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The traditional PC as the corporate 'thick client' has long been at the forefront of desktop computing. It has represented a favourable compromise between functionality, performance and cost. However, a number of challenges remain: Desktop Management: Centralising desktop management is an extremely difficult task in the face of a broadly distributed computing environment and the corporate workforce, who increasingly require secure on-demand access to their desktop environment from anywhere. Furthermore, desktops are notoriously difficult to standardise because of the variety of PC hardware and users' needs to modify desktop environments.