![]() ![]() Citrix HDX is implemented partially via a custom version of a SoC - in this case the Broadcom BCM43437 - that enables compute-intensive HDX algorithms to execute on the CPU. It adds i ntelligent redirection, adaptive compression, and data de-duplication to boost performance, especially in multimedia. The H264-ready Citrix HDX technology, which is available with Citrix’s XenDesktop virtual desktop and XenApp virtual application software, is an extension of Citrix’s earlier ICA protocol. The arrival of more affordable and power efficient embedded computers - and the Raspberry Pi in particular - is helping to drive down prices and restore thin clients’ edge over standalone PCs.Įarly last year, Citrix, one of the major virtualization software providers for thin clients, along with VMware and Microsoft, jumpstarted the Pi thin client market by partnering with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, Broadcom, ThinLinx, and others to bring its Citrix HDX remote display protocol to the Raspberry Pi. ![]() Yet, improvements in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technology and the ongoing need to cut maintenance, support, and operating costs have kept the market alive.Ĭheap PCs have may have put the brakes on thin clients in recent years, but a rebound seems likely. On one hand, dropping PC prices and increasing use of multimedia in the enterprise has slowed the demand for bare-bones thin clients. The future of thin clients - low-cost, remotely managed virtual client computers - has always been a question mark. In addition, ViewSonic announced a software upgrade for the Pi-based SC-T25 thin client that it announced last year. Is the Raspberry Pi ready to take over the low-end thin client market? This week, NComputing unveiled the RX-HDX, its second Raspberry Pi based thin client.
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