NEXTerminal software switch

First the NEXTerminal team would like to wish all our customers a happy new year. 2008 will be an exiting year for NEXTerminal, as we move into the year of Virtual desktop infrastructure from both VMware and Citrix, with Leostream and "Propero". This year will also be the year of windows "2008 terminal server" release.

Besides this, software like Jetro CockpIT, 2X and GraphOn also become more and more relevant as "everything" moves towards thin client production environments.

The challenge with NEXTerminalOS

Our NEXTerminalOS has been supplied with our terminals since 2004 with great success. As more and more different [client software] becomes relevant, we have to come up with a more flexible way of handling the terminal software. Some customers only need RDP. Some need ICA, mozilla, java and SAP GUI, and other NX clients and firefox. With hardware some need wireless, EAP on wire or dual head solutions. With these request it is impossible to stay within 64MB or even 128MB single flash image.

In addition you can save bandwidth as new releases will only update the single client software on each terminal (ex 2MB) instead of sending a complete image of 64MB to each terminal. Also most of the existing hardware will be able to run 1920*1200/24bit resolutions (NEXstation III/IV/V and more old models to follow)

New and better management software

The management software is now to be installed on a PC or a server running windows 2000 server, 2003 server, windows 2000, or windows XP. This software is also 100% different from the TCMS (running on a terminal), but much more efficient and capable of handling larger installations.

Migrationpath new software

• All NEXTerminal customers are being offered the new eLux NG software. Customers that have purchased any NEXTerminal after the December 8th 2006 will be offered a FREE eLux NG and Scout licence.

• To qualify for free software, customers/resellers must present invoices to prove purchase date to NEXTerminal. On receipt, these papers will be used as basis for the FREE licences relevant to each customer.

• Terminals older than 8th December 2006 will be offered an upgrade to eLux NG and Scout at 45 Euro a terminal. Customers with a significant amount of terminals should contact NEXTerminal for a special offer for the upgrades.

• Customers having purchased the MT (terminal emulation) option of NEXTerminalOS will have to buy a new Ericom terminal emulation suite at special price 20 Euro a terminal, regardless of the terminal age or software maintenance contracts.

• Customers with a software maintenance contract will also be offered the eLux and Scout software for 'FREE'. Customers will have to accept that with eLux NG there will be possibility to sign a new software maintenance contract. The new releases of eLux NG will be for free. (Until the release of "eLux Reloaded" which has an upgrade fee).