AppSense is the leading provider of user virtualisation technology to organisations around the world. User virtualisation is way of managing all user-specific information independent of the desktop, and applying this information into any desktop on-demand. Virtualising all that is user-specific on the desktop enables IT to standardise the corporate desktop build, automate desktop delivery, and migrate users to new desktops - all while ensuring the user experience is seamless, personal, predictable and easily manageable.  www.appsense.com

Atlantis Computing is transforming enterprise desktop computing by solving the challenges of desktop virtualisation: storage costs, performance and the impact of security on server density. With Atlantis software, the virtual desktop user experience is better than a physical PC, while at the same time making virtual desktop deployments more affordable to IT organisations by cutting the amount of storage needed, permitting the use of less expensive storage, and increasing performance and densities. Atlantis Computing is privately held and funded by El Dorado Ventures, Partech International and Cisco Systems with U.S headquarters in Mountain View, California, European headquarters in London, England and a research and development center in Bangalore, India.  www.atlantiscomputing.com

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organisations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries.  www.citrix.com

DataCore Software is a leading independent vendor specialising in storage virtualisation, storage management, and storage networking. DataCore develops the storage virtualisation software required by virtual and physical IT environments to get the highest availability, fastest performance and maximum utilisation from their online disks. They provide the critical 3rd dimension on which the success of server and desktop virtualisation projects hinge, regardless of the models and brands of storage devices used. www.datacore.com

Marathon Technologies focuses on one thing: application availability. With this single-minded focus, they have developed innovative and unique fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions that proactively prevent application downtime with unmatched reliability and simplicity – even in environments where IT resources are limited. Their innovative everRun technology proves that always on IT doesn't have to be expensive or require teams of experts. They are the availability standard for leading ISVs in a range of vertical industries whose users can’t afford downtime. And have strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Citrix to bring always on computing to a much broader audience.  www.marathontechnologies.com

Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing. Wyse and its partners deliver the hardware, infrastructure software, and services that comprise thin computing, allowing people to access the information they need using the applications they want, but with better security, manageability, and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Thin computing allows CIOs and senior IT professionals to reduce costs, manage risk, and deliver access to information. Wyse partners closely with industry leaders Microsoft®, Citrix®, VMware®, and others to achieve this objective. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices worldwide.  www.wyse.com