Changes to thick and thin client solutions

View 6 has changed the approach for certain solutions around thick and thin clients. Earlier, solutions required the usage of thick clients with Lync 2013. If you want to use Horizon View 6 and Microsoft Lync 2013 together, you can provide the solution on a thin client. This combination will enable the following features:

• Presence

• Instant messaging

• Desktop sharing

• Application sharing / PowerPoint sharing

• Whiteboards

• File transfers

• Online meetings

  A couple of disadvantages associated with online meetings are as follows:

  • Communication modes for online meetings are limited by peer-to-peer communication modes. For example, if audio is not supported on the specified architecture, audio will not work in online meetings.

  • Joining online meetings from a Microsoft Outlook meeting reminder and/or meeting invitation is not supported.

• Office integration

• VoIP

  A feature that is not supported for VoIP is as follows:

  • Audio is supported only in a VDI environment. Audio is not...