Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps | ZDNet
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And by the end of Q1 2009 we are going to offer the mix of Linux and windows applications, or each separately, which is going to be a very appealing proposition that again these guys are not addressing the way we do," wrote Thierry Koehrlen, CEO an vice president of product development. Ulteo was founded by Gael Duval, also founder of MandrakeSoft and its popular Linux desktop. The Open Virtual Desktop provides an administration console, which can be linked with an Active Directory or a LDAP user directory, and uses CIFS fileservers such as Windows or Samba to allow users to access their docs from applications running on the Virtual Desktop layer. "Our VDI solution, the new paradigm, will come out mid next year because the whole current offering is rather immature .... but the traditional Citrix business is very mature and there is a big need and actual demand right now." Ulteos online open source desktop offering has been available for one year and the company claims to have delivered 140,000 user sessions to date.