1E,
the global leader in IT efficiency software, commissioned independent
market research firm and BYOD expert Vanson Bourne to conduct a survey
surrounding chief concerns for Bringing Your Own PC (BYOPC) into the
workplace. The firm surveyed 300 IT decision-makers in private and
public organizations around the globe about their chief concerns for
allowing employees to work from their personal PCs and determined that
86 percent of those companies that ban personal PCs cited security
concerns as the primary reason. Addressing a clear market need for
increased security to support the BYOPC movement, 1E
today announced the release of MyWorkNow,
a client-hosted virtual desktop (CHVD) solution that provides a secure,
fast and low-cost solution for mobilizing a workforce.
MyWorkNow uses a client-hosted virtualization model, where the virtual
desktop runs locally on the host PC, allowing it to run completely
offline. By using the enterprise’s chosen desktop management framework,
such as Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM),
MyWorkNow eliminates the need for additional hardware and requiring
substantial central infrastructure.
MyWorkNow Features and Cost Comparison
In addition to requiring less infrastructure, MyWorkNow is approximately
one tenth the cost of traditional VDI solutions and includes offline
capabilities for users to work anywhere, anytime. Delivered through the
1E cloud, MyWorkNow provides federated authentication that extends the
reach of an organization’s enterprise security system and can be
delivered to any PC or Mac with four GB of RAM or more. Using 1E’s
patented FastBoot™ technology, which streams the MyWorkNow desktop in
real time as it boots up, users are able to access their corporate
desktop within 15 minutes of deployment with full offline capability
shortly after.
MyWorkNow delivers secure authentication and a secured 256 AES local
image on a user’s own hardware. It includes a remote wipe functionality,
which enables an IT department to immediately deactivate MyWorkNow on a
user’s PC using the ActiveEfficiency.com cloud service. MyWorkNow also
provides default client security, which eliminates employee
opportunities to copy or paste in or out, file drag or drop in or out,
as well as copy intellectual property to a USB HDD connection – clearly
ensuring that corporate data is encrypted and secured at the user
endpoint.
“Employees and organizations will both benefit from the BYOPC movement
as evidenced by the Vanson Bourne survey,” said Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E.
“MyWorkNow addresses the security concerns that have historically been
the deterrent for adopting a BYOPC policy. Not only does it help IT
departments sleep better at night knowing they have full control, but it
also enables them to run IT for less.”
Additional highlights from the Vanson Bourne survey state:
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Over a quarter of survey respondents currently do not have a formal
policy in place for personal desktop/laptop PC use
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More than a third of IT decision-makers prohibit BYOPC because of the
associated needs to support and track software usage on personal
devices
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11 percent reported that despite not allowing it, employees use their
own PCs anyway to access work
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84 percent of IT decision-makers allow email access from personal
devices, while only 52 percent allow access to hosted applications