Thin Client Integration (Deciding which Thin Client "Client" to use?)

Thin Client Integration (Deciding which Thin Client "Client" to use?)

The following sections are designed to help you understand and decide which Thin Client "Client Software" to use and when. Whether ICA, RDP, ActiveX or Java, each client access method has inherent and specific reasons to use them. I will attempt to put good reasoning and common sense in play while explaining why to use one client over the other. Such as using the ICA Java client over say Microsofts RDP Connection Manager client. Why? Keep reading. The first division of the thin client "clients" that will help you mentally categorize them, is the Client software that communicates to Microsoft Terminal Server/Services, and Client software that communicates to Citrix MetaFrame. The RDP clients communicate only to MS Terminal Server/Services and ICA clients communicate only to Terminal server/services with Citrix installed. The ICA client software will also communicate with Citrix WinFrame and WinView products, which are older generation Citrix products.