Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing remote application access in accordance with decentralized configuration information. Client side data representing a request for a list of remote applications is received. One or more lists of remote applications resident at terminal servers are accessed. Filter criteria to apply to the one or more lists of available remote applications are identified based on the client side data. The identified filter criteria are applied to the one or more lists of available remote applications to reduce the one or more lists of available remote applications to a targeted subset of remote applications. Application access data is returned for each remote application in the subset of remote applications to the client computer system such that the client computer system can use the application access data to remotely execute targeted remote applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enumerating applications by a remote client computer are described. The applications are deployed in an Intranet. The remote client computer is external to the Intranet. In one aspect, a remote application discovery request is sent to a Web service. The Web service is deployed on a remote applications publication (RAP) Web server in the Intranet. The remote application discovery request is sent to the Web service by the remote client computer via a public network that connects the remote client computer to the Web server. Responsive to sending the remote application discover request, a discovery response from the Web service is received. The discovery response identifies at least one application installed on the Intranet for terminal server (TS) based access by a user of the remote client computer.

Abstract: Systems and methods of a Web service for remote terminal service application discovery are described. In one aspect, a Web service in an Intranet is provided. The Web service is coupled to a public network. The Web service facilitates remote client computer discovery over the public network of information corresponding to application(s) deployed on the Intranet. The remote client computer is external to the Intranet. The application(s) are configured for terminal server based access for a user of the remote client computer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting a merged view of remotely installed applications to which a user has terminal server (TS) based access are described. In one aspect, a client computing device generates one or more shortcuts to one or more respective applications. Each of the applications is installed at one or more installation points in an Intranet. The client computing device is external to the Intranet. The one or more shortcuts are aggregated to present a merged view of the applications. The merged view is transparent of whether the applications are managed by different information sources on the Intranet and/or configured for remote TS-based execution by different ones of one or more installation points.