Originally published by Sand Hill on October 1, 2025
MR Rangaswami, Managing Director of Sand Hill, Has 3 Key Questions for Numecent
Few leaders in enterprise technology have had as broad and lasting an impact on how software is delivered and consumed as Dr. Arthur S. Hitomi. As President, CEO, and co-founder of Numecent, Dr. Hitomi has spent his career reimagining software deployment, from his early work shaping Internet standards like HTTP 1.1 and REST, to inventing the patented Cloudpaging technology that now powers seamless, on-demand application delivery across modern enterprise environments.
With 38 patents issued and many more pending, Dr. Hitomi is a recognized pioneer in on-demand application delivery, application virtualization, streaming, and desktop transformation. At Numecent, he has led both technology development and business strategy, guiding the creation of Cloudpaging and Cloudpager, which allow enterprises to deliver even their most complex Windows applications to any desktop, virtual or physical, without reengineering.
In this interview, Dr. Hitomi shares his perspective on the real-world pain points Numecent solves, how their platform is helping enterprises modernize faster and more cost-effectively, and how innovations like Cloudpaging AI are scaling transformation across the software ecosystem.
MR: What real pain does Numecent’s Cloudpaging technology solve for enterprises managing legacy Windows applications?
Dr. Hitomi: One of the most persistent and costly challenges facing enterprise IT today is maintaining business-critical legacy and custom Windows applications through platform upgrades and updates, particularly as Microsoft’s Windows 10 end-of-support deadline looms. Applications written years or even decades ago often contain hardcoded dependencies, outdated middleware, or components that conflict with modern environments. This makes them incompatible with Windows 11 or virtual desktop infrastructures like Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or Windows 365, and incredibly costly to maintain in an ever-changing environment.
Numecent’s Cloudpaging technology addresses this problem at the root. Rather than repackaging, recoding, or reengineering applications (which can take weeks per app) Cloudpaging dynamically containerizes applications so they can run on modern platforms without modification. Its patented technology breaks applications into “pages” and streams only what’s needed to launch, with the rest delivered on demand. Applications behave as though they’re locally installed, yet remain isolated, with full support for drivers, services, middleware, and even conflicting Java versions.
The result? Enterprises can migrate their desktop environments without leaving legacy apps behind or undergoing massive reengineering efforts. Cloudpaging enables seamless compatibility, accelerates digital transformation, and saves millions in development and operational costs.
MR: How does Numecent’s Cloudpaging and Cloudpager platform deliver long-term cost and operational advantages?
Dr. Hitomi: Traditional application deployment methods are slow, resource-intensive, and difficult to manage at scale, especially in environments where users are distributed across hybrid workforces and multiple device types. IT teams spend an inordinate amount of time troubleshooting installations, repackaging apps for different environments, and managing updates and rollbacks across multiple platforms.
Cloudpaging changes the equation by virtualizing applications at the page or binary level. It enables them to launch within seconds, run at native speed, and operate without the need for system reboots or changes to the host OS. Applications are streamed just-in-time, meaning organizations drastically reduce bandwidth usage and storage overhead. More importantly, Cloudpaging maintains application integrity, so each app runs exactly as intended, no matter the underlying system.
Layered on top is Cloudpager, Numecent’s cloud-native application container orchestration platform. Cloudpager provides a single pane of glass to manage application delivery, versioning, entitlements, and compliance policies across physical desktops, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), DaaS, and cloud workspaces. With real-time visibility and control, IT teams can dynamically update or roll back applications, enforce usage restrictions, and reduce downtime, all without disrupting end users.
The combination of Cloudpaging and Cloudpager empowers enterprises to adopt modern desktop strategies while reducing total cost of ownership, improving end-user experience, and creating a more agile, DevOps-style approach to desktop application management.
MR: What growth or opportunity does Numecent see with the launch of Cloudpaging AI and its broader ecosystem impact?
Dr. Hitomi: The recent introduction of Cloudpaging AI represents a major leap forward in accelerating application modernization at enterprise scale. Historically, even with powerful tools like Cloudpaging, creating containers for complex legacy apps still required skilled engineers to carefully sequence application components and dependencies. With Cloudpaging AI, Numecent leverages machine learning to automatically analyze and package applications in minutes, drastically reducing the effort and time required.
This innovation unlocks a massive opportunity: enterprises can now containerize and migrate hundreds, even thousands, of legacy and homegrown applications quickly and cost-effectively. It also means partners, system integrators, and managed service providers can scale their services faster and offer end-to-end desktop transformation solutions without the typical bottlenecks.
As organizations move toward hybrid cloud and modern digital workspaces, Numecent’s technology suite – including Cloudpaging, Cloudpager, and AI Packager – makes it possible to maintain operational continuity while accelerating transformation. Enterprises can retire legacy infrastructure, embrace AVD or Windows 365, and still run mission-critical apps without compromise. It’s a powerful enabler for digital resilience, security, and long-term IT agility.
MR Rangaswami is the Co-Founder of Sandhill.com