- Advanced Graphics Support
- Application Publishing
- Desktop Management
- Frontend for Windows Remote Desktop Services
- High Availability
- HTML5 Client
- Load Balancing
- Microsoft Integration
- Mix Platforms
- Novell Integration
- Printing
- Redirection of Local Resources
- Secure Remote Access
- Single Sign-On
- Smartcard support
- Sound/Microphone Support
- Streaming Video
- TigerVNC
ThinLinc as a VDI Broker
Desktop Virtualization or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) provides a user experience similar to that of a standard desktop PC, using thin client technology. Typically, each user is provided with a private Windows XP instance which is executed within the data center, either on many smaller machines, or on virtual machines. Since each user has their own Windows instance, it is possible to provide administrator access, making it possible for users to install or remove software and make configuration changes.
ThinLinc VDI Broker advantages
Using ThinLinc as a VDI broker gives many advantages. No additional VDI client or server software is necessary, besides the normal ThinLinc client and server software. This means that the same installation can be used for both VDI and multi user remote desktop server deployments.
The Windows server is secured. While the RDP
protocol is not secure enough for untrusted networks, ThinLinc uses the
trusted Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. This allows you to securely connect to
the system over Internet. The Windows instances can be placed behind a
firewall and need not be directly reachable from the Internet.
ThinLinc extends Windows XP Remote Desktop with microphone support. See our page about sound support for more information.