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Digital transformation specialist, Argility, adds Open Virtual Desktop (OVD) capability to its range of expertise


Johannesburg, 12 Apr 2016

Digital transformation specialist - Argility - has signed a strategic partnership with OpenSector, Inuvika's distribution partner for Africa. This move positions Argility as a leading open source software solution provider for application delivery supporting Inuvika Open Virtual Desktop (OVD) range of products.

Inuvika OVD is an application virtualisation platform that delivers users' applications and data securely from the cloud to any device.

Paul Swartz, divisional executive at Argility, says that the organisation opted for OVD because it has been developed to focus on delivering only the applications users require while other solutions have been built on the VDI principle which attempts to virtualise the entire desktop software stack. "With VDI, application delivery and management are far more complex and often utilise tools and functionality that have been built outside of the base system. This additional complexity increases costs and administration without delivering the core of what the user wants, which is fast and secure access to their applications and data.

"In contrast Inuvika's innovative, OVD technology, connects people with information by providing on-demand access to virtual desktops and applications from any device on any operating system. Inuvika's software transforms the way applications and information is delivered by moving them to the cloud, helping to streamline IT and introducing new ways of working."

Swartz says this flexibility enables a service-based approach to app delivery. "It also provides greater controls over application licences and consequently better management ensuring that organisations purchase only the licences they require to support their environment."

He emphasises that Inuvika OVD solutions provide a scalable and powerful infrastructure that enables IT to transform the way it delivers and manages applications and desktops. "The technology assists businesses to reduce IT complexity and therefore, the overheads associated with traditional delivery methods."

According to Swartz the addition of OVD capabilities to Argility's IT solutions for business is not only a strategic fit for the company but also enhances the service experience it provides to clients who are looking to digitally transform their businesses. "It is of course about focusing on the experience and not only the transaction," Swartz concludes.

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Argility

Argility, established in 1978, is a digital transformation specialist. It provides expertise and technologies that transform how organisations interact with their customers.

Argility is the first choice provider of converged traditional and digital commerce capabilities across a wide range of industry sectors including: financial services, retail and enterprise. Using real time analytics it enables its clients to acquire a single view of their customers across all channels including: mobile; online; in-store; call centre etc. It empowers its clients with the ability to deliver consistent experiences to their customers, regardless of the channel used and focusing on the experience, not the transaction.

OpenSector

OpenSector leads in the distribution of innovative technology solutions to their partners, unlocking XAAS (anything-as-a-service) initiatives across business sectors, eliminating complexity and cost inefficiencies whilst extending the use of legacy investments in IT.

Refer: www.OpenSector.co.za

For further information log on to: www.argility.com

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Deirdre Blain
Blain Communications
(+27) 83 230 5522
blain@iafrica.com