1. target platforms: linux suse, windows server, both use vmware virtual machine on lab server.
2. client code can compile and run on both windows and linux, just develop and test on windows server by VS2010. Server code can only compile and run on SUSE.
3. for windows virtual machine, using remote desktop login to the windows server, and developing via VS2010. Also you can share files between local PC and windows server.
4. for linux virtula machine, sharing the directory of source code by samba using yast tool of suse, then mapping the directory to your local windows PC. On local PC, create a server project, add all exiting codes of server and commnn into the server project, then you can view and change the codes in VS2010, after the codes have been changed, compile them in suse by command via putty.