written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message ericom software inc. type private industry software it founded 1993 headquarters closter new jersey key people eran heyman founder and chairmen joshua behar president & ceo stewart j. edelman chief financial officer ilan paretsky vp marketing ronen keinan chief product officer nitzanit barlevy vice president global human resources products server based computing terminal services management remote desktop services management desktop virtualization vdi html5 rdp client mobile rdp client terminal emulator tn3270 terminal emulator tn5250 linux desktop access business continuity rdp acceleration and compression number of employees 120 2008 subsidiaries ericom software uk ltd. droitwich worcestershire ericom software ltd. jerusalem israel website www.ericom.com ericom software inc. founded in 1993 is located in closter new jersey and provides software for enterprise wide application access and application publishing for server based computing environments citrix like ericom connect microsoft windows terminal services management remote desktop services rds management via the remote desktop protocol rdp blade pcs virtual desktops vdi virtual desktop infrastructure or desktop virtualization running on hypervisors from vmware oracle vm microsoft hyper v microsoft virtual server citrix xenserver parallels virtuozzo containers and other xen based hypervisors as well as pc browser based 3270 and 5250 terminal emulation thin client computing and linux desktops . support is also provided for microsoft s remotefx technology and pc over ip pcoip . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 competition 4 external links 5 references overview edit ericom offers remote desktop protocol rdp acceleration and compression technology ericom blaze which improves the display and delivery of graphics rich content over a wan wide area network high latency connections and networks with limited bandwidth . ericom blaze accelerates rdp connections from windows and has a mac rdp client linux rdp client windows ce rdp client ipad rdp client iphone rdp client ios rdp client os x rdp client and android rdp client . ericom blaze improves the performance of adobe pdf content transmitted with rdp from terminal servers and improves performance of autodesk autocad and autodesk revit graphics transmitted with rdp from terminal servers to a variety of devices including ipads . 1 ericom blaze accelerates rdp sessions accessed through a vmware view connection broker . ericom connect increases the scalability usability flexibility and manageability of microsoft remote desktop services terminal servers . users have secure access to windows rds applications and desktops from an ipad ios rds access android device windows mac rds access linux and windows ce . ericom offers a free mobile rdp client for iphone ipad ipod touch android phones and tablets . ericom accesstogo delivers fast and secure access to windows applications and desktops running on terminal servers virtual desktops and physical workstations . there is also a free version of accesstogo a remote desktop rdp client app for google chrome and chromebooks using native chrome nacl technology . ericom introduced the market s first pure html5 rdp client accessnow providing access to applications and desktops running on windows terminal services rds vdi platforms including windows applications remote desktops and virtual desktops running on microsoft hyper v and other hypervisors . accessnow also supports html5 browser access to the remote desktop rd connection broker rdcb in windows server 2008 r2 remote desktop services . accessnow is a clientless rdp or web rdp technology . running entirely within a browser accessnow works natively with google chrome chromebooks chromebox safari internet explorer firefox and any other browser with html5 and websocket support . html5 browsers can run on desktops laptops tablets ipad enabling flash to run on an ipad and smartphones . this enables organizations companies schools universities hospitals government agencies to allow byod bring your own device initiatives . html5 solutions such as ericom accessnow and ericom connect have also been identified as key technologies in enabling disaster recovery and business continuity in that they empower users of any device for example mobile devices such as ipad and android in addition to traditional windows and mac to access key resources during a disaster . vendors can not afford to develop native applications for each platform . html5 is part of the solution to get users redeployed quickly and securely . the emergence of html5 holds great promise to address those requirements without additional infrastructure . 2 in one of the first customer reviews of google chromebooks the city of orlando reported on their testing of 600 chromebooks as part of a broader study related to accessing virtual desktops . 3 ericom accessnow was an integral component of this environment in enabling users to access virtual desktops . ericom accessnow has been deployed at schools to enable student and faculty access to windows applications and desktops from google chromebooks . richland school district two is deploying browser based access to 30 000 students using ericom accessnow at 35 k 12 schools as part of the district s 1 two 1 initiative to make computers available to every student in grade 3 through 12 . 4 ericom also has html5 clients for vmware view and quest vworkspace accessnow for vmware view and accessnow for vworkspace running wholly within the browser that enable seamless access to quest vworkspace and vmware view virtual desktops . 5 6 the virtual desktop infrastructure solution works natively with google chrome safari and other browsers with html5 and websocket support . the solution does not require java flash silverlight or any other underlying technology . ericom offers an html5 client accessnow for citrix that delivers browser based access to windows desktops and applications hosted on citrix xenapp 4.5 and higher and xendesktop from chromebooks and any other endpoint device with any html5 browser . ericom offers a free cloud service that allows users to access internet explorer from a chrome browser thereby enabling chromebook and chromebox users to browse sites that are not compatible with chrome and that require ie such as webex and gotomeeting . this service can be accessed from the google chrome web store . history edit ericom software was founded in 1993 and initially developed terminal emulation ibm 5250 ibm 3270 products ; later expanding to offer solutions for server based computing vdi and web to host connectivity . butler group a provider of information technology research analysis and advice has covered ericom s technology . 7 8 in november 2007 ericom delivered the first terminal services solution to be certified by microsoft for windows server 2008 . tony de freitas director of windows server marketing at microsoft confirmed that ericom has introduced the first terminal services application that takes full advantage of the security and solid foundation of windows server 2008 . 9 ericom is the only third party software promoted by microsoft for presentation virtualization on terminal services remote desktop services 10 analysts and industry product reviewers often compare ericom s virtualization technology to offerings from microsoft citrix vmware systancia and red hat qumranet . 11 12 ericom was also listed as the 46th fastest growing technology company in israel during 2005 by deloitte . 13 competition edit ericom positions its ericom connect solutions as an alternative to citrix xenapp formerly citrix presentation server and citrix xendesktop and introduced accessnow an html5 browser based access product to windows applications and desktops as an alternative to citrix receiver and vmware appblast and systancia applidis . ericom has an alternative connection broker to vmware view desktop virtualization vdi . ericom s powerterm terminal emulator is an alternative to attachmate reflection for 5250 emulation and 3270 emulation . external links edit ericom software home page references edit adobe support slow display performance terminal server reader acrobat . greenfield dave . will the ipad and android tablets save business continuity setting the stage for html5 to improve business continuity . networkworld . thibodeau patrick . orlando tries out 600 chromebooks . computerworld . south carolina district moves to browser based virtual desktops . vmware community . ericom s html5 client for vmware view . the virtualization practice . rodger alan 2008 05 14 . analystwatch ericom addresses desktop virtualization needs . butler group . thompson mike 2008 11 24 . ericom software powerterm webconnect . butler group . ericom delivers first terminal services solution certified for windows server 2008 . douglas albert brown computer company . presentation virtualization with terminal services for windows server 2008 . microsoft . brian madden 2008 07 03 . who s missing what a checklist of what each vendor needs to get to vdi by 2010 . . techtarget . frank ohlhorst 2008 10 13 . ericom powerterm webconnect challenges citrix s xenapp on desktop virtualization . channelinsider ziff davis . 2005 israel technology fast 50 winners . deloitte touche tohmatsu . 2007 . retrieved 2007 10 02 . brian madden . a deeper look at ericom s accessnow html5 client . why wait for citrix & vmware this thing is out now & works with view and vworkspace . . techtarget . retrieved 2012 01 31 . randy george . vdi rolling review ericom s webconnect goes above and beyond . network computing . retrieved 2010 03 10 . charles babcock . ericom poses as desktop virtualization alternative to citrix . informationweek . retrieved 2008 05 21 . randy george . virtual desktops are for real . informationweek . retrieved 2009 11 07 . ericom server based computing vdi news support and training resources . douglas albert brown computer company . retrieved 2007 10 02 . paula musich . array ericom team up against citrix . eweek . retrieved 2007 11 14 . wilco van bragt . ericom powerterm webconnect 5.5 . vanbragt.net sbc centre . retrieved 2007 10 02 . richard pizzi august 2007 . bidding farewell to desktops . healthcare it news . retrieved 2007 10 02 . v t e closter new jersey buildings abram demaree house closter public schools ericom software harold hess lustron house john nagle house tallman vanderbeck house william de clark house people abram belskie benjamin blackledge george dayton emme tom gorman bruce harper israel horowitz richard hunt david seth kirshner robert lipsyte sam lipsyte tom waddell retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ericom software & oldid 724838608 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