Solutions II and Pivot3 Partner to Deliver Desktop Modernization

Leading Solutions Provider to leverage Pivot3 VDI technologies in Customer Engagements

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pivot3, a leading supplier of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Serverless Storage Appliances, and Solutions II, a nationally recognized solutions provider of world class innovation in virtualization, business continuance and storage optimization today announced a multi-faceted partnership that will consist of joint reference architecture development, vertical market integration, and equipment reselling.

“We’re excited to partner with Pivot3 as their vSTAC VDI appliances are particularly well-suited as part of our overall portfolio”

Founded in 1992, Solutions II has built a successful business based on the firm’s ability to effectively customize a solution based on the unique business needs of its clients. Solutions II is fully committed to its customers’ and partners’ success and only partners with proven companies to ensure it delivers best-of-breed solutions that accomplish a client’s IT and business goals.

Through patented Serverless Computing™ software innovation, Pivot3 delivers radically simplified and integrated shared storage and virtual servers in a simple, scalable VDI appliance. Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliances, when “stacked” together, provide an affordable enterprise-class VMware View virtual desktop infrastructure with high performance, high availability and no single point of failure.

"We’re excited to partner with Pivot3 as their vSTAC VDI appliances are particularly well-suited as part of our overall portfolio,” says Brandon Worrell of Solutions II. “Together with our solutions services capabilities, we will be able to provide clients with exciting new enterprise class VDI deployments, that are less complex and costly to deploy and maintain.”

“Solutions II is great new partner for Pivot3,” says Olivier Thierry, CMO for Pivot3. “They have significant delivery capabilities and skills in virtual desktop deployments. With their early involvement in the VMware Desktop Competency and with over 100 customer VDI deployments, we’re excited to be able to partner with them in various vertical markets.”

As part of a market introduction, Pivot3 and Solutions II will both be jointly rolling out a series of live partner-based events focused on the VMware View Mobile Secure Desktop. To register for the events listed below please go to www.solutions-ii.com.

September 6^th – Salt Lake City – Lunch Noon to 2pm
September 13^th – San Antonio – Happy Hour 3pm to 5pm
September 18^th – Las Vegas – Happy Hour 3pm to 5pm
September 19^th – Seattle – Lunch Noon to 2pm
September 27^th – Denver – Happy Hour 3pm to 5pm

About Pivot3

Pivot3 was founded in 2003 on the idea that today's stack of virtual servers, shared storage and networks could be radically simplified and integrated through software innovation in order to drive down complexity and cost while dramatically increasing scale-out performance. Today, Pivot3 has over 600 customers across the globe deploying Pivot3 vSTAC™ Serverless Storage appliances. Pivot3 products are deployed in the data protection, virtual desktop infrastructure, digital video surveillance and rich media markets and have seen particular success in the public sector, transportation, education and retail vertical segments. The company has won numerous awards and was most recently selected by the Wall Street Journal for the prestigious "2011 Next Big Thing" category. To learn more about Pivot3, visit www.pivot3.com.

Find the latest news and information about Pivot3 vSTAC™ VDI and P Cubed online:

• Desktop virtualization whitepaper
• Product information
• VMware Reference Architecture
• Test Drive Pivot3
• Pivot3 VDI Configurator
• VMware View POC Solutions
• VMware Rapid Desktop Program Support
• Twitter

Additional Pivot3 information for VMware resellers and partners can also be found on VMware Partner Central.

About Solutions II

Solutions II is nationally recognized for their world class innovation in virtualization, business continuance and storage optimization. Solutions II assists clients in leveraging technologies and services to drive the cost out of IT. Solutions II's commitment to bringing best-of-breed solutions to Clients includes a professional services practice dedicated to increasing customer service levels and decreasing the time and support required for implementations to keep their clients "Performing Ahead of the Curve". For more information, please visit www.Solutions-ii.com.