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- Microsoft: It's time to consummate the marriage with Citrix already
- The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He's afraid of commitment, or perhaps like that old expression goes, why...
- Blog posts 2008-09-13
- XenApp 5 - Citrix removes desktop virtualization inhibitors
- Bill Hartwick, Citrix's Senior Director Product Management in its application virtualization group, and I had a very interesting conversation the other day. During the conversation we examined what has been holding back deployments of various forms of desktop virtualization technology. We also discussed Citrix's XenApp 5 (a product that has...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Wyse, HP hope XenDesktop will drive thin client sales
- Wyse and HP have launched new lines of thin clients that are optimized for Citrix's XenDesktop and the virtualized desktop. Citrix's much anticipated XenDesktop, which will compete against VMware's VDI technology as well as Qumranet's KVM-based desktop virtualization solution SolidICE, was officially introduced to the market here...
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Right PDF Printer 3.0 SE (Server Edition) (exe)
- The server edition designed specially for a server side processing, with user access management and command line. It also supports configuration as a shared network printer, Windows Terminal Server, and Citrix Metaframe environment. Users can send documents to a server printer and use all the advanced features: create PDF bookmarks,...
- Software downloads 2008-02-21
- Print2PDF Server Edition (exe)
- Shareable print driver that provides network users with the ability to assemble Adobe PDF documents from multiple sources, apply digital signatures, RC4 encryption, and more. Centralize PDF creation with Windows Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server using Print2PDF printer. Supports ISO 19005-1 PDF/A, web linearization and 64-bit (x64) Windows....
- Software downloads 2007-12-06
- Getting there virtually
- Virtualization is a way to abstract applications and their underlying components away from the hardware supporting them. The goal usually is one of the following: higher levels of performance, scalability, reliability or to create a unified security or management domain. How does this relate to access to applications? In...
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- PDF Vista Server (exe)
- Install a shared PDF printer on the server, and allow your users to create PDF files on their client-side by printing from any Windows program to this shared PDF printer, and get quality PDF output. PDF Vista print driver features: Font Embedding and Subsetting, Graphics and image downsampling & compression,...
- Software downloads 2007-03-05
- Vista could be a boon for Citrix
- Vista could be a boon for Citrixcan Citrix virtualize multiple desktop from a single instance of Vista?Hi,can Citrix virtualize multiple desktop from a single instance of Vista?If not, it's still 1 to 1 virtualization and the built in RDP Vista Business will allow thatI can't see Citrix having any advantages...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-06
- Dexia Bank Invests in HP BladeSystem and Thin Client Technologies to Build "Branch of Tomorrow"
- Dexia Bank's old system was not meeting business needs. Each branch bank had one Dell server, along with PCs on desktops. Because the primary applications were running under UNIX on IBM computers in the data center, the "Heavy" branch office servers were underutilized. At the same time, operating and supporting...
- Case studies 2006-09-01
- Why do 'thin' computers cost more than PCs?
- Why do 'thin' computers cost more than PCs?What the market will bearInterestingly I had a very similar discussion with a HP Australia sales person at a conference the other day. I'm a big fan of their linux based HP t5125 and have used it in a number of designs (one...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-08
- There's one born every minute
- I was horrified to read this morning of the launch of yet another Citrix-delivered application hosting service. It's just like groundhog day. Will this nonsense ever stop? I was once persuaded to meet with a gentleman in a bar in mid-2002 to discuss a "revolutionary new" offering for...
- Blog posts 2006-03-31
- Understand these prerequisites before for installing Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
- This sample chapter, taken from Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256), discusses the prerequisites for installing MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0. This sample chapter, taken from Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256), covers the necessary prerequisites that should be met...
- Book chapters 2006-03-31
- Successfully install Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
- This sample chapter, taken from Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256), discusses how to install Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0. This sample chapter, taken from Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 (Exams 223/256), discusses how to install Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server...
- Book chapters 2006-03-31
- How to deploy Windows software on Sun Ray
- Here's the core bit from the question I got: I'm doing some research for my Unix/Linux Administration class, and I'm wondering about Smart Displays. I'm looking for more information on how to run Windows and Unix programs on them simultaneously and I'm assuming that there...
- Blog posts 2006-02-10
- MPSAdmin (zip)
- MPS Admin is an easy to use tool to administer a Metaframe Presentation Server farm. With just a few mouse clicks you can extend your farm with new servers and publish all existing applications to it. You can take a server offline for users while it s available for administrators...
- Software downloads 2006-02-09
- Installation Prerequisites for MetaFrame Presentation Server 3
- This paper covers the necessary prerequisites that should be met prior to the attempting to install MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0. In addition to the hardware and software requirements, the paper covers licensing and the types of licenses involved in this process. Although a person probably does not need to know...
- White papers 2006-01-27
- IBM: The computer isn't the network. It's the blade chassis.
- If you're buying servers and you're thinking it might be time to give the blade form factor a look which I highly recommend you do, or, if you're already into blades but willing to consider switching vendors very hard to do since there are no blade standards, then IBM's BladeCenter...
- Blog posts 2005-11-21
- WiseGuard: A Distributed SSO Solution That Uses Your Existing Directories
- WiseGuard allows very simple and secure deployment of a ready-to-use SSO. This SSO applies to your web or non-web applications without modifying them, whether they reside on Windows, Citrix MetaFrame, Unix, Linux or mainframe servers. Moreover, it works with the users and organizations already defined in your corporate directory, be...
- White papers 2005-09-19
- Sun's flawed utility vision
- Now that Sun has booted up its grid offering, it seems like a good moment to explode one or two myths about utility computing. Sun has been trying to get this right for at least a decade now, and everyone (except Sun itself, it seems) can learn from its mistakes....
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- Can Indigo keep thin clients at bay?
- Can Indigo keep thin clients at bay?Answer is noAlthough the thin client didn't make headway a few years ago, I believe that EVERY SINGLE IT MANAGER is waiting with baited breath for a thin client solution. Years ago, these managers didn't know anything about thin clients (they have been around...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-17
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