INX, Inc., a provider of IP communications and data center solutions for enterprise organizations, reportedly has successfully designed and implemented a unified computing solution for Seattle University.

 

According to the company officials, the centralized computing and virtual desktop project leverage leading edge technology of the next-generation data center to transform the end user experience for students across the SU campus.

 

The company officials said that the solution consolidates resources in the data center, creating efficiencies and increased availability of applications while driving down costs such as power and cooling.

 

Built upon the Cisco Systems Unified Computing System, INX (News - Alert) deployed a solution that would transform SU’s desktop computing model by enabling secure central desktop computing for their users. Besides centralization, company officials said that a virtual desktop infrastructure was implemented, which moves all of the applications of faculty and students off of their individual computers and into the data center.

 

This technology lets computers be simplified terminals or clients that receive the applications and content, which is hosted and managed more efficiently in the data center. Company officials said that the VMware VDI solution will simplify SU’s desktop management strategy while increasing control of university assets and significantly improving the security of end-user data.

 

Students will now have ubiquitous wireless and wired access on campus. Additional third party applications have been incorporated to allow for single sign-on to the desktop as well as printer location management.

 

According to company officials, by virtualizing the desktops, SU will be able to address the requirements for throughput, redundancy, manageability, and flexibility.

 

“The move to virtualized desktops will better serve students by allowing them to access software from the device and location of their choosing,” said Robert Dullea, vice president for university planning, in a statement.

 

Dullea said that it will save the university money by reducing demand on the computer labs.

 

“It is an innovative use of technology that makes us better as a university,” he said.

 

Mark Hilz, president and COO of INX ,said that his company is pleased to partner with such a forward-thinking organization as Seattle University.

 

“We believe the future of the data center and desktop computing in education and governments will look like the Seattle University model,” Hilz said in a statement.

 

The project was valued at approximately $385,000 in product and services revenue for INX.