HP Client Essential Software
Software
Taking industry-leading software to new heights.
Get more bang for your buck. We know that the best hardware in the world needs the best software. That’s why we developed the HP Virtual Client Essentials software portfolio. In fact, it was developed to give you the most comprehensive capabilities of industry-leading software from VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft.
Thin Client Manager Software
HP Device Manager
Making your life easy to manage. It won’t cost you a dime extra, but it is the key to effectively managing thin clients. With just one software you can do it all—track, configure, upgrade, clone, and manage up to thousands of thin client devices. So, kick back and relax. We do the hard work so you can focus on your key business initiatives. Device deployment, task automation, compliance management, and policy-based security management. We got you covered.
Thin Client and PC Management Software
Microsoft SCCM and Windows Embedded Device Manager
Easily manage HP Thin Clients with Microsoft Management Tools. Now you can easily deploy and manage HP Thin Clients with Windows Embedded Device Manager, Leverage your existing investments in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager with HP Imaging plug-in for Windows Embedded Device Manager. You can deploy HP factory images to HP Thin Clients built on Windows Embedded Standard 7.
HP Client Automation
We make it easy to manage complex environments. We can help you manage your extremely complex and always changing enterprise infrastructure. Our HP Client Automation (HPCA) software automates management across physical or virtual clients—from assessment to deployment, migration and retirement.
Additional Thin Client Software
HP Velocity
Accelerate Network Performance. HP Velocity is a software solution that improves the user experience for remote desktop and virtualized applications by addressing common network bottlenecks such as packet loss, network latency and WiFi congestion. HP Velocity provides the greatest performance improvement for remote and branch offices, teleworkers, WiFi, and 3G/4G. To get started refer to the HP Velocity Tech Spotlight.
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HP Remote Graphics Software
High-performance remote desktop access. HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) is an outstanding remote desktop tool that offers “just-like-local” feel for workstation users and their 2D and 3D graphics and data-intensive applications.
End User Experience
HP Remote Desktop Protocol Enhancements
Enhanced multimedia, Flash and USB device redirection. HP Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Enhancements is included at no additional charge on all HP Thin Clients, providing enhanced multimedia, Flash and USB device redirection to help reduce CPU load on servers and reduce the limitations sometimes associated with remote computing experiences.
ISV Solutions
Get peace of mind that all our HP Thin Clients will work well in a Citrix environment. Our promise to you is that they are certifiedCitrix Ready or Citrix HDX Ready. They come pre-installed with Citrix plug-ins and support for Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, ICA, HDX, branch repeater acceleration and XenClient. This gives you simple compatibility and rich user experience right out of the box. We make it easy to design a Citrix XenDesktop deployment, because we test multitier HP Client Virtualization solution with Citrix XenDesktop Reference Architecture to help you decide what to do through sizing and implementations. These architectures were created so you can make sure your budget isn’t blown during acquisitions—to simplify IT resources and provide a superior user experience. Citrix XenDesktop can be deployed easily across an organization. To further help your virtualization experience, we offer complete desktop-to-datacenter XenDesktop solutions.
Because of a 20+ year engineering alliance dedication, we deliver familiar, trusted Microsoft Windows experiences through our thin clients. Our thin clients built on Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded CE operating systems provide users PC-like experiences right out of the box for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments today, with the built-in flexibility to support the power of Microsoft RemoteFX tomorrow.
Management is easy. You can manage our thin clients built on Windows Embedded easily with Windows Embedded Device Manager (WEDM). It comes pre-installed to help extend existing enterprise investments in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. We give you a similar experience to manage thin clients in a similar manner to PCs and servers with WEDM.
For entry-level virtualization environments, we recommend our PC sharing solution, HP MultiSeat, with fully licensed solution for Windows Multipoint Server.
Our job is to make your job easier. We have created and tested multitiered reference architectures for Microsoft Terminal Server or Citrix XenDesktop with Microsoft Hyper-V solutions that include thin clients, servers, and storage, as well as a full lifecycle of services. We want to help you understand what you need and how many you need to create the ultimate virtual experience.
HP is the only Thin Client vendor that offers complete, desktop-to-datacenter VMware View solutions. HP offers VMware customers rich, reliable thin computing experiences across a broad range of Thin Clients certified on the VMware hardware compatibility guide, with pre-installed VMware agents and support for the latest version of VMware View, RDP and PcoIP protocols, and HP’s own RDP Enhancements software for simple compatibility and PC-like user experiences right out of the box.
To help our customers reduce the complexity, risks and costs associated with new client virtualization deployments, HP has created tested end-to-end Reference Architecture for VMware View that includes HP’s industry-leading Thin Clients, servers and storage, as well as a full lifecycle of services and support to help guide our customers through sizing and implementation of VMware View Solution. With extensive technical collaboration and time-to-market support for new VMware solutions, HP is your one stop for VMware View hardware and software support. In fact, more than 10,000 VMware Certified Professionals around the world are trained by HP — second only to VMware itself.
