desktopsites Inc. (‘desktopsites’), a rapidly emerging leader in Virtual Access and Application Delivery software solutions for small and mid-size businesses, is pleased to announce the implementation and use of desktopsites Konect Virtual Access and Application Delivery software solution as part of Open Meadow Alternative Schools (‘Open Meadows’) infrastructure to deliver secure local and remote application access to teachers and administrative staff. Open Meadows is a private, non-profit, accredited, educational organization serving youth who have not fared well in the public schools re-engaging disconnected youth in their education, providing academic and support services to those at a high risk of dropping out of school.
Working in conjunction with Open Meadows in-house Finance and Operations Director Karl Souza and desktopsites Konect Reseller Direct One Networking Inc. of
“After investigating three or four other vendors, we had decided on desktopsites’ Konect Virtual Access and Application Delivery software solution because it is easy to use, provided a strong, rich feature set of functionality and remains cost effective for our organization,”, says Karl Souza, Finance and Operations Director of Open Meadows. “We have used Konect now for over 8 months. The products functionality and flexibility are very impressive and play an important role in providing critical applications and data to our teachers and administrative staff within the organization and remotely, delivering these resources securely and on-demand.”
Phase one of deploying the Konect software solution has allowed teaching and administrative staff to gain secure on-demand access to a range of windows based applications across the campus as well as from remote locations.
Employing a server-based infrastructure, whether utilizing physical or virtual servers, desktopsites’ Konect product delivers:
• Centralized management of applications and user configurations
• Secure on-demand applications access, supporting SSL encryption
• Complete control over access rights, directly integrating into Microsoft Active Directory services
• Improves overall employee and IT productivity
About desktopsites Inc.
desktopsites is a leading developer of innovative and cost effective Virtual Access Software for small and mid-size businesses. desktopsites' Konect Virtualization Access Software solution delivers access to network applications and resources for small and mid-size businesses without sacrificing the features typically available with more expensive access infrastructure alternatives.
desktopsites is a privately-held Canadian corporation with head offices in
About Open Meadow Alternative Schools
Open Meadow Alternative Schools is a private, non-profit, accredited, educational organization serving youth who have not fared well in the public schools. Since 1971, Open Meadow Alternative Schools has been making a difference in the lives of
For further information please contact:
Laura Armstrong, Vice President
desktopsites, Inc.
Phone: 403.538.0105
Email: info@desktopsites.com
Karl Souza, Finance and Operations Director
Open Meadow Alternative Schools
Phone: 503-488-5182
Email: Karl@openmeadow.org
Konect™ is a registered trademark of desktopsites Inc.
