Accops, a global leading technology provider of application and desktop virtualization and remote access solution, has announced that it has appointed Brightstar as its National Distributor for India. Brightstar will market, sell and support the complete range of Accops software and hardware products.

Organizations are moving towards centralized computing to meet the need for fast and reliable computing solutions. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is an emerging concept across industries. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global market for Desktop Virtualization market in India will grow at a CAGR of 37.8% during 2017-2022.

Accops provides tailor-made solutions for organizations to consolidate their IT infrastructure using their proprietary application and desktop virtualization (VDI) and secure remote access solutions. With more than 400+ customers in India and 100+ globally, Accops has enabled organizations to get faster ROI from VDI projects by integrating all required functions into a single product suite. Accops' customer sees 50% reduced TCO compared to other leading products. Accops product suite includes application and shared hosted desktop virtualization, virtual desktops over VMWare vSphere and Hyper-v, SSL VPN gateway for remote access, multi-factor authentication for stronger authentication and thin clients and zero clients.

A subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., Brightstar is the world's leading mobile services company for managing devices and accessories across the wireless ecosystem. Brightstar in India distributes a wide range of innovative enterprise solutions and products in IT peripherals, mobile handsets, lifestyle audio and fixed line telephone. Brightstar's distribution reach across India includes more than 500 channel partners and 10,000 retailers. 

"For us to grow and compete at the global level, channel network enablement and growth is a crucial factor, Brightstar is fully equipped in terms of industry knowledge, operational excellence and customer orientation, a highly professional sales, marketing and support organization. Partnering with Brightstar will enable us to increase our channel footprint across India and accelerate the market penetration," said Mohan Bhat, Co-founder, and MD, Accops.

"Workspace Virtualization and having remote access to business data anytime, anywhere and on any device, is the need of the hour. In addition, keeping data secure at an affordable cost is the biggest challenge faced by most of the companies, especially in the mid-market segment. Accops - a one-stop shop for workspace virtualization, understands this growing sentiment and brings together the performance, management, and functionality essential for enterprise remote access together. At Brightstar, we foresee a tremendous growth in demand for virtual desktop infrastructure segment. This in return assures a strong business opportunity for our channel partner in the ecosystem through this new partnership," added Deval Parikh, CEO, Brightstar India. 

Accops and Brightstar plans to add more value resellers and system integrators to Accops partner network in the year 2018, enabling the partners with right sales, marketing, and technical support. Accops and Brightstar are conducting monthly enablement programs for partners which include technical and sales training and hands-on sessions. The right partners to join Accops shall be partners focused on latest technologies like Virtualization, Infrastructure Automation, Microsoft technologies, Cloud service providers and Security focused partners.