Remote Windows desktop

Introduction

RDP (API) vs. bitmap

WinConnect Server XP

• "WinConnect XP enables a Windows® Small Business Server 2003 or Windows® XP computer (Host PC) to allow up to 21 remote desktop sessions."
• For 3-user license, $299.95

VNC

To have the client wait for incoming connections, winclient /listen. To launch the server and have it connect out to your client, "winvnc -run", followed by "winvnc -connect theremotehost".

Microsoft Terminal Server/Services

Here.

PXES Universal Linux Thin Client

http://pxes.sourceforge.net/

Remote Workplace

http://www.remoteworkplace.com

PCA

PCA is utter and complete crap.  Don't bother.  there is a flaw in that software in which it will overwrite the default MS Login screen (MSGINA / AWGINA)  It killed one of my machines.

Remote Office

You might try "Remote Office", some fairly new remote terminal software that's made available to Delphi developers for incorporation into Delphi apps, but which also has fully capable prepackaged versions. I've heard good things about it.  You can try it out for free at: http://www.deltasoft.hr/remote/

Citrix Metaframe

"Higher performing than terminal services, and can deal better with the higher latency you will see on a DSL line. Citrix is particularly better if your client is not using XP Professional, as there are significant differences between the remote desktop client with XP and terminal services clients on 95/95/Me/NT/2000.

For Citrix, you need to purchase a 5-license pack with the media. Citrix XPs (the standard edition) should be fine for a single server with little load."

"the spring of 1990, when Citrix first released WinView"

Neoware

• "Neoware Capio and Eon thin client appliances let you run any Windows, mainframe, midrange, UNIX, Linux, or Internet application on smart, solid-state appliances across a wired or wireless network."
• "ThinPC converts a PC into a thin client appliance allowing companies to achieve the security and management benefits of thin client computing while preserving their capital investment in their personal computers."

Resources

• Linux Terminal Server Project
• rdesktop (open source client for Windows NT Terminal Server and Windows 2000/2003 Terminal Services)
• Tiny Linux startup sees through HP-Dell "Recycle" scheme
• Thin World ("A Resource Center focused on Server Based Technologies such as Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server.")