Citrix kick-started the convergence of mobile devices and cloud computing today with the announcement that it had, with Open Kernel Labs, co-authored a specification that would provide for full client streaming of desktop capabilities to smartphones.

The companies announced, in the preamble to their technical specification, that "when users work from their local client device, all of the programs, applications, processes, and data are kept and run centrally in the data center. This enables users to access their desktops on any capable device, such as a traditional desktop computer, laptop, thin client, or smartphone."

Citrix vice president of community and solutions development Chris Fleck told PC World that "we see extending the enterprise virtualization platform out to mobile devices." The magazine also reports that the system would be based on a virtual desktop, so that instead of a mobile worker carrying a laptop, he or she would be able to simply dock his or her smartphone and enjoy the full functionality of a desktop PC.

Gadget website Slashgear says that, while the applications for the business community were obvious, the utility to the general public remained to be seen.

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