Vidyo Offers VidyoDesktop VE: A Scalable, Multi-PointHDVideo Solution

Vidyo (News - Alert) has announced VidyoDesktop Virtual Edition (VE), a powerful video conferencing desktop client designed specifically for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments.

The VidyoDesktop app brings high-quality video conferencing to Windows, Mac, and Linux computers so that everyone can participate at the office, from home, or on the road. VidyoDesktop VE provides high quality conferencing and collaboration to virtual desktop and client environments.

VidyoDesktop transmits high-fidelity video that rivals appliance-based systems, even when displayed on conference room screens.

VidyoWorks platform offers easy integration of video into a variety of applications and workflows, such as electronic medical records (EMRs), patient monitoring, financial trading, online banking and other vertical applications.

VidyoWorks offers a unified platform solution for real-time video communication and collaboration use cases. Financial services, government, healthcare and education customers now have an efficient and cost saving visual communications solution that doesn’t sacrifice security.

Derek Thorslund, Director of Product Management, Citrix, said in a statement, “Applications like VidyoDesktop VE extend the value of desktop virtualization by enabling enterprise quality video, audio and content collaboration in blended mobile, thin and full client environments, Vidyo is known in the market for providing consistent HD quality video on any device and any network, making VidyoDesktop VE a perfect fit for Citrix mobile workspace users. Their optimized architecture for XenDesktop and XenApp is a great addition to the Vidyo product portfolio, supporting the large scale virtual desktop adoption that Citrix is seeing.”

Dave Michels, senior analyst at Wainhouse (News - Alert) Research said, “Vidyo is leveraging its software-based approach to provide a secure, scalable VDI offering. Vertical and enterprise organizations can now meet various video and collaboration requirements needed for greater business agility through VidyoDesktop VE.”

Edited by Adam Brandt