No but wow, I feel like I've gone full circle.
Suncom XTerminal hardware anyone?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson"
To: "Blind sysadmins list"
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 2:05 AM
Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Accessibility of desktop virtualisation (VDI)
Hi,
Just wondered if anyone has come across desktop virtualisation? This is
where the client logs on using RDP (through a thin client), and once they
enter in their username and password, they are given their own desktop
image, which is manipulated through the thin client.
Products which currently are doing this include Vmware Ace -
http://www.vmware.com/products/ace and Citrix Xen Desktop
http://www.citrix.com/xendesktop4
These products are replacing the traditional terminal services/Citrix
Presentation server model for regular thin client users in for example call
centres and secure environments.
I was looking at these products last week at a reference site, and so far as
I can tell, we lose the virtual channel between the remote desktop and the
machine, because the RDP connection is going through the virtual desktop
server, which gives the user access to the correct image. There seems to be
strong sound support however, so we could get at the system that way. There
are also agents that can be deployed on the machine connecting to the
desktop server, that facilitates higher graphics support and other features.
Just wondered if anyone has any experience with this type of system?
Thanks.
Andrew.
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