Series A, 2006: Venture funding from Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners, $8 million.
Competitors
Citrix (Citrix Presentation Server), VMw
Product Description
Solid ICE, Qumranet’s first product, is an integrated desktop virtualization solution for enterprises with more than 500 PCs. Unlike existing server virtualization products, Solid ICE is designed and optimized for virtualizing client computing environments. Solid ICE converts Windows and Linux desktops into centrally hosted Independent Computing Environments. This flexible new computing paradigm balances the scalability and security IT needs with the high-quality performance users expect. Solid ICE enables Independent Computing.
Market Opportunity
There are an estimated 500 million business PCs installed globally. Less than five million are running virtualization software in 2007. According to IDC, the desktop virtualization market is forecasted to soar to nearly $1.5 billion by 2011, driven by the need for a more flexible, independent and secure computing environment.
DEMO Says
In recent years, DEMO has explored a number of alternatives for portable and virtual desktops. Most of these compromised manageability for user experience or vice versa. Qumranet brings virtualization trends from the server room to the desktop and does so with the right balance of both. Its virtual desktop provides a solution that allows IT organizations to leverage computer assets while offering users a fully-configurable, completely familiar desktop computing environment.
Benny Schnaider, CEO & Co-founder Giora Yaron, Chairman of the Board & Co-founder Rami Tamir, President, Vice President, Research & Development & Co-founder Moshe Bar, CTO & Co-founder