Month: January 2016

Today I have updated the Configuration Generator to version 7.4.02.

New features:
– ThinOS: all parameters for the 8.2_015 are integrated
– ThinOS: all parameters for the 8.1_029 are integrated
– fixed ThinOS VPN connection
– Xenith section reworked. Now all ThinOS parameters except ThinOS specific ones (PCoIP, RDP, …) are visible
– added SUSE Linux parameters
– fixed some bugs

What a week. Beside a new WDM version, new SUSE image and updated WCM tool, Dell engineering has finalized ThinOS 8.2.
Although the binaries are still not available for download somewhere, Dell promised to release them shortly for customers with valid maintenance. New orders will get this version in March/April timeframe.

This release is only available for 5000 (5010 – D10D/D10DP, 5040 – AIO 5212/5213) and 7000 (7010 – Z10D) series units. 3000 series unit will stay on 8.1_029 and have to wait for the 8.3 release later this year.
The reason for this is the main new feature which was integrated – RTME.
RTME is the Citrix Real Time Media Engine and is needed to support Lync.
Dell engineering has implemented RTME based on the Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8 for Lync which support Lync 2010, Lync 2013 and Skype for Business (Lync 2013 GUI mode) as well as Lync 2010 and 2013 server.

Other new features are:

• Bluetooth support: The ThinOS 8.2 release supports HID and Headset Bluetooth devices and needs the Intel wireless chipset 7260 which is integrated in the above mentioned devices when ordered with wireless module
• VMware Horizon View broker and PCoIP updates
• Removal of RDP VOR from ThinOS 8.2
• Log attached monitor data to the thin client event log
• Upgrade TLS from 1.0 to 1.2

Today Dell has uploaded the brand new SUSE Linux MR7 (Maintenance Release) to their website.
MR7 includes an AES password encryption tool
Unified image: SP3 support for dual and quad core thin clients
Additional management features: CCM and WCM/WDM 5.5
Latest protocols: Citrix ICA 13.2.1 and VMware Horizon client 3.5
Security updates, and bug fixes.

Dell has released a WDM 5.5.1 hotfix. This hotfix can only be installed on top of either WDM 5.5 Enterprise or WDM 5.5 Workgroup. There are two different installers available. Take care and download the correct one.

New feature:

• Option to extend the 30 days WDM Enterprise trial to 60 days
• Webinterface introduced in WDM 5.5 got a lot of updates. Now this webinterface in no longer only for viewing. Instead you can do a lot of admin task now. However, it is still labeled as “Preview”
• Integrated WCM version was updated to 1.4.0.3 and now supports Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
• Plattformsupport for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
• Updated HAgents and Boot Agents

All available mobile Thin Clients from Dell Wyses 7000 series are going EOL by end of January 2016.

Models affected are 7452-X50M, 7492-X90M7, 7492-X90M7P and 7202-X00M.

You can still order them but you should hurry if you need more.