Arch Platform Technologies and Wacom Announce Strategic Integration of Wacom Bridge for High Performance Virtual Creative and Design Workflows

Arch Platform Technologies has announced a strategic integration with Wacom to bring Wacom Bridge support directly into the Arch Platform. This integration allows creative professionals to use Wacom pen displays and tablets with remote cloud workstations while maintaining full driver functionality, customized settings, and low-latency performance. The solution delivers a local-like experience, enabling seamless switching between local and remote desktops without compromising responsiveness or accuracy.

The collaboration is designed to support distributed creative teams by simplifying remote workstation management, improving scalability, and optimizing compute costs. With support for Windows Server, Windows Client, and macOS clients via Amazon DCV, the integrated solution offers a flexible, high-performance environment for artists, designers, and studios working in remote or hybrid setups.

Arch Platform Technologies, a leading platform for creating and managing cloud workstation infrastructure, and Wacom, the world’s leading manufacturer of interactive pen displays and pen tablets, today announced a strategic integration that will bring Wacom Bridge support directly into the Arch Platform.

This collaboration provides creative and design professionals with a seamless and high-performance experience when using a Wacom device in conjunction with a remote workstation. It enables users to maintain full driver support for their Wacom devices, including customized settings, with reduced latency, seamless switching between local and remote desktops, and Wacom Inkline, allowing for a “local-like” feel even when connecting to a virtual workstation from a different location. This advancement allows artists, designers, and imaging professionals to work with their preferred Wacom pen displays and pen tablets from virtually anywhere, experiencing the same responsiveness and accuracy as if they were working locally.

Benefits of the Arch Platform and Wacom Bridge Integration:

• Unparalleled Creative Freedom: Artists and designers can now achieve native Wacom input performance when accessing their powerful Arch Platform-hosted workstations from any location, fostering greater flexibility and collaboration across distributed teams.
• Enhanced Performance and Responsiveness: Wacom Bridge’s optimized remote driver protocol ensures minimal latency and maximum accuracy for pen input, delivering a natural and fluid experience even over long distances.
• Streamlined Workflows: The seamless integration simplifies the setup and management of remote creative environments, including support for roaming profiles, allowing users to focus on their work rather than technical complexities.
• Scalability and Flexibility: Users can leverage the inherent scalability and performance right-sizing features of the Arch Platform to manage workstation resources and to protect valuable assets, all while maintaining Wacom’s industry-leading user experience.
• Cost Efficiency: Users can reduce the need to over provision compute power and pay only for what they need and use with the Arch Platform, accessible with just about any end-point computer attached to a Wacom device.

“Our partnership with Wacom and the integration of Wacom Bridge is a game-changer for the creative industries,” said Guy Botham, CEO of Arch Platform Technologies. “We are committed to providing the most advanced and accessible tools for content creation, and this collaboration ensures that artists can leverage the full power of their Wacom devices within the flexible and scalable environment of the Arch Platform, without compromise.”

“Wacom Bridge was designed to remove the barriers of distance for creative professionals, ensuring their Wacom experience remains consistent and precise regardless of their physical location,” said Koji Yano, Head of Creative Experience Unit at Wacom Co., Ltd. “Integrating with Arch’s powerful workstation infrastructure platform creates an even more compelling solution for studios and individual artists looking to maximize efficiency and creative output in a remote-first world.”

The integrated solution is available for free trial with an Arch Platform trial or subscription and a free Amazon DCV license. Wacom Bridge is officially available for purchase directly from Wacom and its sales affiliates. Wacom Bridge through Amazon DCV supports Windows Server and Windows Client setups as well as MacOS clients.