Norskale
Norskale allows enterprise customers to deliver a faster and simpler access to their applications and desktops VUEM, our first software.
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Norskale was a French software company that developed a User Environment Management (UEM) solution for Microsoft Windows-based workspaces. The firm was founded by Pierre Marmignon, who served as its CEO. The company operated by providing enterprise clients with a software platform designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of physical PCs and virtualized desktop environments.
Norskale's core technology centered on patented, machine-learning algorithms that monitored user and application behavior in real-time. These algorithms intelligently adjusted how applications consumed system resources like CPU, RAM, and I/O. This dynamic resource allocation resulted in tangible benefits for clients, including faster application load times, accelerated user logons, and optimized resource distribution across all users. A key selling point was the platform's ability to increase server scalability by up to 70%, which significantly improved the return on investment for existing hardware by extending its operational life. The business model focused on selling its full-featured workspace management solution to enterprise customers, securing over 100 clients globally, with deployments reaching as large as 80,000 seats. Notable clients included Leroy Merlin, Hôpitaux de Paris, Areva, EDF, and Safran.
In September 2016, Citrix acquired Norskale to integrate its technology into the Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop products. This strategic acquisition was a competitive response to VMware's purchase of UEM provider Immidio a year earlier. Norskale's solution was rebranded as Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM) and was made available to XenApp and XenDesktop Enterprise and Platinum customers. The deal involved about ten Norskale employees joining Citrix, with founder Pierre Marmignon taking the role of Principal Architect at Citrix.
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