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Hosting ThinApp In A Browser Page

Is it possible to host the VMWare ThinApp viewer inside of a browser page?   For instance, if you had a thick client application that you wanted to show within a web portal within in portlet window...can this be done?  if so..how?

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You mean the application executing embedded in the web browser much like application publishing? No, sorry. That is not a native feature of ThinApp. ThinApp will package an application. It still has to be executed centrally (using Terminal Server or Citrix) or locally on a client using client's local Windows OS.

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You mean the application executing embedded in the web browser much like application publishing? No, sorry. That is not a native feature of ThinApp. ThinApp will package an application. It still has to be executed centrally (using Terminal Server or Citrix) or locally on a client using client's local Windows OS.

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No...I want the app to execute centrally...I just want the display of the application to be remoted to say an ActiveX viewer that is hosted in a browser.   For instance...using Remote Desktop from Microsoft, one can remote the display of an entire desktop to an Active X control that is hosted in a browser window...I'm wondering if the same can be done for just the application window only of a ThinApp.

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That cannot be achieved with a ThinApp only solution am I afraid. You'll have to use either Windows Remote App or XenApp to publish the ThinApps.

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Hmm...seems the new AppBlast application announced at VMWorld is really what I want.  Looks like a exactly what I need if it lives up to its billing.

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I do agree AppBlast would be perfect for you.. But please note it was a technical preview we demostrated.. No way telling when and if it will hit the market..

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