Desktone and Marubeni Partner to Deliver Desktops as a Service (DaaS^®) in Japan

June 4, 2009 – Chelmsford, MA – Desktone, Inc., provider of the first platform that enables hosted virtual desktops as an outsourced subscription service, and Marubeni Corporation, a leading Japanese conglomerate, today announced that they have signed an agreement to deliver virtual desktops as a service® in Japan.

As part of the partnership, Marubeni will offer cloud-based virtual desktops based on the Desktone Virtual-D Platform™ to academic and mid-tier enterprise organizations. Marubeni Information Systems, a subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation with deep expertise in creating IT business systems, is building the DaaS infrastructure that will host the Desktone-powered service.

"The cost and flexibility benefits that DaaS enables are driving global demand, and Japan is at the forefront of this adoption," says Harry Ruda, CEO for Desktone. "Marubeni is an extremely well-respected organization with strong information systems capabilities and a rich history in providing outsourced IT services. Its vast experience and reach make Marubeni an ideal partner for Desktone."

"Because of today's economic climate, Japan's mid-market enterprise and academic organizations are increasingly concerned with cutting costs and controlling expenses. At the same time, they continue to focus on ways to secure their IT investments and sensitive data," said Kazunori Ohashi, General Manager, Business Development Team, for the IT Solution Business Department in Marubeni's Finance, Logistics & IT Business Division. "Desktone-powered DaaS – which has proven very successful in our target markets – enables organizations to effectively address all of these needs, while operating with much more agility and responsiveness."

Desktone's Virtual-D Platform enables organizations to quickly realize the cost and flexibility benefits of virtual desktop computing without upfront CAPEX investments. Uniquely designed along two tiers (service provider and enterprise), it lets enterprises keep their data secure within their own infrastructure, and maintain ownership and control over their Windows OS images, applications and all relating licensing while outsourcing the physical data center infrastructure powering their virtual desktops to Marubeni.

Marubeni's DaaS service is expected to launch in the summer, 2009.

About Marubeni Corporation

Marubeni is a leading global conglomerate with approximately 3,900 employees in 69 countries, and consolidated sales totalling $108 billion USD (10,462 billions of YEN). Marubeni's operations encompass domestic, import, export and offshore trade and investment activities, ranging from the development of natural resources to retail marketing of finished products. Marubeni's Finance, Logistics & IT Business Division provides value-added, comprehensive IT business solutions, which enable organizations to respond to and capitalize on changing market conditions. For more information on Marubeni, please visit www.marubeni.com.

About Desktone

Desktone, Inc. provides the industry's first virtual desktop hosting platform, enabling desktops to be delivered as an outsourced subscription service. The Desktone Virtual-D Platform integrates all required technologies into a single, automated, self-service platform. By enabling desktops as a service, Desktone simplifies large-scale desktop provisioning and management, transforms virtual desktop infrastructure costs from CAPEX to OPEX, provides greater protection of physical resources and corporate information, and increases business agility – all of which reduces desktop total cost of ownership. For more information, visit www.desktone.com.