This is a guest blog post by David Portnowitz, CMO, Star2Star Communications.
Star2Star Communications is the leading global provider of the world’s only Full Spectrum Communications Solution. Our Full Spectrum platform includes end-to-end UCaaS tools for voice, video, mobile, chat, fax, presence management, texting, and more. In 2019, we developed a unique relationship with Citrix to offer a Citrix Ready UCaaS solutions through the Citrix-powered StarDaaS™ virtual workspace.
The StarDaaS platform houses Star2Star’s Application Framework and StarPhone for Desktop, both verified Citrix Ready solutions. With the power of Citrix Cloud, Star2Star can create a one-of-a-kind productivity platform and user experience. As the only UCaaS-enabled virtual workspace, StarDaaS offers cloud-optimized virtual apps and desktops, storage, and anywhere, anytime access to user desktops with their device of choice. Any internet-capable device including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers can be used to access the virtual desktop environment. This environment includes access to communications infrastructure with the built-in softphone (StarPhone for Desktop) and Star2Star Application Framework capabilities like chat, fax, and contact center.
Star2Star and Citrix Join Forces
Star2Star and Citrix announced their partnership in August 2019, debuting Star2Star’s UCaaS solutions as Citrix Ready. The Citrix Ready program is designed to provide customers with a catalog of products and solutions that can enhance existing Citrix environments. To qualify, providers must pass a series of tests and quality standards established by Citrix that ensure their solutions work effectively in a Citrix environment. Star2Star is the only UCaaS provider that was able to effectively integrate unified communications capabilities within a virtual workspace environment and pass Citrix’s qualifying tests.
Following this announcement, Star2Star and Citrix teamed up for an exclusive webinar opportunity to discuss StarDaaS and its features and benefits for helping business grow revenue. The unique selling point of the StarDaaS platform is that it enables businesses to leverage enterprise cloud communications in any setting, within their existing infrastructure. This opens up new opportunities to stay connected with the people and processes that matter and do business from anywhere.
In January 2020, Star2Star debuted the StarDaaS platform and its Citrix Ready features at Citrix Summit, and held a breakout session on accelerating digital transformation. Star2Star’s Sr. Director of Strategic Partners, Mick Miralis, discussed how StarDaaS offers a one-of-a-kind experience for businesses to leverage their communications within a virtual environment.
StarDaaS: The Future Of Productivity
StarDaaS was designed to adapt to the needs of the modern business. In today’s workforce, business happens wherever communications can reach. This includes the office, from home, on the road, or from one’s personal mobile devices. Other solutions can’t access all of these devices while remaining secure, and none can also leverage the power of an enterprise unified communications system.
This is where StarDaaS supports productivity. It is the only solution that unifies communications with the personal desktops, files, and tools of users, enabling businesses to optimize their operations from anywhere. StarDaaS offers features and benefits like:
- Multi-Device Access: Seamless user experience across phones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers, and more!
- Built-in Security: Cloud storage, multi-factor authentication, encryption, and context-based access controls keep desktops and data safe from intrusion, security breaches, and VPN holes.
- Adaptive Desktop: Adapts to user environments and acts as an extension of their network.
- Vertical-Specific Customization: Customize the applications that come with the workspace to fit unique operations needs for healthcare, finance, government, manufacturing, and more industries.
- Multiple User Account Types: Provides applications, pooling, and multi-user access models to suit any budget and company structure.
- Application Agnostic: Built to work with apps from any vendor including Windows, Linux, SAP, Apple/iOS, and more.
- StarPhone for Desktop Integration: Maximize efficiency with built-in, fully-featured softphone.
- Star2Star Application Framework Integration: Star2Star’s Application Framework houses your end-to-end tools for seamless communications.
- Microsoft Exchange Online – Add-On Purchase: Add Exchange Online by Microsoft for powerful, enterprise email and calendaring.
With Star2Star’s vertical-specific customization, ultra-mobile communications, and built-in security features, health care providers and facilities can leverage more productivity features and cutting-edge communications solutions for optimizing their day-to-day operations.
