The system uses Active Directory to handle the authentication for each user. Instead of needing user IDs for each cloud service a user subscribed to, Horizon now manages that access.
'From an administrator's perspective you can say yes you are allowed to use this service - but also if someone leaves then you can turn that of with the flick of a switch,' said Mr Hartmann.
VMware has also launched its vCentre Operations for View tool which provides IT managers with a traffic light style dashboard to illustrate the end user experience and identify problems.
While this form of insight has been available for virtual machines in the data centre for a while, this extension of the tool allows IT managers to monitor how their end users' devices - whether desktop, mobile, virtual or BYOD - are performing, and where necessary tweak the system to improve that performance.
Finally the company has launched a public beta of its Project Octopus programme, which Mr Hartmann described as 'Dropbox for the enterprise.' Originally three local companies signed up for the private beta pilot of the programme, but Mr Hartmann says that there are now 20 companies trialling the system, which has been made available as a public beta from today.
It will be launched officially later this year.
'It presents you with a folder and that becomes your document repository, which can be made available to other nominated users,' instead of emailing large files around an enterprise, he added.
