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London, UK, - 31 May 2007 Â 2X today announced the release of its popularapplication publishing solution, 2X ApplicationServer v.5 Small Business Edition.The new release targets entrepreneurs running small businesses, providing them withsafe and seamless access to applications and data from any location withoutstressing their IT budget.
"2X ApplicationServer protects companies from exploding software maintenance andadministration costs. In order to stay competitive, small companies are becomingincreasingly dependent on flexible and secure access to their applications and datafrom everywhere. With centrally managed and published applications, businesses canoptimize access to their network, announced Nikolaos Makris, CEO 2X.  2X serverbased computing is the right way forward no matter how big or small your companyis," sustained Makris.
How 2X ApplicationServer works
2X ApplicationServer allows you to seamlessly publish and manage any Windowsapplication onto remote Windows, Mac or Linux desktops. The application only needsto be installed once on the server, eliminating the administration hassle ofdeploying the applications on all workstations. By transmitting just the screenupdates rather than the client server data, it allows for remote access fromeverywhere.
2X ApplicationServer Enterprise Version
For companies and organizations with more than one Terminal Server or Terminal orserver farms, 2X ApplicationServer is available in an Enterprise Edition. This stateof the art, centrally administered, server-based computing solution, installs anddeploys in minutes, making it an ideal enterprise-wide application. It is perfectfor organizations with mobile workforces, remote offices and telecommuters,supporting full redundancy and other management features.
New universal Printer Driver
The new integrated universal printer is a single-driver printing solution for 2XApplicationServer. It enables any client device to print to any shared networkprinter of any make, model, or print driver. The 2X Printer Driver fully enablesclient-side printing using a single PDF-compatible print driver and supports RDPWin32 clients. It allows 2X Client users to print on their local printer.
Other new features
 Sycnhronize Desktop objects with published shortcuts: The administrator can nowcreate shortcuts to published applications, desktops or documents to the clientdesktop.
 Associate File Extensions of Published Application: Registers specific fileextensions with a particular application on the client.
 Full Redundancy: If the primary installation machine fails, a secondary machinewill take over.
 Improved Client: New client handles "Application Groups" with the same name. TheUI now handles groups (displayed in the folder view) with the same name.
Pricing & Availability
Pricing starts from as little as $695 for one Terminal Server. More information anda free trial version of the product are available athttp://www.2x.com/applicati onserver/.
