Nasstar offers resellers hosted desktop service

Hosted desktop provider Nasstar is to offer channel partners a cloud-based white label service based on Citrix Cloud Centre (Citrix C3).
 
The firm is part of the Citrix Service Provider programme, which allows partners to use the vendor’s virtualisation products to deliver hosted offerings via a monthly, usage-based pricing model.
 
Nasstar is already piloting the service with several VARs across the UK. Mahmood Chaudhri, MD at managed service provider Datrix, says: “Datrix chose to sell Hosted Desktop into our customer base because it ties in with our managed services support model, where everything is charged on a per-user basis every month with no upfront capital expenditure. Our Hosted Desktop customers have the flexibility of purchasing all of their support and software application requirements through a Citrix environment, offering a much improved user experience. Datrix and our customers are already reaping the benefits of this service.”
 
Claims Charles Black, Nasstar CEO: “Cloud computing is the dominant trend in technology right now. But high set up costs put this potentially high-margin offering out of reach for smaller would-be service providers. With a package that includes back office services and a management tool for the partner and end user – and the ease of delivery that Citrix provides – we have opened up the cloud market to the UK channel.”
 
Kevin Bland, channel director for Citrix UK, commets: “Many organisations are seeking to embrace the benefits of the pay-as-you-use model for IT delivery. Particularly in these straitened times it makes a lot of sense.”