back in 1983 and aspired to drive the “then” car on our home page.

Alex Vasilevsky was the co-founder of Virtual Computer with Dan and is our chief technology officer. Alex has a great background in the virtualization space and was a co-founder of Virtual Iron, a well known player in the server virtualization space. Alex holds six US and European patents and is a primary inventor on sixteen pending patents.

Peter Marconi, our VP of Engineering, has been very successful building both teams and products. At Virtual Computer, he’s done it again with a top notch team and our upcoming product. Peter is the holder of several patents in hardware architecture and mechanical chassis design.

Doug Lane is the Director of Product Management at Virtual Computer and is focused on making sure that our upcoming product is designed with the customer in mind. Working on technology products for the past twelve years, Doug knows the importance of making the customer happy with a product that works as promised. Doug is practicing hard for our Then vs. Now Bowling Challenge at VMworld even though he’s not eligible for any of the prizes. Stop by our booth (#562) and take the challenge.