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Citrix co-founder launches VirtualWorks

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BOCA RATON, USA: Citrix co-founder Edward Iacobucci has launched VirtualWorks Group, a company to help corporations control the sprawl of data across enterprise be means of content virtualization.

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VirtualWorks Group announced a new software architecture, Virtual Index Architecture (VIA), new management team and $8.5 million in funding.

The new architecture promises to contain and reverse the overload of information suffered by organizations of all sizes, says VirtualWorks' co-founder, chairman and chief executive.

The VIA approach works by indexing all types of data and virtualizing the content amassed by companies, so employees can rapidly and securely retrieve files from any application, location or device — whether that data is structured or unstructured, stored in the cloud, or hosted locally, says a release.

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"The exponential growth of data is only matched by its value to the enterprise," said Edward Iacobucci, chairman and CEO of VirtualWorks. "With the rise of the mobile workforce, new digital media channels and a ten-fold growth of data in the last five years, organizations of all sizes are overwhelmed by data sprawl. It's clear that a radical new approach is required. Our new VIA framework is radical in that it's non-disruptive: it doesn't require end-user or organizational changes or custom system integration efforts. VIA indexes the entire information stack, wherever it lives, to create more productive, nimble and competitive organizations."

The new Virtual Index Architecture is a pre-integrated, plug-and-play framework.

Using the VIA approach, users are presented with a real-time image of relevant content from across the entirety of the enterprise.

"Virtualization has delivered huge benefits at the server and desktop level, and it now promises to do the same for content that's spread across the cloud and a variety of devices," explains Robin Bloor, chief analyst with The Bloor Group and founder of Bloor Research. "This new content-centric approach provides a much-needed solution for companies to combat information overload, increase employee productivity and manage IT spend while also providing a vital step on the road to the real-time enterprise."

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