USB Virtualization. USB in Virtual Environment.

Nowadays, virtualization has reached the broadest range of openness and scalability with the virtualization products and services ranging from network and desktop to server to storage. Along with this, some problems may arise which are to be solved. Every virtual environment user faces one the most problematic issues, that is USB devices usage in virtual sessions.

The next-generation technologies gave possibility to deliver and manage local USB devices in a virtual machine with USB for Virtual Environment solution (I highly recommend the one, produced by FabulaTech) which rapidly configures and deploys any USB device. Designed for Windows and Linux OS and ensuring broad device compatibility, USB for Virtual Environment is VMware, VMware ESX, Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft Hyper-V ready.

Here is how it works. The program comprises two parts:  Server and Client. Server side installs on the PC which USB devices are plugged in. Server side makes USB devices available over network. Client side installs on guest operating system (virtual machine). Client application allows connecting remote shared USB device.

USB for Virtual Environment has been developed to expand a virtual infrastructure and to get better control over network.

The solution is highly recommended for general users, enterprises, corporations, IT integrators, Small Office Home Office (SOHO), Educational organizations: all those, who want to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their IT operations.

Virtual Modem: virtual has gone far.

Generally speaking, virtualization is meant to ease human life in every aspect of its activity. Virtual infrastructure has been set-up to improve business continuity, maximize cost savings and rapidly respond to any user needs. Nowadays, more and more people address to virtualization as the answer to their arising challenges. It surely provides the ability to choose what works best for one’s own needs.

Virtual Modem allows internet usage instead of direct phone calls to connect regular communications software. As a modem over tcp/ip, it allows any modem communications applications to interact via LAN or the Internet in a way, that application “dials” remote IP address instead of making a dial-direct call using hardware modem. Moreover, it looks as if the application worked with hardware modem. But in fact, a hardware modem is not used.

Virtual Modem skillset suggests the following:

-         Replaces hardware modems with pure software. The program allows any modem communications applications to interact via LAN or the Internet. Application “dials” remote IP address instead of making a dial-direct call.

-         No charges for phone calls. No need to pay for each phone call (especially for international phone calls).

-         Location-independent. Virtual modem can be used anywhere in the world where Internet access is available.

-         Neither phone line nor modem needed.

-         One can limit network access to a virtual modem using any firewall software.

It represents a complete virtualization solution and is successfully used in such spheres as financial systems, credit card transaction, legal information database access, real estate information systems, device control and data acquisition, building automation, security systems.

Virtual modems look like hardware modems for all communications applications and can be easily managed without making changes in existing communications software.

It has a noticeable and immediate impact on business productivity enhancing flexibility and reducing costs.

Sound Virtualization with Sound over RDP: how does it work?

As a common-known fact, RDP protocol does not support the two-way sound.  Hence with the help of sound virtualization technologies it has now become possible with Sound over RDP. The latter offers new and powerful opportunities to deliver and manage remote sound in a flexible way. Now, the two-way sound in remote desktop is no more an utopia. With the help of a nifty sound virtualization tool which was built specifically to enable remote sound from the local machine to the remote computer, one can considerably ease work. It is ideal for those who are seeking for sound flexibility.

Many applications use sound for various forms of feedback such as softphones, Skype, NetMeeting, AIM, ICQ and many others. Sound over RDP extends standard RDP functionality and delivers full high-resolution low-latency remote audio playback. With the help of it, one can access data of a sound input device plugged into the local machine while working in remote Windows session.

The program is simple to handle. A working sound device is needed, Workstation installed on the computer to which the device is physically connected and the Server side on the remote server from which access to a device is needed. End users benefit from a rich remote sound experience, highly secure and flexible access to their information and increased business continuity.

Key Sound over RDP capabilities include:

-Support for input sound devices such as microphones

-Multichannel mixer

-Low-latency

-Works with Windows Remote Desktop Connection client

-Virtual Machine compatible

OEM License allows integration of Sound over RDP functionality into one’s own application.

Sound over RDP solution is ideal for people working with voice messengers in remote sessions, call centers, thin clients’ users, everyone who wants to use two-way sound over RDP protocol.

Sound over RDP has been developed by FabulaTech, a UK-based software development company which has built its solid grounds on the software market since 2000. The company specializes in device driver development, application development and systems internals programming for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Embedded operating systems.