AnywhereTS

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AnywhereTS

AnywhereTS 2.1 under Windows Vista
Developed by	Qzone
OS	Windows
Available in	English
Genre	Remote Desktop
License	Freeware EULA
Website	http://anywherets.com

AnywhereTS is a software thin client solution for Microsoft Windows. It converts office PCs to thin clients.

AnywhereTS was created in 2005 as a Thinstation configuration tool^[1], and has since grown to become one of the most common ways of creating software thin clients. AnywhereTS is utilizing several 3rd party softwares under the hood, with Thinstation as the base for the client OS. However, there are not many references to Thinstation as this is a Windows software with user interface for Windows only.

One common use of AnywhereTS is recycling old computers into thin clients ^[2]^[3]. The modest hardware requirements (Pentium II and 32 MB RAM)^[4] has made it possible even for many organizations in developing countries to convert PCs to thin clients.

The program is freeware, but 2007 a commercial Pro version was also released.

1 Features
2 History
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Features

Converts office PCs to thin clients
Boot via network, using PXE
Boot client from CD
Built-in TFTP and DHCP server
Support for Microsoft DHCP server
Support of Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Citrix (ICA)
Redirection of sound and serial ports
Redirection of USB flash drives
Customizable client OS
International keyboard layouts^[5]

[edit] History

The first version was released 2005 and was quickly adopted by many users in order to make software thin clients and configure Thinstation, as this could now be done without the need need for a Linux installation.

During 2005 and 2006 several versions were released, adding various functionality.

In August 2007, Version 2.0 was released, featuring a new user interface and more supported hardware.

In November 2007, a commercial version called AnywhereTS Pro was released. The main differences from the free version being runtime configuration and support. Also a Windows based control panel, where users could change their settings, was included.