Ericom announced that PowerTerm WebConnect, Ericom's presentation virtualization and desktop virtualization (VDI) solution, now provides centrally managed access to virtual desktops running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a hypervisor-based virtualization platform.

PowerTerm WebConnect provides anywhere, anytime access to Windows Terminal Services, including Windows Server 2008, Virtual Desktops, Blade PCs and legacy hosts. Ericom's solution centralizes the management and delivery of virtual desktops and server-based applications -- adding productivity, flexibility and agility to organizations' IT environments. As an intuitive desktop virtualization solution, PowerTerm WebConnect is ideal for organizations with local and remote users, and branch office locations.

"Microsoft's comprehensive virtualization portfolio enables IT organizations to more cost-effectively adopt virtualization from the desktop to the datacenter, improve utilization, optimize infrastructure, and rapidly provision new servers using systems management tools for both physical and virtualized environments," said Mike Schutz, director of product management, Windows Server division at Microsoft Corp. "We are very pleased that Ericom's solutions now extend to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to address the expanding desktop virtualization needs of our customers."

Ericom Founder and CEO, Eran Heyman commented, "Ericom's presentation virtualization and desktop virtualization solution is ideal for enterprises seeking to reduce the cost and complexity of traditional desktop management. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V coupled with Ericom's PowerTerm WebConnect provides organizations with a sophisticated and centrally managed desktop virtualization platform that simplifies and accelerates deployments of virtual desktops across the enterprise."