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Hybrid Workspaces
Give your users the resources they need where they can access customized packaged applications
anywhere on any platform—with Hybrid Workspaces.
“The ability to bundle the rightversions of software packages
into a single, contained application
image is extremely beneficial.
Using [Hybrid Workspaces],
we estimate that we have reduced
our development and maintenancerequirements by 30 percent.”
GEOFF SMITH
IT Strategy and Development Manager
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS TrustYour CEO is traveling and needs to accessa productivity report but doesn’t have theapplication installed on his or her laptop. Asales rep needs to let a prospective customer
test-drive a product to close a sale but doesn’t
have the time to properly configure it for theclient’s machine.
A department manager relies on an in-house
legacy application that is no longer compatible with the upgraded tools on his system. Do
you really want to tell users they can’t accessthe tools they need? Give them the resources
they need where they can access customized
packaged applications anywhere on any platform—with OpenText™ Hybrid Workspaces.
These are just a few of your users’ needs.
Recent years’ events have required users towork from home, making post-pandemic remote workers commonplace. Connecting users to their tasks at hand is now simplified withHybrid Workspaces. Across the organization,
you may be responsible for thousands of users working from all kinds of end-user hardware.
Running several applications is a time and resource-intensive task with no guarantees thatthe software will work with the existing application without breaking established systems
or compromising security.
System changes that support one application
may impair another. Operating systems slow
down. Work grinds to a halt. Every time a new
application refuses to work with current ones,
users expect you to fix the problem.

Arm Yourself
When you’re faced with the challenges of application access, file access, or incompatibility, you want to make sure you have the best
weapons available. Arm yourself with OpenText

Hybrid Workspaces, a software tool that lets
you quickly bundle Windows applications with
virtual “wrappers” so they can run on Windows
workstations alongside other applications oron any platform/device with access to the internet. Launching Hybrid Workspaces application
packages either from the Hybrid Workspaces
Application Streaming Portal or directly on
Windows desktops increases efficiency andcost savings immediately.
Access Everywhere—Hybrid Workspaces
Application Streaming allows you to run critical business applications on any device orplatform. Workers using applications on thego? Using the same application while moving
between different locations? Accessing data
securely without downloading, emailing, ormoving it from the existing location?
Keep the Task Moving—Need to finish atask, but need to leave for the train? HybridWorkspaces can open an application session
securely in the portal where users can move toother locations and log back into the portal topick up where they left off, securely running in
the background between logins.
Data Stays Secure—Hybrid Workspaces
connects to major Cloud Storage providers
to leverage your existing investments. It also
connects applications to Network Storage,
mapping applications to their data without
user intervention, keeping the data within thesecured network environment.
Intuitive Access—Everyone works differently,
and Hybrid Workspaces helps empower yourusers no matter how they work. With nativeshell integration, packaged applications canbe launched when users click on files on theirdesktop, they can launch applications directly

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from the web browser, and they can evenbrowse to files on their connected storage
from a web browser—automatically streaming the appropriate app to edit the selected
file. For users using mobile devices, there arenative Android and iOS applications. Even
Chromebook users can get in on the action
through the HTML5-based browser interface.
Because standard HTTPS ports are used, andbuilt-in proxy capabilities can be leveraged,there is often no need for complex VPNs toenable access to application data.
Protect the Users—Hybrid Workspaces
Streaming Server can redirect URLs and protocols to a secure package, keeping the userprotected from phishing or other bad websites/
locations.
Technician Simplification—Packaged applications can be streamed to user desktops andlaunched on clean desktops without administrative privileges. This minimizes technician
troubleshooting and the mean time to repair
since the desktops can be re-imaged andlocked down without sacrificing functionality.
Run Legacy Apps—Hybrid Workspaces Packaging enables you to run legacy apps withzero issues. Upgrading to Windows 10 or thelatest version of another OS? No problem.
Need to run legacy applications concurrently
with the latest version of that app? Hybrid
Workspaces makes it possible. You can evenleverage containerized browsers to run legacy
applications that require NPAPI plug-ins, Java,Flash, and more.
Reduce License Costs—Package both commercial and in-house applications for mobile
workers and put unused licenses to work. You
can stop license creep by assigning predefined
expiration dates to packaged applications
used by short-term workers, contractors, interns, or students.

2Increase Accessibility—Your mobile workforce needs access to its tools no matter
where workers are. By packaging applications,
you can make those tools available on a flash
drive, a secure company website, or streamed
through a corporate app store. With no installation, configuration, or setup concerns, yourworkforce can be both mobile and productive.
Minimize Application Conflicts—Ideally, there
is potential for application conflicts between
operating systems in your environment during
OS upgrades or when installing plugins anddrivers. In the real world, however, migration
by attrition is common, and the IT department
supports multiple operating systems concurrently. Containerized applications are self-contained and allow users to use tools requiring
different browsers or operating systems sideby-side. Users experience minimal downtime
and work continues virtually uninterrupted
through upgrades and beyond.
Streamline Application Deployment andTesting—Because Hybrid Workspaces decouples containerized/packaged applications
from the operating system, IT staff can rapidly
test new applications against a clean operating system rather than repeatedly performing
the cumbersome task of testing against a
combination of existing applications and customizations. You can slash the costs of testing applications and supporting them after
deployment by using packaged applications.
Plus, testing beta versions of new applications
won’t impact the installed version.
Enhance Productivity—With a single click,Hybrid Workspaces packaging of applications can run directly off a flash drive, website,
file share, or Hybrid Workspaces portal withno installation or configuration necessary,saving time for users and reducing IT staff
involvement. Application streaming delivers
applications 5–20 times faster than traditional

downloading, using predictive intelligence todeliver the tools users need.
Improve Security—With Hybrid Workspaces,
you can maintain enterprise security by restricting administrative rights on individual machines
while still allowing users access to the applications they need. This helps ensure your applications are only being used on the machines
you want. Administrators can also securely
place packaged apps on the Windows device
so users can access the packaged applications directly from their desktops or throughthe streaming self-service portal. Users getaccess to the applications, files, and data theyneed, while everything is secured through authentication and encryption of the container.

Integrations for Higher
Cost Savings and Security
Integrate with NetIQ Advanced Authentication
by OpenText Framework (AAF) for increased
security through multi-factor authenticationor other SAML v2 or OpenID Connect compliant solutions. Hybrid Workspaces with AAF
evolves your organization’s identity verification
strategy for local, remote, and users on themove. AAF protects and minimizes the growing concern and cost of security vulnerabilities
with teleworkers.
Integrate Into ZENworks—As an additional
layer of cost saving and license compliance,
you can configure packaged applications withHybrid Workspaces to check for an OpenText™
ZENworks agent before running on a given
machine. Browser redirector automaticallylaunches packaged applications when users
visit a specific link in their browser. Coupledwith IP blocking, this feature provides a greatsolution for legacy web applications that require old browsers, NPAPI plug-ins, and Java.

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Hundreds of Pre-containerized Applications—The Turbo.net library of pre-containerized applications allows you to quickly create,customize, and deliver common applications
including most mainstream browsers and othercommon applications. With multiple versions ofbrowsers available and common plug-ins such
as Java, Flash, and more, you can quickly create a customized browser for that legacy web
application without impacting the user’s locallyinstalled browser.
Simplified Packaging for Custom Applications—With the latest version of the Hybrid
Workspaces Studio, it is easier than ever toquickly package and customize applications
with installation monitoring, clean container
packaging, and customization capabilities suchas Run and Merge.

Coming to the Rescue
Balancing cost efficiency with productivity forremote workers can be challenging, but Hybrid
Workspaces offers the ability to leverage local device hardware and processing power torun applications, minimizing the infrastructure
costs of virtual desktops. Hybrid Workspaces
provides secure, intuitive access to applications and data from any platform, anywhere fororganizations embracing hybrid work. It candrastically reduce overall costs by allowing IT toleverage existing user devices when possible
and streaming only when necessary, withoutimpacting the user experience or data security.
Hybrid Workspaces provides a safe, consistentuser experience on every device and, on theback end, reduces maintenance and othercosts by removing the pain of lengthy VDI calculations, infrastructure hardware, software,and licensing costs.
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