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From: Torsten Rahn <>
Dept: full-linuxtag-summary-upcoming
Date: Sunday 27/Jun/2004, @21:14

Preview on kNX Client and FreeNX Server for LinuxTag Visitors
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   A Task Force Team of KDE [http://www.kde.org/] and Knoppix
[http://www.knoppix.org/] hackers and enthusiasts created "just in time"
for LinuxTag 2004 [http://www.linuxtag.org/] two programs which
harvested an overwhelming response from visitors: FreeNX Server and kNX
Client. Although not yet officially released, several presentations
showed a well working preview of the KDE version for the speed boosting
NX Terminal Server technology.

     NX Technology [http://www.nomachine.com/] provides exclusive
compression techniques that make it possible to run complete remote
cross plattform desktop sessions using narrowband Internet connections.
At speeds as low as those offered by a modem or by ISDN it's possible to
work fluently with the remote desktop shown full screen. Besides
providing high performance on low bandwidth connections NX technology
enables the user to disconnect from and reattach to existing sessions
running on the Terminal or Application Server. Even sessions lost due to
network problems can be recovered easily. Therefore NX technology is
expected to have a huge impact on Thin Client architectures as well as
well as mobile computing. Enterprises, Internet cafes and similar users
already appreciate KDE's Kiosk framework which provides a simple way to
disable certain features in KDE to create a more controlled environment.
 With mature technologies like Kiosk as well as FreeNX KDE proves to be
the ideal choice for Terminal and Application Server deployment.

     Both the FreeNX Client and the FreeNX Server will be available soon
at Kalyxo.org [http://www.kalyxo.org/]. Kalyxo is a project which
focuses on KDE/Debian integration as well as providing Debian-specific
system tools for the enterprise. Kalyxo.org will host the FreeNX source
repository for all distributions. It will host and maintain GPL'ed NX
Debian packages.

     Fabian Franz from the Knoppix Development Team is the driving force
behind FreeNX Server. kNX Client is developed by Joseph Wenninger. Gian
Filippo Pinzari, NX Development Architect and KDE enthusiast from
NoMachine provides the foundation of the NX Terminal Server technology
by developing the GPLed libraries which are used by the FreeNX Server.
NoMachine is one of the sponsors of the KDE Community World Summit
[http://www.nomachine.com/] ("Akademy") and will be present there as
well.

     More information on NX Technology:
http://www.nomachine.com/resources.php
 [http://www.nomachine.com/resources.php]
     You are invited to test NX Technology at:
http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php
 [http://www.nomachine.com/testdrive.php]
     Photos:
 1. [http://developer.kde.org/~binner/mirror/knx-linuxtag/knx1.jpg]
Joseph Wenninger, Kurt Pfeifle and Fabian Franz working on the kNX
Client.
 2. [http://developer.kde.org/~binner/mirror/knx-linuxtag/knx2.jpg]
Knoppix and KDE developers present the kNX Client and FreeNX Server
during LinuxTag 2004.
 3. [http://developer.kde.org/~binner/mirror/knx-linuxtag/knx3.jpg] KDE
core developer Joseph Wenninger in front of the Login Window of the
FreeNX application "kNX client"