Teradici has released a new firmware on Monday. One of the main features is USB support in a VMware View session. Here are the other features.

PCoIP Firmware Release 3.5.0 Key Features

Now available for download at http://techsupport.teradici.com, PCoIP Firmware Release 3.5.0 delivers improved performance, flexibility, security and access through the following new features:

• USB 2.0 Support with VMware View Sessions: With this new release, PCoIP zero client users can expect to see up to 3x improvement in transfer speed for bulk transfers (read and write) when compared to earlier PCoIP zero client firmware releases. The new firmware release also delivers greater flexibility by supporting a larger number of DVD drives.
• Imprivata OneSign® No Click Access™: Teradici and Imprivata have developed a joint PCoIP strong authentication solution by combining PCoIP zero clients with Imprivata OneSign Virtual Desktop Access with VMware View™. Compatible with a broad range of access cards and ID badges, this solution provides PCoIP zero client users with fast and secure access to their roaming desktops from any location with a simple tap of their badge.
• 802.1X Network Authentication: PCoIP zero client devices can now be deployed with the highest degree of 802.1X security using EAP-TLS certificate-based authentication.

Additional PCoIP Firmware Release 3.5.0 features:

• IPv6 support: PCoIP zero clients updated to support ongoing mandates for IPv6 adherence.
• “Help Desk” mode: Administrators can enable a login screen link which allows users to log into a particular VM of the administrator’s choice. This VM may be configured by the administrator to provide specific support directions for users.
• Support for up to 25 View Connection Server addresses: Adds additional flexibility and scalability for large enterprises.
• 100BASE-FX: Support for fast Ethernet over optical fibre for enhanced security over long distances.

In conjunction with PCoIP Zero Client Firmware Release 3.5.0, Teradici is releasing PCoIP Management Console 1.7 now available for download from the Teradici Support Site at http://techsupport.teradici.com.

Check this website for more information: http://www.teradici.com/pcoip/news-and-events/press-releases/2011-12-05.php

Thanks to Jörg who brought up that Teradici just released a new firmware, version 3.4.1. These are the changes:

Release Details:

• Support for pre-session user authentication using Gemalto .NET smartcards
• Enhancements to VMware View client login dialog
  • Support for resetting a virtual machine (VM) before logging in
  • Moved the cursor to the password field by default when the user name is pre-populated.

Resolved Issues:

• Fixed problem that prevented zero clients from establishing View brokered connections in systems that include the “&” and “’” characters in the domain name.
• Fixed problem where two parameters in the DHCP request were in the wrong order. In some deployments this resulted in devices using gateway address 0.0.0.0.
• Fixed problem where some keys were incorrectly mapped on the Czech keyboard.
• Fixed memory leak problem introduced in FW release 3.4.0 that caused the device network interface to become non-responsive. When this happens the device does not support sessions and cannot be managed via the network interface.
• Fixed DVI VSYNC timing problem that caused interoperability issues with some displays and HDTVs.
• Fixed problem that prevented in-session authentication from working when using SIPR smart cards. Note: pre-session authentication is not yet supported for SIPR cards.
• Enable DNS SRV discovery on devices that have disabled DHCP.
• Fixed problem where the OSD may display incorrect certificate data when a smart card contains more than one certificate.
• Fixed problem where the Seac Banche® SB 1600 scanner does not work.
• Fixed problem introduced in FW release 3.4.0 that caused poor imaging performance. The problem affected host cards with 64 MB of RAM. It also affected host cards with 128 MB of RAM running sessions with large display resolutions (dual 2560×1600).
• Fixed problem introduced in FW release 3.3.0 where desktop icons become fuzzy while playing video. The problem occurs while network impairments are present.
• Fixed problem introduced in FW release 3.4.0 where visual artifacts appear on the zero client secondary display while the host OS boots.

Kudos today go to @PCoIP_Guru on Twitter, who spotted that Teradici just released a new firmware version and also a new version of the PCoIP Management Console.

Firmware 3.4.0 Release Generally Available

Feature highlights include:

· Support for “T=1″ PIV CAC Smartcards

· Support for smartcard bridging override (for post-session smartcard authentication)

· Enhanced Event Log and configuration options

o Ability to turn on/off the additional logging from the event logging web page

o Increased the number of messages stored in the event log

o Changed the default event log from terse to verbose (added rate limiting on the message writes to allow this change)

o Support for Syslog to allow PCoIP Zero Clients or PCoIP Host Cards to transmit event log messages to a remote location

· Enhanced message information for user visible On-Screen-Display (OSD) messages

· Additional component support (i.e. ACL886 Realtek audio codec) for 1:1 remote workstation sessions using PCoIP Host Cards and PCoIP Zero Clients.

· RDP module components including UI tabs have been removed.

Resolved Issues:

Fix for DOT4-based printers

Fix for file copy error for camera based peripherals

Fixed audio codec issue (Realtek ALC886) when resuming from sleep mode in a workstation environment (Windows7 and Vista)

Fixed issue that prevented connection to VMware View Connection Server through certain network load balancers.

Audio quality and audio recording improvements

Fixed Ethernet PHY POST test problems

Fixed PCoIP Host Card reset under network loss scenario

Fixed OSD crash on 270 degree rotation

Support for multiple monitors with identical EDID information

PCoIP Management Console 1.5.20 Generally Available

· Updates to support Firmware 3.4.0

· Support for USB bridging override

· DHCP Static IP fall-back configuration

· Syslog configuration

· Support for auto-configuration capability for newly discovered PCoIP Zero Clients

· Automatic update of firmware and configuration settings for newly discovered Zero Clients

· Support for updating the on-screen display (OSD) connection screen logo for PCoIP Zero Clients and PCoIP Host Cards

· Profile application updates

· Support for applying a firmware file to a profile

· Option to specify operation when profile firmware is different from the device firmware etc

· Support for scheduling Profile application

· Option for Management Console to reboot PCoIP devices after profile application is complete

· Support for multiple Management Consoles in a single network

Visit the Teradici Tech Support website for the download.

eVGA has released a new zero client model for VMware View. The client comes with the same Tera1100 processor which is used in the Wyse P20 or the eVGA reference model. The difference is the form factor. The PD02 looks like a small cube and reminds me on a Pano Logic client. Please check the following website for more information: http://www.evga.com/articles/00611/

Kudos go to @skneuss for the information on www.viug.de.

Teradici released a new firmware for PCoIP zero clients. This release is only a maintenance release, which fixes some issues from version 3.3.0.

Here is an excerpt from the official release notes:

Compatibility Notes:

• VMware View 4.6 or newer is required to use USB enhancements in Firmware 3.3.x.

Resolved Issues:

• Fixed USB audio issue with VMware View guests running Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit host OS
• Fixed an issue where PCoIP Zero Clients could not connect to the VMware View Connection Server through certain load balancers
• Fixed an issue with a Logitech ClearChat wireless headset
• Fixed degraded performance with PCoIP Host cards on networks with packet loss, high latency, and/or low bandwidth
• Fixed password protection default setting
• Fixed CAC PIV endpoint smart card issue
• Fix for invalid OEM VPD (vendor product information) content
• Fixed issue with OSD appearing on the wrong set of monitors in certain quad display PCoIP Zero Clients
• Fixed issue with Power-over-Ethernet failing to power devices if VLAN enabled
• Language translation updates

Known Issues:

• Low Initial Quality for PCoIP Zero Clients connected to PCoIP Host Cards (15134-636)
• CD/DVD drive interoperability
  • Refer to the list of CD/DVD drives that have been tested.  See What CD/DVD drives have been tested with Firmware 3.3.x? (15134-566).
  • Note that a session disconnect may occur occasionally on disc eject/insert

We can expect all vendors to release their proven version of this firmware version soon.

Stuart Robinson, Manager of Systems Engineering at Teradici shows how well PCoIP performs over a WAN connection from Orlando to Canada. This video is from this years HIMSS2011 event in Florida.

Teradici, the leader in delivering true PC experience over IP networks announced the availability of the Teradici PCoIP Management Console, a software that enables administrators to manage an entire enterprise deployment of PCoIP devices from a central point. The new console allows configuration and monitoring of PCoIP based zero client devices and host devices.

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The German language blog www.vireference.de published an article which compares the three different kinds of Teradici hardware zero clients for VMware View. The main devices are: Class 1 (eVGA, Leadtek, Wyse P20), Class 2 (DevonIT, Verari) and Class 3 (Samsung thin client monitors). Beside the technical information, the article describes the compatibility for View 4. It should be possible to use Google translation for this article.

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Today Teradici officially announced the interoperability of PCoIP hardware zero clients with VMware View 4. They released the new firmware version 3.0 which can connect the TERA1100 PCoIP processor based thin clients to VMware’s enterprise class desktop virtualization solution to support any type of user.

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Yesterday Expand Networks announced immediate support for all VMware View 4 remote display protocols across Expand’s Accelerator range of WAN optimization solutions to securely enable, accelerate and control VMware View over the WAN. Expand’s benefit for Teradici PCoIP is the securely transport of PCoIP with standard or advanced tunneling options, eliminating the potential need of reconfiguring firewalls.

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