Sun Ray Software 5 Enhanced

The Sun Ray stateless thin client was first introduced by Sun in 1999. The latest version of the server software that supports both the Sun Ray physical clients and the virtual desktop client has just been released by Oracle. The enhancements in this releases include:

support for Oracle Enterprise Linux
an enhanced virtual desktop client (OVDC)
Smart card support for OVDC
Sun Ray connector for VMware View 4
increased efficiency
broader support for heterogeneous environments
improved ease-of-use
enhanced user experience
Enhanced multimedia with bidirectional audio capabilities – improves the user experience with Windows applications
Client Serial Port Mapping
Bug fixes

Server Platform Choice

Customers can deploy the Sun Ray Software on these server platforms:

Oracle Solaris
Oracle Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Client Choices

Sun Ray Client device
Oracle Virtual Desktop Client (OVDC) is the new name for Sun Desktop Access Client (SDAC)

OVDC installs on existing PCs and allows them to be used as an alternative to a dedicated. In this release is support for:

Mac OS X computers (new)
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7

With OVDC customers can now use smart card readers on supported PCs to "hotdesk" desktop sessions between PCs and dedicated Sun Ray Clients. "Hotdesking" allows users instant access to their desktop sessions simply by inserting a smart card into a Sun Ray Client or a PC with a smart card reader.

Working with VMware

The Sun Ray connector for VMware View 4 allows Sun Ray Clients to be used as a client with the VMware View 4 virtual desktop infrastructure product.

More Information

Article on initial release of Sun Ray Software 5

Sun Ray Software 5 Download Terms, conditions and restrictions apply.

Oracle Virtualization

Sun Ray Software

Sun Ray Clients

Oracle Virtualization Blog

Wim Coekaerts Blog

Think Thin

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