9 December 2008

RDP Enhancements is available for HP devices such as the GT7725 thin client, which supports up to four screens

HP has released a software portfolio designed to help businesses move from traditional, distributed desktop computing to a virtualised client environment with minimal user disruption.

The product, HP Virtual Client Essentials, is an advanced software portfolio that includes multimedia, brokering and streaming solutions.

“A common concern we hear from customers about client virtualisation is that there is a perceived trade-off between gaining control of a computing environment and maintaining employee productivity and satisfaction,” said Roberto Moctezuma, vice president and general manager, Desktop Solutions Organization, HP. “With HP Virtual Client Essentials, we’re helping businesses give their employees the personal, rich computing experience they expect, while making it even easier to secure and manage their client infrastructures through virtualisation.”

We’re helping businesses give their employees the personal, rich computing experience they expect, while making it even easier to secure and manage their client infrastructures through virtualisation

Roberto Moctezuma, HP The new portfolio includes HP remote desktop protocol (RDP) enhancements and HP remote graphics software – two protocol options that deliver richer multimedia experiences when deploying virtual computing solutions. It also features HP Session Allocation Manager – a session broker for remote clients that provides connectivity and advanced management capabilities – and HP Image Manager for streaming operating systems and applications.

HP RDP Enhancements provides multimedia and USB device support for customers standardised on HP thin clients using the Microsoft remote desktop protocol. Available for all Microsoft Windows XP Embedded HP thin clients, HP RDP Enhancements will be pre-installed and licensed on most HP thin clients to provide users with a single-logon, full-screen virtual desktop experience for VMware View and Microsoft Terminal Services using a variety of session brokers.

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