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Competitive Evaluation: X-Win32 vs. Exceed
The market for remote Linux/Unix display is dominated by two products: StarNet's X-Win32 and OpenText's Exceed (Formerly Hummingbird Exceed).
Both X-Win32 and the X11 emulation components of the Exceed suite make them best of breed PC X servers, offering a broad range of X server features and capabilities as the below cost and feature comparison shows. Clearly, when taking the cost factor* into account, X-Win32 offers a tremendous value for customers looking for a top of the line PC X Server.
Note: Critical persistence features such as Suspend/Resume, session recovery, session sharing, session mobility, and fast WAN speed, which are included in X-Win32, are not available in the standard Exceed product. OpenText offers "Exceed Freedom" which has these capabilities.
Find out how affordable X-Win32 is by generating an online quote. Or, download X-Win32 for a full evaluation with a 30 day trial license key.
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StarNet X-Win32 2012 |
Hummingbird Exceed 14 |
| Commercial List Price |
$285.00 |
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| SSH |
Included |
Requires Open Text Secure Shell (+$66.00) |
| OpenGL Support |
Included |
Requires Exceed 3D (+$195) |
| Licensing |
Per user or Concurrent |
Per User |
| Maintenance First Year |
Included |
18% on Purchased Components |
| Session Persistency |
Included |
Available in Exceed Freedom (+$195.00) |
| Languages Supported |
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese -simplified, Chinese -traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
English, French, German, Italian,, Spanish (OpenText claims support for Japanese, but it is not listed on the company's Exceed product page) |
Highest OS Supported |
Windows 7, 64-bit |
Windows 7, 64-bit |
| Push Deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
| Disk Space Required |
62 MB |
474 MB (excludes add-ons) |
| Citrix/WTS Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Patch Application |
StarNet Update Tool |
Hummingbird Live Update |
| SSH (Secure Shell) |
Included |
Requires Open Text Secure Shell (+$66.00) |
| Prompt on Connect |
Yes |
Yes |
| XAuth |
Yes |
Yes |
| Kerberos Support |
Microsoft LDAP + MIT |
Microsoft LDAP |
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Features |
| Persistency: Suspend/Resume, Session Recovery, Session Sharing, Session Mobility, Fast WAN Speed |
Yes |
Requires Exceed Freedom (+$195) |
| Fips-140 Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
| Backing Store |
Yes |
Yes |
| X11 Version |
7.4 |
7.4 |
| Direct 2D Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Boot from Flash Drive |
Yes |
No |
| 3D Graphics (Open GL-GLX) |
Included |
Requires 3D Module (+$195.00) |
| Auto-Configuration for sessions behind a NAT |
Yes |
Yes |
| Composite Extension |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple X Displays |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dynamic Window Resizing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple Monitors |
Yes |
Yes |
| Render Extension |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Keyboard Selection |
Yes |
Yes |
| Screen Capture Tool |
Yes |
No |
| Configuration Tool |
Yes (X-Config) |
Yes (X-Config) |
| Application Start-Up Tool |
Yes (X-Config) |
Yes (Xstart) |
| Session Start-Up Tool |
Yes (X-Config) |
Yes (Xsession) |
| Shortcut Creation |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mouse |
Yes |
Yes |
| Middle Wheel |
Yes |
Yes |
| Overlay UNIX and Windows Window Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple IP Addresses |
No |
Yes |
| Power Management |
No |
Yes |
With regards to information about OpenText products, the comparative information is based on data available on the OpenText web site, other documentation originated by OpenText and the OpenText products themselves.
*Critical persistence features such as suspend/resume, session recovery, session sharing, session mobility and fast WAN speed included in X-Win32 are not available in the standard Exceed product. OpenText offers "Exceed Freedom" which has these capabilities.
**OpenText does not sell Exceed as a stand alone PC X server, it comes bundled with IBM 3270 and other Terminal Emulation and an FTP client. |
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