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iPad 2 Running Windows 7
Want to run Windows 7 on iPad 2? Citrix says it will soon be possible, at least virtually-using a new version of its Citrix Receiver software.
Promised to be ready when the tablet computer ships in March, Citrix says the new software, based on the current iPhone version, is a response to questions about how the iPad might find a home in the enterprise.
"If your company has XenDesktop or XenApp you will be happy to know you will be able to use your iPad for real work as well," wrote Citrix Vice President Chris Fleck in a company blog.
"It turns out the 9.7 inch display on the iPad 2 with a 1024x768 screen resolution works great for a full VDI XenDesktop. So iPad 2 running Windows 7 applications run unmodified and securely in the data center, and even multiple applications at once."
Citrix says the iPad 2's larger screen solves many of the challenges users' faced because of when using the iPhone with a virtualized Windows desktop.
Besides iPad 2 running Windows 7. The iPad 2 will also get some new features thanks to the latest release of the operating system, iOS 4.3. This upgrade brings a few new features like AirPlay support for apps that will include photo slideshows and porting audio from apps to other devices. Safari performance will be improved. Other major tweaks include a software option to adjust whether the switch on the iPad is used to mute the volume, or lock the screen orientation, functionality Apple had changed after the iPad had been released.
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