What Makes Pano Different
Desktop PCs Today: A Major Management Problem
Desktop PCs today are complex stacks of multiple hardware components, operating systems, drivers and applications. Maintaining and managing this hardware and software consumes more than 70% of the TCO of a typical PC, and it represents the bulk of the workload of helpdesk staff.
The New Desktop
Many solutions have been proposed to reduce the cost of desktop complexity, but none takes the radical approach of Pano Logic's purpose-built desktop virtualization solution: moving the PC and all its software off the desktop and into the data center.
Leveraging virtualization and today's fast networks, Pano Logic's unique design places a small device-the Pano-on the desktop to connect the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and USB peripherals to Microsoft Windows XP or Vista running on a virtualization server in the data center.
Users rely on the same hardware they've always had-their existing display, keyboard, mouse, and USB devices-which are now attached via the Pano to a virtual PC running on the server inside the data center. This architecture makes better use of hardware, eliminates software from the client endpoint, and centralizes the management of desktops.
The Pano Management Server, which sits between the Pano and the virtualization server, enables administrators and IT staff to enforce security and access control, including use of the USB ports. IT can configure virtual machines for groups of users or individuals; roll out updates, upgrades, and patches seamlessly; and perform backups of all PCs on their own schedule.
Pano has a single button-the Pano Button-that gives users access to numerous self-help options, which are simply not available on desktop PCs: users will soon be able to go back to an earlier working configuration of their applications, or pick other options configured by the IT administrators.
This out-of-band, self-help, self-service option enables users to resolve by themselves most of the common problems for which they previously relied on support staff, helpdesks, and system administrators.
Pano's unique approach is driven by these guiding principles:
- Move all desktop software to the server
- Deliver a complete solution that removes all barriers to getting started
- Empower users with self-help capabilities
Pano's approach results in a 70% reduction in desktop costs and elimination of security risks at the desktop while giving users a superior Windows experience.
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