NetOp School Is World's First Computer-Based Teaching Tool to Support Citrix Multi-Server Load Balancing
Copenhagen, Denmark (ots)
Load Balancing Support Ensures Optimal Usage of Server Capacity, Further Improving Performance and Lowering TCO of Large-Scale Deployments of NetOp School, a Leading Computer-Based Teaching Tool
Danware, provider of NetOp School, the #1 software for computer-based teaching, announced today an upgrade for NetOp School that makes it the first computer-based teaching tool to support load balancing in multi-server environments, running Windows Terminal Server OS and Citrix MetaFrame.
Load balancing in multi-server environments means that users are logged on to servers randomly to ensure that the joint capacity of all servers is fully utilized. This way of handling users means a challenge to software developers of one-to-many applications since there's no control over the specific network location (IP address and port number) of the individual sessions.
The new load balancing upgrade for NetOp School effectively overcomes this problem. Firstly, advanced connectivity technology is used to detect the actual network location of the users. After that a complex protocol conversion scheme makes the present locations of users instantly available. This allows sessions between teacher and students to take place as easily as if they were all located on the same network string.
"In addition to improving performance, support for load balancing in Windows Terminal Server OS and Citrix MetaFrame environments lowers the total cost of ownership of NetOp School by enabling users to optimize server capacity," explains Ole Haag, Product Manager for NetOp School. "This is especially valuable in the many large-scale deployments of NetOp School."
Sold in over 60 countries, NetOp School gives teachers and corporate trainers a powerful tool for networked classroom instruction, enabling teachers to effectively interact with students. They can share their computer screen with the class, monitor individual students' screens as they work, or lock the students' computers to gain everyone's attention. There are also remote control options that let them launch applications, and transfer files, broadcast video in real-time, or simply chat with students on-line -- without requiring any additional hardware.
"Adding support for Citrix MetaFrame is a natural progression for NetOp School," explains Ole Haag, Product Manager for NetOp School. "Being the first in the world to solve the technology challenge was made possible through our Citrix Business Alliance membership."
About Danware
Danware develops and markets the award-winning NetOp family of remote control products. Whereas NetOp School is dedicated to maximizing the potential of remote and local computer-based teaching, NetOp Remote Control is a pure-breed remote control software application. It's one of only two viable standalone players on the remote control market and the professional alternative to pcAnywhere. It enables superior remote control of any computing device using virtually any operating system, empowering corporations and government agencies worldwide to minimize IT support costs and boost operating efficiency. Danware is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and markets its products worldwide through a global network of professional partners.
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Even Claussen
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