SoftXpand is a commercial Multiseat desktop virtualization

Multiseat desktop virtualization

MultiSeat Desktop Virtualization is a method by which a common desktop PC, with extra keyboards, mice, and video screens directly attached to it, can be used to install, load, and concurrently run multiple operating systems. These operating systems can be the same across all "seats" or they can be...

 software primarily focused towards Education, Government, Call Centers, and Businesses.

Unlike server based virtualization solutions, SoftXpand can allow multiple users to share compute resources off of a single desktop PC. SoftXpand does not require a thin client

Thin client

A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...

 to operate. Typically users will run Windows 7 or Windows XP

Windows XP

Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...

 instances of SoftXpand, however some power users run Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005...

 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009 and launched on October 22, 2009. According to the Windows Server Team blog, the retail availability was September 14, 2009. It is built on Windows NT 6.1, the same core...

. SoftXpand is capable of running high intensity software including AutoCAD

AutoCAD

AutoCAD is a software application for computer-aided design and drafting in both 2D and 3D. It is developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc. First released in December 1982, AutoCAD was one of the first CAD programs to run on personal computers, notably the IBM PC...

, SolidWorks

SolidWorks

SolidWorks is a 3D mechanical CAD program that runs on Microsoft Windows and is being developed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, S. A. . SolidWorks is currently used by over 1.3 million engineers and designers at more than 130,000 companies worldwide...

, and Adobe CS5

SoftXpand was developed by Israeli based MiniFrame and distributed in the United States by CrossTec Corporation. SoftXpand 2011 is exclusively distributed in the UK by "London Web".

Miniframe Ltd received a Frost & Sullivan award for their SoftXpand technology in 2010. 2010 European Desktop Virtualisation Product Innovation Green Excellence Award.

MiniFrame UK Ltd have won the following awards for their Ecoware solution powered by SoftXpand

• Green Apple Award
• Rolls Royce "Innovation through Technology" Award
• Dell "Innovation through Technology" Award
• PC Plus Award
• Toyota "Environment" Award finalists
• ERA Award finalists