Nasstar’s Hosted Desktop won Business Application of the Year 2008 at the prestigious CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards held last night in London. The judges praised Nasstar’s pioneering work in the fast developing cloud computing space, saying “Everyone talks about the potential of remotely managed virtual desktops to deliver enterprise quality support – Nasstar is doing it.”

“Few small or medium-sized businesses can afford to carry a dedicated in-house IT department. One solution is to outsource the whole operation, which is where Nasstar and its Hosted Desktop comes in.Employees’ desktops and data can be delivered to anywhere with an internet connection from one of Nasstar’s secure, state-of-the-art datacentres, with management (including patches and updates) handled by a team of engineers on a 24/7 basis.”

Charles Black, Nasstar’s Chief Executive, said “We are delighted to win this award, we’ve been developing Hosted Desktop since 2004 and the world can see that the future of desktop computing now lies in the internet cloud. The team here have worked so hard so its great for everyone at Nasstar to receive this award as recognition that the product we have developed is a winner in the exciting and fast growing hosted desktop space.”