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  3. About USB

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. USB was designed to allow peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket and to improve plug-and-play capabilities by allowing devices to be connected and disconnected without rebooting the computer (hot swapping). Other convenient features include providing power to low-consumption devices without the need for an external power supply and allowing many devices to be used without requiring manufacturer specific, individual device drivers to be installed.

    USB is intended to help retire all legacy varieties of serial and parallel ports. USB can connect computer peripherals such as mouse devices, keyboards, PDAs, gamepads and joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, and flash drives. For many of those devices USB has become the standard connection method. USB is also used extensively to connect non-networked printers; USB simplifies connecting several printers to one computer. USB lock software can lock out memory devices and still allow other USB peripherals to function. The USB was originally designed for personal computers, but it has become commonplace on other devices such as PDAs and video game consoles. In 2004, there were about 1 billion USB devices in the world.

    The design of USB is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), an industry standards body incorporating leading companies from the computer and electronics industries. Notable members have included Agere, Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Intel, NEC, and Microsoft.

  6. Quotes about USB

    1. “ RemoteFX is the latest addition to Microsoft's desktop virtualization stack. Using this new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, you'll be able to deliver an even richer and more user-transparent desktop virtualization experience. RemoteFX functions independently of any graphics stack and supports any screen content, including rich content like Silverlight or Flash. It also enhances the end-user's hardware experience with support for USB redirection. Because it uses virtualized graphics resources, RemoteFX works on a wide array of target devices, which means you can deploy it over both thick and thin client hosts and a wide variety of network configurations. ”
      In Windows 7 SP1 New Features Demos
    2. “ We strongly believe that the combination of DisplayLink's USB products and MiniFrame's SoftXpand software offers a true plug and play multi-user solution for the consumer and business markets . Home users will be able to easily add an extra workstation to their existing PC, while MiniFrame's global channel partners will offer the only plug and play virtual desktop solution to their customers. ”
      Raz Rafaeli in MiniFrame Leverages DisplayLink Technology for Efficient Multi-User Computing
    3. “ Wyse's plug-and-play support for SanDisk® Cruzer® Enterprise encrypted USB flash drives can help enterprises and administrators meet the unique USB security, compliance and manageability needs of large organizations in a desktop virtualization scenario, Together, Wyse and SanDisk can enable professionals to protect information across their organizations using company-issued SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise secure USB flash drives while leveraging public or private cloud-based desktop virtualization environments. ”
      Yariv Fishman in Wyse Updates Virtualization Software Solutions Improving End User Experience in Desktop Virtualization-driven Cloud Computing Environments

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