With XenDesktop 4 and HDX RealTime, numerous readers have kindly posted comments or emailed me about the great results they’re getting with our new optimized-for-speech audio codec. And don’t forget, XenDesktop 4 introduced isochronous USB support, too. One customer wrote to share their experience using a federated Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) infrastructure with Wyse HDX Ready thin clients, HP server hardware, Polycom USB handsets and Microsoft webcams. Without naming this major telecommunications company or disclosing any confidential information, here are some of the juicy details I can share about their experience delivering Microsoft Office Communicator from XenDesktop 4.

The configuration:

• XenDesktop 4 using FlexCast delivery technology and VM-based Windows 7 VDI desktops
• Wyse R90LW HDX Ready dual-monitor thin clients running the Citrix 11.2 online plug-in
• HP ProLiant DL380 G5 server with XenServer 5.5
• 100 Mbps LAN and 5 Mbps ADSL Internet connection
• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
• Microsoft Office 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 R2
• Polycom CX200 “Catalina” USB telephones
• Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 webcams