Branded and comarketed domain-based thick client system

摘要

Systems and methods of the present invention allow for a thick client which may be provided with a domain name in a partnership between a hosting provider, an ISP and/or a thick client retailer. The client may be used to access a remote computer or server in the hosting provider's data center.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a. a remote desktop program displayed on one or more client computers communicatively coupled to a network; b. a virtual workstation environment hosted on one or more server computers and resolving, after authentication, from a domain name registered to a registrant, wherein the virtual workstation environment is controlled by the remote desktop program; c. an online community comprising one or more software applications hosted by one or more software vendors and configured to receive from the registrant a selection of the one or more software applications; d. a hosting control panel hosted on the one or more server computers hosting the virtual workstation environment and configured to:
i. install, on the one or more server computers, one or more software applications available from the one or more software vendors; andii. receive from the registrant, via one or more data entry fields on the hosting control panel, a selected sub domain and a uniform resource locator for a path within the virtual workstation environment to the one or more software applications; and e. a web browser configured to display the one or more software applications on the remote desktop program responsive to the registrant entering the selected sub domain concatenated to the domain name into the web browser on the one or more client computers, wherein the remote desktop program is embedded in the web browser.