AppSense Partners with App-DNA Partner to Accelerate Application Migration

Looking to provide organizations with a comprehensive, user-centric desktop transformation program, AppSense has teamed up App-DNA, the company has announced in a release.

To guide business decisions about application migration, application management and long-term application portfolio evolution, App-DNA combines insight about applications with highly accurate application testing, remediation and compatibility. In managing applications for Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Microsoft (News - Alert) App-V, Citrix XenDesktop XenApp, VDI and Windows Server 2008 initiatives, the App-DNA AppTitude software platform helps enterprises worldwide save time, cost and risk, the company announced in a press release.

“Virtually every corporate and enterprise organization is in some phase of planning or deploying new desktop infrastructure,” said David Roussain, VP, strategic alliances, AppSense. “In every case, this includes various combinations of Windows 7, virtual desktops and remote desktop services. In addition, we believe every organization is undergoing the additional pain of application migration, that’s where our partnership with App-DNA steps in to accelerate the desktop transformation lifecycle.”

AppSense and App-DNA eliminate many user-related and application-related project barriers that burden traditional desktop transformation projects with their new partnership. While delivering a consistent end-user experience across all platforms, IT managers can migrate critical applications to new desktops faster, with less risk. The partnership greatly accelerates the migration of Windows-based applications onto new platforms such as Windows 7, virtual desktop computing and remote desktop services, the company has announced.

Recently, the company launched the AppSense Certified Service Provider (ACSP) program which gives access to products, training, support and specialized pricing to optimize user virtualization service offerings. The program will be explained in detail on October 12 in an introductory webinar. The ACSP program is open to companies offering desktop services via a subscription-based model that includes all required software and support. The program will enable service providers to deliver user virtualization as a service.