Virtualisation start up Pano Logic, which founded by ex-CEO of XenSource, intends to offer a new solution to the desktop thin client market.

Pano Logic was founded by Nick Gault, previously founding chief executive of XenSource but whereas XenSource focused largely on servers, Pano Logic's emphasis is on desktop PCs.

Virtualisation enables a single computer to run multiple operating systems at the same time. It's proponents say that it increases the efficiency of hardware use, eases management burdens and enables a more flexible computing infrastructure in which software can be moved more easily from one machine to another to accommodate changing priorities and hardware failures.

Virtualisation is an area that is attracting some investment at the present, as exhibited by Citrix's $500 million purchase of XenSource and VMware's initial public offering.

Pano Logic relies on software from VMware to carve a server into multiple partitions. Its hardware securely connects users' monitors, keyboards, mice, USB ports and audio system to the server over an Ethernet network.

The software can use either the free VMware Server or the more complicated VMware ESX Server.

The technology will be available starting in September.