The Leostream Connection Broker supports a wide range of client devices, meeting organizations’ business requirements while also satisfying end-user desktop access needs. Existing fat desktops can be repurposed as clients for accessing remote desktops. Web-based access and a broad range of Connection Broker-compatible thin clients provides the flexibility to meet an organization’s complete virtualization needs.
Leostream Connect Client
The Leostream Connect client enables organizations to turn existing fat desktops into clients managed by the Leostream Connection Broker. Leostream Connect installs on Linux® and 32- and 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, including:
- Windows XP
- Windows Server® 2003
- Windows Vista®
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows XP embedded
- Windows CE
- Any x86 Linux operating systems running JRE 1.5 or above
To lock down existing fat clients and laptops, use Leostream's client-side single sign-on (SSO) while running Leostream Connect in shell mode. With this configuration, Leostream connects your users directly to their remote session. The local computing environment remains inaccessible.
Thin Clients
Organizations can choose from a wide range of Connection Broker-compatible thin clients, including thin clients from the following vendors:
- 10ZiG
- Cranberry
- Devon IT
- HP thin clients
- HP SAM clients
- IBM®
- IGEL®
- IRIS ICT
- Praim®
- Wyse®
Alternatively, organizations can create a Connection Broker-compatible client from any device running the Windows XP Embedded Operating System or x86 Linux operating systems running JRE 1.5 or above.
Sun™ Sun Ray™ Desktop Units
The Leostream Connection Broker provides enriched multimedia support using Sun Microsystem’s Sun Ray system. The Connection Broker optimizes the Sun Ray system by automatically redirecting end-users to the Sun Ray Server closest to their assigned desktop, while providing single sign on to that ultimate desktop. The efficient Sun Appliance link Protocol™ (ALP™) then crosses the high-latency links, while RDP connects the end-user to their remote desktop.
Web Interface
Users can access desktops from Microsoft Internet Explorer® or Mozilla Firefox® Web browsers. Web browsers launch connections using any of the following protocols:
- RDP
- Microsoft ActiveX® RDP
- ICA
- VNC
- Juniper Networks® SSL VPN
Alternatively, organizations can use any third-party remote viewer that can be launched from a URL. The Leostream Connection Broker loads the remote viewer and signs the user into the remote desktop, without installing remote viewer software.
Remote Protocols
The Leostream Connection Broker supports desktop connections using the remote viewer protocol appropriate for the backend operating system, including:
- Microsoft RDP 5.0
- Microsoft RDP 6.0
- Microsoft RDP 7.0
- Citrix® ICA™
- Ericom Blaze
- Famatech Radmin®
- HP® RGS
- NoMachine NX
- rdesktop
- VNC, including UltraVNC, TightVNC, and RealVNC®
- Teradici™ PC-over-IP®
- Sun ALP and AIP
Teradici™ PC-over-IP® Technology
Organizations experience the enhanced remote viewer and graphics capability provided by Teradici PC-over-IP technology. The Leostream Connection Broker tightly integrates with IBM BladeCenter HC10/CP20 Workstation Connection Device deployments to deliver management of and single sign on to workstation blades.
