* Commendo Software improves access to Web-based applications
A new company is promising its technology will make accessing Web applications in the office or on the road faster and easier.
Commendo Software this month plans to unveil its Virtual Foundation, software the company says will let end users get better performance from database-driven Web applications that require a lot of processing to deliver information. In fact, the software will let traveling users access information without having to tap into a corporate Web site. Company executives say the idea is to optimize the delivery of information to the end users that need it most.
“Delivering applications to end users is a tremendous challenge for IT because end users vary so much,” says CEO Reynaldo Gil. “We take the business-information layer part of the application and the Web-layer part and move it to end-user PCs.”
Commendo, founded in March 2002, says its software will help enterprise companies with demanding users improve the performance of transaction- and processing-heavy applications. The software embeds a micro-server into end-user devices that allows the Web layer of database-driven applications to be virtualized on client machines such as desktops and laptops. The company says this enables end users to get faster access to data in the Web applications they use most. Administrators can configure the product to virtualize those applications users tap into most on their machines to speed the transaction transfers in everyday use. The product can be centrally administered and deployed using products such as Microsoft’s SMS 2003.
Once on the end-user device, the Commendo Virtual Foundation handles the repetitive, data-intensive interactions between end users and data centers, reducing the processing cycles required to get the information needed to the end user. The software, depending on which version customers install, can also enable disconnected devices to get to data center application information without worrying about connecting to the network.
“Once you have this technology deployed, you can profile the demand for information and type of information down to the user,” Reynaldo explains.
Commendo offers two flavors of Virtual Foundation: the enterprise edition costs about $100 to $200 per user; the executive edition, which has more advanced features including the disconnected capabilities, costs $500 per seat. The company also offers other pricing options.
