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| Wyse TCX USB Virtualizer Supports Windows XP Embedded-based Desktops Wyse Technology announces that its Wyse TCX USB Virtualizer software has been expanded to support desktops based on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded at VMworld Europe 2008. Wyse thin computing users can access, deploy and manage USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices, in the same way as a PC, in a virtualized desktop environment. Wyse TCX USB Virtualizer works transparently to users enabling them to simply plug in their USB peripheral, and get to work on a Citrix XenDesktop or VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) virtualized desktop environment. That's all there is to it. Printers, scanners, CD and DVD readers, memory keys, audio players, and a whole host of other devices work just as they would on a traditional client/server PC. The user experience is the same, and IT controls which devices are allowed, and which are not. This eliminates a major challenge in deploying desktop virtualization across more demanding knowledge workers as well as task workers. With this software, users simply connect authorized USB based-peripherals to the thin client - no local driver required. The appropriate driver is installed at the server through the traditional wizard and manages the functionality of the peripheral. This gives users more simplicity, flexibility and options when rolling-out thin client implementations. The range of peripherals supported by Wyse TCX USB Virtualizer is very comprehensive. Wyse thin client users running Microsoft Windows XP Embedded will be able to access hundreds of USB devices including printers, scanners, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or floppy disk peripherals, storage devices, Palm, BlackBerry, Apple, and Microsoft Pocket PC handhelds, as easily as with a PC. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |