Leostream is hard at work this holiday season! We've expanded and improved the flexibility of our Connection Broker, and new updates to Connection Broker 7.0 are now available.
Got Novell eDirectory? So do we! And, so do our partners at Unidesk. Leostream and Unidesk worked together to produce a Webinar focusing on the strengths of a combined solution in environments with eDirectory authentication servers.
And, finally, check out our "In VDI We Trust" article published in Virtual Strategy Magazine, for a glimpse at how Leostream measures up in four financial institutions. All of us here at Leostream wish you a pleasant and safe holiday season! Until next year!
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 Connection Broker 7.0 Updates Now Available
We've posted Connection Broker 7.0 updates since our last newsletter. If you're a Leostream customer with an active support subscription, you can easily update your Connection Broker using options on the System > Maintenance page.
Why update? So you can take advantage of the latest and greatest Leostream features, including:
- Leostream Management APIs
- Leostream Client APIs
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager integration
- SPICE display protocol support
- Leostream Web client usability enhancements
- And much, much more
Read the Leostream Release Notes Here |
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Integration
We've added Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to our already extensive list of supported hypervisors and virtualization management systems.
The combined solution gives you the the high scalability, security, and performance of the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor, with the high performance of the SPICE protocol, and the manageability, flexibility, and scalability of the Leostream Connection Broker.
Using Leostream with Red Hat, you can:
- Inventory and assign virtual machines hosted on the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor or KVM
- Control the power state of these VMs
- Revert the VMs to snapshots after use
- Connect to the VMs using the SPICE protocol
- And more!
Send us an email, to receive a Connection Broker update that includes Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization support.
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Leostream and Unidesk with eDirectory
Are you using Novell eDirectory as your authoritative identity source? Have you wanted to leverage it in your Virtual Desktop Infrastructure? Until now, this was "Mission Impossible".
Now, with Unidesk and Leostream, it's not only possible, it's easy!
Watch this on-demand Webcast to learn more about the unique challenges you and your fellow eDirectory users face, and how the combined solution from Unidesk and Leostream can help you achieve VDI success. |
"In VDI We Trust" - VDI in the Financial Industry
This Virtual Strategy Magazine article highlights how VDI, and Leostream, is used in four financial institutions to help IT meet their goals.
The article states: "These four hosted VDI deployments underwent tremendous scrutiny at every stage, earning the trust of a justifiably discerning audience of decision-makers and end-users. Such proof-points bode well for all of us involved in virtualization; a technology realm whose quest for the "latest and greatest" does not overshadow the very real and immediate dividends to be gained." View the article to see how Leostream addresses concerns that are common to any industry, including. - Enhanced security and compliance
- Anywhere access and smart card support
- Vendor-independence
Read the Virtual Strategy Magazine Post Here |
Leostream Management and Client APIs
Leostream is proud to introduce the beta release of our new APIs!
- The Leostream Management XML API - Version 2.0
- The Leostream Client COM API - Version 1.0
Version 2 of the Leostream Management XML API expands on the existing, comprehensive management API, while the new Leostream Client COM API provides PowerShell scripting capabilities for the existing Leostream Client XML APIs.
Using the new APIs, you can easily integrate the Leostream Connection Broker with your in-house systems, build tools to load test the Connection Broker, and much, much more.
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