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Competitive Evaluation: X-Win32 vs. Exceed
The PC X server market is currently dominated by two products: OpenText's Exceed and StarNet's X-Win32.
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 1-month trial license key.
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StarNet X-Win32 2012 |
Hummingbird Exceed 14 |
| Commercial List Price |
$285.00 |
$545.00 |
| 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 |
Available in Exceed Freedom ($195 list) |
| 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.
Any claim of superior performance of StarNet products are based on comparative tests performed at StarNet. Detailed information on these tests and instructions on how to reproduce them are available on request. |
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