McLean, VA – October 29, 2018: eLumin (now Propeller) is excited to announce three new product offerings designed to replace legacy, expensive, and complicated virtual desktop solutions. Over the last several months we have met with campus technology leaders across the country. With their feedback and a long history of industry experience, we have designed our new products with your students, faculty, and staff in mind. Built in the public cloud Open Access Labs, Classroom Virtual Desktops, and Virtual Applications provide a scalable, resilient, and economical way to ensure that technology does not get in the way of learning or productivity. Powered by Amazon Web Services, eLumin’s cloud-native products provide peace of mind knowing they can scale during peak times on campus and you won’t have students, faculty, or staff waiting to use critical technology resources.Some of the highlights of each product are outlined below, but be sure to see our product pages for more detailed information.
Open Access Labs – Pooled and non-persistent environment
Ideal replacement for expensive physical computer labs across campus.
- Access from anywhere, almost any device with an Internet connection.
- Leverage existing SSO/SAML authentication services.
- Entirely web-based, nothing to install.
- Accessible from macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS clients.
- Available in Windows 7 or Windows 10.
- Leverage existing licensing if available.
- Define a burst capacity to meet the needs of your peak periods of usage.
- Software delivery based on end-user characteristics (major, course, class section, etc).
- Support for IP/Cloud printing.
- Access to campus resources (ie: license server, etc) as necessary.
- Fully managed/supported environment.
Classroom Virtual Desktops – Dedicated and persistent environment
Provide access to the latest real-world software and environments to students in the classroom.
- Persistent virtual desktop follows a student through a course, program, or lifetime at the school – defined by business rules.
- Entirely web-based, nothing to install
- Accessible from macOS, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS clients.
- Available in Windows 7 or Windows 10.
- Leverage existing licensing if available.
- Software delivery based on end-user characteristics (major, course, class section, etc).
- Introduce complex hands-on learning through a secure sandbox.
- Support for IP/Cloud printing.
- Access to campus resources (ie: license server, etc) as necessary.
- Fully managed/supported environment.
Virtual Applications – When the whole desktop isn’t needed
Perfect when a full desktop environment isn’t needed but users still need access to Windows-based applications.
- Deliver a wide variety of applications from the most simple application to complex GPU, CPU, or memory intensive applications such as those used in 3D design and engineering.
- Software delivery based on end-user characteristics (major, course, class section, etc).
- Multiple directory-based integration options.
- Support for IP/Cloud printing.
- Support for HTML5 browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge.
- Fully managed/supported environment.
If you are in Denver for EDUCAUSE 2018, be sure to schedule a time at the eLumin Suite to discuss how we can help you support your technology needs on campus. If you want to learn more but have a packed schedule in Denver or aren’t able to make it to EDUCAUSE setup a web conference, please contact us here.
