Washington Trust Bank Goes Mobile with VDI

Atlantis Computing, Inc.
announced that Washington Trust Bank, a large independently owned full-service commercial bank in the Northwest,
has deployed Atlantis ILIO as part of its VMware View 5 desktop
virtualization deployment to enable employees to access their virtual desktop
from anywhere using Wyse thin clients and zero clients, iPads, personal
computers or repurposed corporate PCs.

"For us, VDI is really
for our knowledge workers because they require mobility," said
Christopher Green, VP, IT infrastructure systems, Washington Trust Bank. "VMware View and Wyse cloud client computing
solutions allows our mobile users to access their virtual desktop from anywhere
they have an internet connection, over Wi-Fi or through the 3G devices that are
provided to them."

When Washington Trust Bank first deployed VMware View with
traditional SAN storage, the testing and pilot achieved a
success. However, as the deployment of virtual desktops grew, it sought ways to accelerate the desktop performance during times of peak
usage, such as morning logons, when employees began their workday.

"Our employees needed to
have performance on par with a physical desktop," continued
Christopher Green. "If we are going
to pass users off to a new technology, the expectation is that it will be
better than the old."

Upon further investigation of their existing desktop virtualization
environment, the team at the bank sought out solutions to optimize
and accelerate the storage IO traffic for peak usage periods.

"One school of thought
was to add tons of storage processors and SSDs; but that increased our CAPEX
cost and minimized our ROI," continued Green. "Using Atlantis ILIO with VMware View however
enabled us to achieve all the management benefits of the desktop virtualization
solution while providing the best end-user experience."

Using Atlantis ILIO 3.0 with VMware View 5, VMware ThinApp, Dell
Servers, and Wyse P20 PCoIP zero clients and Wyse R90L7 thin clients enabled
Washington Trust Bank to deliver performance desktops at the lowest desktop
TCO, thereby meeting the requirements of end-users, IT and the business. The
VMware View deployment uses VMware HA and Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS)
with Atlantis ILIO to ensure the continuous availability of virtual desktops.

"Washington Trust Bank is
one of several examples of how customers benefit from Wyse cloud client
computing solutions," said Ricardo Antuna, SVP, business development
and alliances, Wyse Technology. "The
combination of Atlantis Computing, Dell, VMware and Wyse solutions bring
unprecedented value to our customers by enabling alternative computing models."

"Customers are seeking
ways to reduce their desktop TCO while improving the end-user experience as
they accelerate their journey to the cloud with VMware View," said
Vittorio Viarengo, VP, end-user computing, VMware. "We are happy to partner with Atlantis Computing to enhance the
performance and TCO value for our customers."

"The IT organization at
Washington Trust Bank did a terrific job designing their VMware View deployment
for success and worked closely with our service organization to deliver a
superb user experience while decreasing costs," said Bernard
Harguindeguy, CEO of Atlantis Computing.