The leader in managing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for performance, reliability and compliance, vmSight™, announced that the company’s patented Connector ID technology is now available for thin clients used in virtual desktop deployments. The new capability allows virtual desktop administrators to more effectively manage end-to-end performance and reliability of VDI deployments where thin clients are used, as well as to provide more detailed user tracking for security and compliance.

Identifying the person and device making a “call” to or from any virtual desktop, Connector ID technology, vmSight’s patented, provides the same capability for computer networks that caller ID provides for phone networks. Connector ID, invisible to users, involves no additional authentication steps. Connector ID, already supported for all Windows and Linux virtual desktops, is now available for thin client terminals with embedded Windows or Linux operating systems. Connector ID Keys embed directly into the thin client OS image and become activated upon use.

President and co-founder of vmSight, Jonathan Alexander, declares: “Many of our customers deploy thin clients as part of their VDI rollout.” He adds: “With the user and device tracking from thin client Connector ID Keys, administrators are able to monitor VDI performance end-to-end and to also increase the security and compliance benefits of VDI.”

The patented Connector ID technology, as part of the company’s Virtual Network Intelligence product suite for virtual desktop deployments, allows vmSight to manage performance, reliability and compliance for specific users, terminals and virtual desktops. vmSight Monitoring Stations track service levels and compliance policies in real-time, fully integrated with the vmSight Center for centralized policy management, alerting and reporting.