When Terminal server and Citrix won't work. (Score 1)

I have a customer who has a substantial thin client solution. This has been a great solution because serveral of the thin clients exist in a dirty shop floor environent. However, his database/production app vendor is telling him that the next upgrade will not be terminal service compliant. This means he will have to trash his entire investment in thin clients and TS. VMware is now selling a product called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure that will allow you to run several VM desktops in a centralized server. This would allow you to keep the RDP thin clients to connect to the VM desktops with remote desktop turned on.

Although, some of the same cost comparisons apply. Cost of number of desktops needed v. cost of blade center+vmware+XP pro license for each VM desktop.