[K12OSN] Red Hat acquires Qumranet's desktop virtualization

[Robert Arkiletian]

How does Red Hat acquiring Qumranet (SolidICE, SPICE desktop
virtualization)  affect K12Linux?

Are there plans for parts of this technology to eventually become part
of K12Linux?

http://www.redhat.com/promo/qumranet/

"Qumranet also developed SolidICE, a high-performance, scalable,
desktop virtualization solution built specifically for virtual
desktops, not simply a retrofit from server virtualization solutions.
SolidICE is designed to enable a user's Windows or Linux desktop to
run in a virtual machine that is hosted on a central server. It is
based on the industry-leading Simple Protocol for Independent
Computing Environments (SPICE) protocol, which overcomes key barriers
to VDI adoption, including a superior user experience enabled by the
SPICE protocol capabilities. SolidICE offers superiority over
competition in three aspects:

A user experience indistinguishable from a physical PC (Windows and
Linux desktops) via the SPICE remote rendering technology

3-5x cost-performance improvement over retrofitted server
virtualization solutions

Scalable, purpose-built management

For more information, please see the related whitepapers:
http://www.qumranet.com/products-and-solutions/solid-ice-white-papers
and videos: http://www.qumranet.com/products-and-solutions/video-library."

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Robert Arkiletian
Eric Hamber Secondary, Vancouver, Canada