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For the enterprise or department looking for an easy, plug-and-play solution to publish or Web-enable existing applications, an excellent alternative is GO-Global from GraphOn. Without touching a single line of code, GO-Global provides instant access to Windows, UNIX, and Linux applications from anywhere. By eliminating the complexities and heavy licensing requirements of Citrix MetaFrame and Microsoft Windows Terminal Services (WTS), GO-Global provides a fast, simple, and affordable thin-client solution.

"Enterprises and ISVs have invested heavily in Windows and UNIX applications," said Bob Peterson, GraphOn's COO. "What's more, there's a growing trend to deploy Linux on the desktop. However, tight budgets and deadlines mean they cannot always afford major reengineering projects to meet Web-enabling and remote access initiatives. That's where GO-Global comes in."

GO-Global is a server-based solution that instantly makes virtually any software application fully accessible to users on any platform and OS. The product totally eliminates the need for added software infrastructure such as Citrix, WTS, and local X servers.

"With GO-Global-enabled applications, organizations can quickly and cost-effectively reach new audiences and profit from new revenue opportunities," added Peterson. "GO-Global significantly lowers TCO by centrally publishing applications without any code changes - while at the same time leveraging existing network and management infrastructure."

Reduced Complexities, Greater Performance, and Linux Support
"GO-Global reduces the complexities of application deployment and management," said John Dilworth, GraphOn's VP of Sales and Marketing. "Unlike Citrix and WTS, GO-Global publishes only the application's GUI, not the entire desktop. This greatly increases speed and efficiency."

Dilworth went on to explain that GO-Global provides complete Linux support - a feature not available with Citrix. "GO-Global publishes Windows applications to Linux clients and UNIX/Linux applications to Windows clients. It's the ideal solution to provide Linux users with familiar productivity tools such as Microsoft Office applications."

Campus-Wide Deployment Saves 93%
Garces Memorial, a private four-year college preparatory academy, recently deployed a campus-wide GO-Global solution that centrally publishes a student information system and Office applications to older PCs that the customer did not want to upgrade - as well as to Linux desktops.

"I downloaded a free trial from GraphOn's Web site and was pleased at how easy it was to install," said Jim Pace, Data Systems Manager at Garces. "I was able to publish my first app in less than two minutes."

The campus-wide deployment proved to be equally trouble-free, not to mention cost-effective. Pace calculates that purchasing GO-Global was 93% less expensive than upgrading the hardware and software at all the desktops.

Migrating to Wireless and Linux Desktops
Garces installed a wireless solution to serve remote buildings. "With GO-Global, our wireless application access was almost instantaneous," Pace reported. "Future plans call for migrating to high-speed wireless throughout the entire school to provide universal access from laptops and PDAs anywhere on campus."

Migration to Linux desktops is also under way. "A number of our PCs are already using GO-Global's Linux client to access MS Office and other applications," said Pace. "We'll be migrating all our desktops to Linux in the near future."

Healthcare, Telcos, Government, and More
GraphOn has an impressive list of customers in a broad range of market segments such as healthcare, telecommunications, government, EDA, and more. For example, Fastrack Healthcare Systems selected GO-Global to Web-enable their applications for home health care providers.

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