Thin client vendor Igel Technology said that all of its Universal Desktop thin clients running Linux and Windows Embedded Standard will be equipped with the new software client for VMware View 4, which includes support for the PCoIP display protocol.
VMware View 4 with PCoIP is built for delivering desktops as a managed service over any network. The flexible access model enables users to work with a range of applications, view rich media content, choose any number of monitor configurations and access locally attached peripheral devices such as printers, scanners and mass storage.
The company claims that the new offering increases performance and improves the end-user experience in virtual desktop environments. The protocol detects and adapts to network connection, automatically analysing and optimising to compensate for changes in latency and bandwidth to ensure better user experience for the scenario.
Igel has also deployed the new technology at its R&D centre located in Augsburg, Germany, where all servers and desktops are virtualised with VMware vSphere 4, with provisioning and management of the virtual desktops being handled by VMware View 4.
In addition to a uniform, integrated server offering with server and SAN levels, a management unit and a UPS system, the company has deployed additional UD5 thin clients that are being used in parallel as softphones for VoIP service.
Frank Lampe, marketing director of Igel Technology, said: “Even today, the TCO of virtual desktop environments with thin clients is significantly less than that of comparable environments based on conventional physical PCs. We expect the new software generation from VMware to accelerate the ROI even further and increase the demand for compatible thin clients.”
All Igel Universal Desktop devices with Linux or Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 will be able to use VMware View 4 with either the standard or advanced Universal Desktop firmware package.
The new Igel firmware packages featuring the software client for VMware View 4 with PCoIP are expected to be available starting in the mid January 2010.
