App Turns iPad Into Client for Multitasking
iLIVEx app allows iPad users to connect to Unix and Linux desktops and applications hosted on remote Unix and Linux servers
A longtime Silicon Valley company says it can turn Apple's iPad into an X terminal, allowing it to run Linux, do true multitasking, and even run Flash-based apps. iLIVEx app allows iPad users to connect to Unix and Linux desktops and applications hosted on remote Unix and Linux servers.
StarNet claims the following capabilities for iLIVEx clients on an iPad:
- Viewing Flash: by way of Firefox on their remote Linux desktop, iPad users can employ iLIVEx to work with Flash-based Web sites and applications.
- True multitasking: iLIVEx users can work on multiple office applications (word processor, e-mail, spreadsheet, and so on) simultaneously and copy and paste data between them.
- Persistency: Users can reconnect to their remote Linux/Unix desktop at any time, even after the iPad has disconnected from the network. "No work is lost due to a disconnect," StarNet says.
- Desktop Switching: Users can seamlessly switch remote desktops between iPads, Windows, Linux, and Macintosh PCs.
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