Sun Ray Operating Software

The Sun Ray Client firmware is no longer part of the Sun Ray Software media kit and must be downloaded and installed separately through the Sun Ray Operating Software release. The Sun Ray Client firmware is now officially called Sun Ray Operating Software, but the term "firmware" will continue to be used throughout the documentation. Refer to the Sun Ray Operating Software Documentation for details.

Improved Sun Ray Software installation on Oracle Linux

A new utpkgcheck command is now provided to help install pre-requisite RPMs on the Sun Ray server. See Additional Oracle Linux Requirements in the Administration Guide.

Improved video playback on Sun Ray 3 Series Clients

Video playback using Windows Media Player has been improved on Sun Ray 3 Series Clients, including high definition video playback on Sun Ray 3 Plus Clients. See Video Acceleration in the Administration Guide.

Improved Adobe Flash playback

Adobe Flash playback using Internet Explorer on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 has been improved, including larger resolutions and scalability of deployments. High definition Adobe Flash playback is now available on Sun Ray 3 Plus Clients.  These improvements require the Adobe Flash acceleration component to be installed on the Windows system. See Video Acceleration in the Administration Guide.

VMWare View connector for Oracle Linux

VMWare View connector support is now available for Sun Ray servers running Oracle Linux. See VMware View Connector in the Administration Guide.

Hotdesking without smart cards for Oracle Linux

Non-smart card mobility (NSCM) is now available on Sun Ray servers running Oracle Linux. See Hotdesking Without Smart Cards in the Administration Guide.

Clipboard sharing between an Oracle Virtual Desktop Client session and local desktop

Oracle Virtual Desktop Client users can now copy and paste text between an application running in an Oracle Virtual Desktop Client session and an application running on the local desktop. For the copy and paste functionality to work, the clipboard service must be enabled on the Sun Ray server and clipboard sharing must be enabled on the Oracle Virtual Desktop Clients. See How to Enable the Clipboard Service for Oracle Virtual Desktop Clients in the Administration Guide.

Location awareness when hotdesking Windows sessions

Location awareness is now available when hotdesking Windows sessions, which includes the ability to obtain the unique client's name in a Windows session and to set up actions through commands or scripts when a Windows session hotdesks. This enables and facilitates such capabilities as follow-me printing. See Location Awareness in the Administration Guide.

Automatic desktop resizing during hotdesking

Sun Ray session desktops can now be configured to automatically resize when hotdesking to a Sun Ray Client or Oracle Virtual Desktop Client with a different monitor configuration. To configure desktop resizing for Windows sessions, see Desktop Resizing in the Administration Guide.

802.1x authentication support on Sun Ray Clients

802.1x authentication is now available for Sun Ray Clients, which can be configured through a Sun Ray Client's firmware. See 802.1x Authentication in the Administration Guide.

Enhanced smart card services

A new Sun Ray Software smart card bus protocol, called scbus v2, provides extended APDU support (ISO-7816-4 2005 rev), smart card services for Oracle Virtual Desktop Clients, protocol and parameters selection (PPS) for Sun Ray 3 Series Clients, and compliance with the PC/SC 2.0 IFD Handler API. See Smart Card Services in the Administration Guide.