Aqua Connect Terminal Server 3.0 now offers Mac Leopard compatibility and RDP support
ACTS 3.0 is the only scalable high performance terminal server for the Mac OS 10.5 platform
Los Angeles, CA - September 24, 2008 - Aqua Connect Inc., the leader in scalable enterprise grade Macintosh terminal services, today announced the release of its Aqua Connect Terminal Server 3.0 software. The newest release is compatible with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and offers support for Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). This groundbreaking development establishes Aqua Connect as the first company to license and implement RDP server for the Mac platform. The release of the Leopard version has been highly anticipated and Aqua Connect has delivered more functionality than previous versions. This version allows new organizations and existing terminal server users to easily integrate the Mac platform into existing IT infrastructures.
“Our developers and engineers are excited regarding the 3.0 product,” said Joseph Cohen, CTO, Aqua Connect, Inc. “We believe the product is light-years ahead of the previous version. 3.0 will give customers the necessary tools needed to scale and manage large sets of users and servers at a fraction of the cost of virtualization.”
The Aqua Connect Terminal Server 3.0 includes substantial upgrades over the previous versions while still delivering the core features that made ACTS the standard in Mac terminal services. These features include:
RDP support which allows a diverse amount of clients to connect with greater security, efficiency, and speed to deliver an improved user experience.
More advanced administration tools such as auditing user sessions, prioritizing CPU usage, and session shadowing.
Improved integration with Apple’s Work Group Manager, Open Directory, and Active Directory.
“We have been extremely impressed with the enhancements Aqua Connect has made in their latest software release. It has significantly reduced our administration efforts and has been well received by our internal Mac users,” said Bryan Ferreria, IT Director, California Police Activities League.
Aqua Connect is committed to the continuous improvement of their product and will offer updates on the new release.
A few of these updates will include:
- The ability to black or white list applications on a user or group level.
- Cover Flow user view to quickly search through active user sessions.
- The ability for administrators to instantly send notifications to all users on the system.
- The authority to monitor license compliance on a user basis.
“This new version of Aqua Connect Terminal Server emphasizes our commitment to customer satisfaction by implementing key capabilities in order to meet market demands,” said Renee Mehrian, acting Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Connect, Inc. “Aqua Connect’s feature enhancements provide IT departments with a quality solution for a tighter more simplified integration while providing users with a superior computing experience. With organizations under pressure to reduce their IT budgets and energy consumption we are proud to provide an enterprise grade solution that will deliver an exceptional operating system while continuing to reduce the total cost of ownership.”
About Aqua Connect Inc.
Aqua Connect Inc., is the world’s leading Mac terminal server enterprise software company. Aqua Connect is committed to evolving its products on the Mac platform. With Aqua Connect Terminal Server organizations can reduce energy consumption while increasing security. Aqua Connect’s development team has formidable experience with Mac, PC, Linux and UNIX platforms with expertise in several application and technology categories.
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