Virtual Desktop Application By IBM
The IBM (International Business Machines Corp.) is going to launch a virtual desktop applications based on Linux that runs on a backroom server and doesn’t require Microsoft software. The virtual Linux Desktop will cost around $59 to $289 per user. The price will depend upon the software & services selected by you. IBM offers special Software package for corporate customer, they can save ~ $800(max) per user, instead of using Microsoft’s costly package such as Microsoft’s Vista operating system, Office suite and collaboration tools. So IBM has planned a lot to cut the Microsoft’s Corporate Customers but it’s all depend on the success of IBM’s Virtual Linux Desktop. One advantage of that is- thin clients don’t get viruses, and Linux servers make it much harder for viruses to do a lot of damage.
