Citrix and Phantom Data Systems join forces on Virtualization Solutions

June 27, 2008 - PRLog -- Norwalk, CT - Citrix enlists Phantom Data Systems Inc. in a push towards gaining a firmer virtualization solutions presence in the North Eastern USA. Phantom Data Systems, a data storage, medical imaging, disaster recovery and backup power solutions provider in Norwalk, Connecticut today announced the strategic partnership with Citrix. "We've been on the fence on virtualization for a while" said Alani Kuye, company president. "We did our due diligence and thoroughly evaluated the decision to get into the virtualization play. Our decision to go with Citrix is based on a number of variables. Inter operability, scalability, and of course the heavy support of the Linux stack".
The two companies are uniquely positioned to increase the adoption of virtualization and availability solutions above current adoption levels. Citrix’s open, ecosystem approach with Citrix XenServer allows customers to select best of breed ISV partner solutions to add enhanced functionality to their XenServer virtualization software platform.
With more and more clients asking questions about virtualization, the need for a virtual environment to offset disaster recovery and availability services has never been greater. The virtualization market alone is a multi billion dollar industry and projected to grow at a 75 percent run rate over the next 10 years. Companies like Phantom Data Systems have alot to gain from this.
Customer perception is that availability and DR solutions require a lot of IT resources to setup and maintain, as a result IDC finds most organizations are invested when it comes to business continuity,” said John Humphreys, Program Vice President, Virtualization Software for IDC. “The combination of easy-to-use, tightly integrated virtualization and availability software could make HA and DR a practical reality for mid-market companies as well as broaden protection in larger companies.”

About Phantom Data Systems Inc.
Phantom Data Systems is a Data Storage, Disaster Recovery, Document management and Information Lifecycle Management solution provider based in Norwalk, Connecticut.
www.phantomdatasystems.com

About Citrix
Citrix Systems  is a company that sells software and services specializing in thin clients and remote access software for delivering applications over a network and the Internet.
www.citrix.com

Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area, and has subsidiary operations in California and Massachusetts, and additional development centers in Australia, India and the United Kingdom.

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Phantom Data Systems is a Data Storage, Disaster Recovery, Document management and Information Lifecycle Management solution provider based in Norwalk, Connecticut.