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        HP Expands Desktop Virtualization with Thin Client
        
        
        
			- By Rutrell Yasin
- May 20, 2008
        Hewlett-Packard has expanded its role in the desktop virtualization arena with 
  new mobile thin client hardware, extended software offerings and deeper industry 
  alliances.
The HP 2533t Mobile Thin Client combines HP's thin client and business notebook 
  PC technologies to improve data security, ease of use and reliability, company 
  officials said.
The device provides increased protection of data and software applications 
  by storing files on a secure, centralized server. No data resides on the mobile 
  thin client, so it cannot be compromised if the device is lost or stolen.
The solid-state system has flash memory and no moving parts. It features the 
  HP DuraCase, a strong outer casing that protects the top and bottom of the computer 
  in rigorous mobile-user environments.
The HP 2533t weighs 3 pounds and has a 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen LED display. 
  It adds a smaller, lighter option to the portfolio's 15.4-inch HP 6720t 
  Mobile Thin Client, company officials said.
HP also plans to work with virtualization software vendors to expand its Remote 
  Graphics Software (RGS) technology and give users a richer media experience. 
  RGS captures the desktop image of the remote or virtual system and transmits 
  it -- using advanced image compression technology -- via a standard network 
  to a window on a local thin client.
HP will work with vendors to improve video performance, interoperability and 
  the scalability of large virtual desktop implementations serving business PC 
  users, officials said.
They added that the company's full portfolio of Citrix-ready thin clients and 
  blade client products is now available with Citrix 
  XenDesktop.
VMware has certified HP's thin clients for compatibility with VMware's 
  Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, an integrated desktop virtualization solution 
  that allows information technology employees to manage virtual machines from 
  the data center and deliver business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities 
  to desktop PCs.    
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
        
        
                
                    About the Author
                    
                
                    
                    
Rutrell Yasin is the senior technology editor of Government Computer News (GCN.com).