Leostream Corp. has partnered with IdentiPHI Inc. and Wyse Technology to offer smart card support for users of Wyse’s thin clients. Leostream Connection Broker software enables organizations to manage user access to computing resources such as virtual hosted desktops, physical machines and terminal services.

The smart card solution enables users to access their hosted desktop by inserting a smart card in a reader attached to a Wyse thin client. The data is read from the card and sent to the Leostream Connection Broker, which determines which Windows Desktop to assign. Once the desktop is assigned, the end user enters a PIN. If a user removes the smart card from a terminal and inserts it into another the desktop sessions appears in the same state as it had previously been left.

The solution is built around digital certificates that provide two-factor access control to the Windows Desktop. Early adopters of this technology include the health care, finance and defense industries.