Virtual desktop screen sharing with multiple sharers in a collaboration session

A client computing device comprising:

• a display;
• and
• a processor coupled to said display and configured to perform the following:
• access a virtual desktop via a communications network,
• display content of the virtual desktop in a virtual desktop window,
• participate in a collaboration session as a screen viewer in order to receive shared screen content of a second virtual desktop being accessed by a second client computing device participating in the collaboration session as a screen sharer, and
• display the shared screen content of the second virtual desktop in a shared screen window, with the shared screen window being separate from the virtual desktop window.

A method for operating a client computing device comprising:

• accessing a virtual desktop via a communications network;
• displaying content of the virtual desktop in a virtual desktop window;
• participating in a collaboration session as a screen viewer in order to receive shared screen content of a second virtual desktop being accessed by a second client computing device participating in the collaboration session as a screen sharer;
• and
• display the shared screen content of the second virtual desktop in a shared screen window, with the shared screen window being separate from the virtual desktop window.