A built-in Citrix® XenDesktop™ Appliance Mode for all of its Universal Desktops based on Windows XP Embedded has been introduced by One of the world's leading thin client vendors, IGEL Technology. This new solution allows Windows XP Embedded users who are deploying virtual PCs with XenDesktop to get the ultimate PC-like experience using IGEL thin clients.

This innovative desktop appliance allows end-users to switch between a traditional IGEL Universal Desktop and a locked down appliance for accessing a virtual PC delivered by XenDesktop with just a click of a mouse. Citrix customers can simply plug a network cable into an IGEL device and log on to Windows to deploy a virtual PC. With the desktop always maximized on the user's screen and the inability to end local applications and services on the thin client using Ctrl-Alt-Del, once users log in, their experience is identical to that of a traditional PC.

Organizations can use the Citrix XenDesktop Appliance Mode for Windows XPe in conjunction with IGEL's Digital Service Virtualization (DSV) approach for users that want to take their PC-like experience even further. This unique technology delivers a user experience that is indistinguishable from that of a desktop PC, even when using server-based applications that aren't traditionally optimized in virtual PCs, such as moving graphics, multi-media and video conferencing. This is achieved by "reverse-publishing" local digital services, including multimedia, web, VoIP, Java and more.
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