alberta canada key people timothy griffin founder & chief technology officer daniel griffin vice president jamey miles vp sales eli aviv vp finance emmanuel boutboul vp oem & channel sales number of employees approximately 40 website www.userful.com userful corporation is a canadian software company that specializes in video walls desktop virtualization supporting centrally managed desktops and touch screens . founded in 1999 userful develops software to deploy a variety of displays with multiple purposes using commercially available hardware . userful software specializes in video walls and virtual desktops which include microsoft windows cloud centric desktops managed public computing desktops conventional linux desktops and remote desktop protocols . userful s head office is located in calgary alberta and is a privately held for profit company with resellers . contents 1 history 2 timeline 3 software for video walls and zero client software products 4 current products 4.1 core platform 4.2 userful video walls 4.3 userful multiplatform 4.4 userful desktop 5 discontinued products 5.1 userful multiseat linux 5.2 userful multiseat 5.3 userful pre book 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit founder & chief executive officer timothy griffin founded userful corporation in 1999 . the company commenced work on a kernel based approach to a multi station platform computer but later abandoned the idea due to problems with multiple video card support . initially a software development company issues with duplication and time consumption involved in setting up users on multiple computers along with installing multiple programs for each computer led to development of the one step multiseat computing technology that is at the core of userful software . 1 since the release of desktop multiplier now userful multiplatform in 2002 userful corporation has focused primarily on working with schools public libraries military and oilfields for deployment . 2 in 2014 userful expanded to include small and medium businesses and the digital signage market . timeline edit in february 2009 userful announced what is claimed to be the world s largest desktop virtualization deployment with 356 800 virtual desktops in brazil . 3 in may 2012 userful launched version 5 of its multiseat software which added ethernet zero client support . 4 in april 2012 userful announced a partnership with viewsonic to produce a linux based zero client product . 5 in february 2013 userful launched userful multiplatform 6 which enables running windows linux and browser desktops in a multiseat environment . 6 in february 2014 userful launched userful multiplatform 7.0 which provides desktop virtualization and central management to desktops touch screens and kiosks . 7 in october 2014 userful partnered with viewsonic to create the sc u25 value vdi client with userful multiplatform software . 8 in december 2014 userful launched userful network video wall software that supports ultra high definition content from one core i7 pc to multiple video walls with up to 25 standard displays . 9 in august 2015 version 8.0 of userful network video wall was released updating the core platform of userful products and improving performance and reliability . 10 in january 2016 version 8.5 of userful was released updating the core platform to include core enhancements and enhanced support and features for both vdi and video walls . 11 in may 2016 version 8.6 of userful was released with an update that supports up to 8k video walls including enhanced features and support for vdi and video walls . 12 in september 2016 userful released version 8.7 13 featuring enhancements and minor updates . software for video walls and zero client software products edit see list current products edit core platform edit all userful software products are built on a combination of centos linux and userful s in house multiseat software which provisions and manages zero clients . userful video walls edit userful video walls enable users to set up one or more video walls or digital signage displays utilizing the cpu and gpu in an intel platform to process and render uhd outputs over a gigabit ethernet network . the release of userful network video wall in december 2014 was the world s first commercially available video wall solution to deliver real time 4k content over a standard ethernet network from one pc . 14 in january 2016 userful updated their network video wall solution to be the world s first network video wall capable of 6k source content in real time with the ability to support up to 40 screens from one standard pc and up to 60 screens from a high end pc . userful merged their virtual desktop platform into their 8.5 release enabling delivery of virtual desktops on to a video wall . 15 in may 2016 userful released version 8.6 of their platform improving display quality with the use of discrete compatible gpus and now supports 8k content playback on their video wall platform . 16 the userful network video wall solution turns an inexpensive commercially available compatible pc into a video wall controller or processor . userful multiplatform edit userful multiplatform is a multiseat desktop virtualization product that works with oracle virtualbox to enable the creation and management of multiple windows linux and cloud desktops through commercially available hardware . 17 userful desktop edit userful desktop combines a customized and configurable gnome desktop managed remotely with in house tools . the product is specifically designed as a full public computing solution for kiosks and public access computers . desktop settings are managed by session profiles which are created and stored through a central web portal . discontinued products edit userful multiseat linux edit userful multiseat linux replaced by userful multiplatform is a software that turns one linux computer into up to 20 or more independent computer stations and includes educational applications . userful multiseat linux software is the linux based equivalent of windows multipoint server for multiseat solutions in the education sector . 18 userful multiseat edit userful multiseat formerly userful multiplier is a commercial linux based multiseat configuration software package . it allows multiple independent users to connect to a single host pc at the same time each with their own monitor keyboard mouse and applications . 19 20 userful pre book edit pre book is an open source pc reservation system consisting of both a linux based server and windows and linux client management software . 21 see also edit video walls video wall controller processor network video walls multiseat computing video wall software touch screens public computing simple vdi cloud management references edit success stories userful managed desktops done right . techrev.ca . retrieved 2009 03 10 . eric lai 2009 02 19 . linux firm to supply 357 000 brazilian schools desktops . macworld.com . retrieved 2009 03 10 . userful and thinnetworks today announce that they have been selected to supply 356 800 virtualized desktops to schools in all of brazil s 5 560 municipalities . . userful.com . retrieved feb 17 2008 . http www.prnewswire.com news releases userful revolutionizes thin client computing with solution that is twice as fast and half the price 152496145.html http finance.yahoo.com news viewsonic r userful partner bring 132500625.html http www.prweb.com releases userful multiplatform cloud virtual desktops prweb10520931.htm http www.virtual strategy.com 2014 02 19 userful dramatically simplifies desktops and lowers costs breakthrough light desktop virt http www.viewsonic.com us news uncategorized viewsonic introduces a simple and cost effective vdi solution the sc u25 value vdi client http www.display central.com subscription news editorial categories pro av userful uses ethernet drive 4k videowalls http support.userful.com manuals userful network video wall release notes 8.0 http support.userful.com docs release notes 8.5 http support.userful.com docs release notes 8.6 http support.userful.com docs release notes 8.7 http www.userful.com videowall http www.userful.com mediarelease userful 6k real time video wall http www.userful.com mediarelease userful raises the bar for video walls http www.userful.com products userful multiplatform tom warren 2010 02 24 . microsoft launches windows multipoint server 2010 neowin.net . retrieved 2010 11 07 . userful multiplier multiseat linux desktop virtualization software turns 1 computer into 10 . retrieved 2010 10 10 . userful multiplier evaluation version 3.8 release notes . retrieved 2010 10 10 . free open source pc booking and reservation computer software pre book linux server and windows client . retrieved 2010 10 10 . external links edit userful website userful video wall website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title userful & oldid 740775930 categories operating system distributions 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