Abstract: A system includes a module to determine a dependency between at least one operating system and at least one application, an interface module to permit an independent selection of an operating system image and an application image, a service to stream a first portion of the application image, and to stream, on-demand, a second portion of the application image, and a memory to store at least one of the operating system image and the application image. The at least one application is compatible with the at least one operating system. Methods and machine-readable medium, and hardware apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A system includes a module to determine a dependency between at least one operating system and at least one application, an interface module to permit an independent selection of an operating system image and an application image, a service to stream a first portion of the application image, and to stream, on-demand, a second portion of the application image, and a memory to store at least one of the operating system image and the application image. The at least one application is compatible with the at least one operating system. Methods and machine-readable medium, and hardware apparatus are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for transcoding any remote control protocol to any other remote control protocol comprising the steps of establishing a connection to a server proxy; converting in a bidirectional manner where the outputs from one or more remote control protocol form into the inputs of another remote control protocol and vice-verse for the duration of a session. The method may be performed by a transcoding server in order to increase the overall systems enablement.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and a method for integrated on-demand delivery of operating system and applications, where operating system images are separate and distinct from application images. Integration of operating system streaming and application streaming services makes streaming delivery possible to a wide range of client devices, including those without any local disk space such as thin-clients and diskless workstations. In addition, by integrating the centralized management of operating system delivery and application delivery, the present invention provides a complete solution to server-centric application management, thereby further reducing the total cost of ownership of network-based computing approach.

Abstract: A system and method for automatic digital library creation is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which a storage server in a LAN of a user: automatically receives content from a client device in the LAN, wherein: the received content is determined in accordance with a storage server profile for the storage server, and receiving content frees up storage space on the client device; stores at least some of the content received from the client device; automatically receives content via an external network that is complementary to the stored content received from the client device, wherein the complementary content is determined in accordance with the storage server profile; and stores the complementary content.

Abstract: A system and method for automatic storage and serving of digital content is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which a storage server in a local area network of a user: automatically receives content from a first client device associated with the user, wherein: the received content is determined in accordance with a storage server profile for the storage server, and receiving the content frees up storage space on the first client device; stores at least some of the received content; receives a request for at least some of the stored received content to be served to a second client device associated with the user; and in response to the request for at least some of the stored received content, serves the requested content to the second client device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and a method for integrated on-demand delivery of operating system and applications, where operating system images are separate and distinct from application images. Integration of operating system streaming and application streaming services makes streaming delivery possible to a wide range of client devices, including those without any local disk space such as thin-clients and diskless workstations. In addition, by integrating the centralized management of operating system delivery and application delivery, the present invention provides a complete solution to server-centric application management, thereby further reducing the total cost of ownership of network-based computing approach.