The proprietary PCoIP era is officially closing.
As many of you have seen, HP recently published the End of Life Announcement for HP Anyware, Trusted Zero Clients, and Anyware Trust Center. For over a decade, Teradici’s PCoIP protocol was the default infrastructure for VFX studios, EDA foundries, and engineering firms requiring high-performance, pixel-perfect access to heavy Linux workloads.
With this EOL announcement, that roadmap has vanished.
HP’s suggested migration path points users toward 1-to-1 remote workstation tools like HP RGS (Z Remote Graphics Software). But for organizations managing hundreds or thousands of high-end Linux sessions, shifting from a robust centralized architecture to a hardware-locked, 1-to-1 patch is a massive step backward in operational efficiency. It replaces infrastructure with isolated endpoints.
The ThinLinc Architecture: A Permanent Alternative
At Cendio, our philosophy has always been fundamentally different. Pixel-perfect remote delivery shouldn’t be held hostage by proprietary, hardware-tied protocols subject to corporate M&A and sudden deprecations.
The most efficient, future-proof way to deliver high-performance Linux is through centralized Server-Based Computing (SBC).
We are opening this thread as the official community hub for IT directors, sysadmins, and infrastructure engineers who are actively planning their migration away from HP Anyware/Teradici on Linux.
If you are evaluating ThinLinc as an HP Anyware alternative, here is why our architecture natively solves the PCoIP vacuum:
• No Proprietary Lock-in: ThinLinc is built on a heavily optimized open-source foundation. Because our core engineering team maintains upstream projects like TigerVNC and noVNC, your infrastructure isn’t at the mercy of closed-source vendor roadmaps.
• True Centralization, Not 1-to-1: ThinLinc is designed for datacenter-scale, many-to-one Server-Based Computing. You don’t need a dedicated physical workstation for every remote user.
• Zero Client Rescue: The Anyware EOL specifically orphans Trusted Zero Clients. ThinLinc’s client is incredibly lightweight and hardware-agnostic, allowing you to repurpose existing thin clients or aging hardware rather than generating immediate e-waste.
• Uncompromising Linux Performance: Whether you are running Maya, Nuke, or Cadence on Red Hat or SUSE, ThinLinc delivers the high-framerate, low-latency graphical performance these workloads demand.
Let’s Discuss Your Migration
We want to hear from those of you currently navigating this transition. Please use this thread to ask questions, share your architectural blueprints, and discuss your evaluation of ThinLinc versus your legacy Teradici setups.
• What does your current Anyware/Linux footprint look like?
• Are you looking to repurpose your existing Zero Client hardware?
• What specific high-performance applications (VFX, CAD, EDA) are you testing over ThinLinc?
The market just cleared the board. It is time to stop renting dying proprietary protocols and permanently own your centralized Linux infrastructure.
Welcome to the community. Let’s get to work.