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London, UK, 11 January 2007 - 2X ThinClientServer v.4 aims to rid besieged Networkadministrators from the headache of the upcoming Vista upgrade. Rather than sinkingdeeper into the swamp of fat client administration, Vista hardware upgrades andVista activation, administrators can use 2X ThinClientServer to deploy a secure,centrally managed Linux desktop which runs any Windows application (including Vistaapplications) via RDP.
"2X ThinClientServer protects companies from exploding software license,maintenance, hardware and energy costs. With Vista activation server and theunavoidable hardware and software upgrades, the administrator's tasks, become evermore demanding. Now more than ever, a hardware and OS independent centrally managedthin client operating system is the right way forward for every company," statesNikolaos Makris, CEO 2X.
How 2X ThinClientServer works
2X ThinClientServer deploys a small footprint Linux-based OS to old PCs, new lowcost PCs and to popular thin client devices (HP, Neoware, Wyse, Maxspeed and more).Thin clients always boot the latest version of the OS from the ThinClientServer.Hardware & connection settings (including resolution, logging and more) areretrieved from the server when the client logs on, making thin clients easy tomanage.
Users' connection settings are managed centrally
Users' connection settings such as Terminal Server name, type (RDP, Citrix ICA orNX), screen resolution and more, can be managed centrally via the web-basedmanagement interface. There is no need to push out these connection settings to thethin client devices, because they are retrieved when the user logs on.
Connection settings are managed based on username, department or thin client
Most thin client management software can only configure connection settings based ondevice. 2X ThinClientServer links connection settings to Active Directory/LDAPusernames, groups or OU's (organizational units). This reduces the administrationinvolved with adding users and managing roaming users.
Other features
Converts existing PCs to thin clients Thin clients can boot via PXE, CD ROM, floppy or hard disk Supports virtually all thin clients and computer hardware via advanced auto detection Supports local media and printers Multiple full desktops per thin client Support for 2X and CITRIX published desktops and applications New hardware support with Linux kernel 2.6.18.1 Advanced usage reporting tool. Server runs on Windows or Linux
2X ThinClientServer is platform independent - it is available for both Windows andLinux. On Windows, Windows 2000, 2003 server, XP and VISTA are supported. On Linux,RedHat Enterprise 4, SUSE Enterprise Server 9.x, and Fedora 3/4 are supported. TheWindows version includes a TFTP server for deployment of the OS.
Pricing & Availability
Pricing starts from as little as $595 for managing up to 25 thin clients; $ 1145 for50 thin clients and $3595 for 250 thin clients. More information and a free trialversion of the product are available at http://www.2x.com/thinclientse rver/ .
