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It seems like there are a lot of good alternatives to Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server for a fraction of the cost. This leads to one question: If these other products are so good, then why isn't anyone using them?...

New thin client devices are rediculously expensive. I think people should just buy old ones from eBay and configure them for DHCP and ICA auto connections. (I'm serious about this.) Read on to learn how and why....

[UPDATE: Since I first wrote this, I learned none of the "core" XenApp features are for Server 2008. The core XenApp updates are for 2003 only.] Yesterday Citrix announced details of the next release of XenApp which will be called “XenApp...

This article, excerpted from my books, details the step-by-step process you can use in order to estimate how many users you can get on your server hardware....

In today's world, most people are using virtual machine technology to build complex lab environments on a single physical computer. This is something that can certainly be done with Citrix. In this article, Michael Burke walks you through setting up VMware Workstation and all the Citrix components you need to emulate your production environment....

Idokorro announced today that they have released a Citrix ICA client for Blackberry handheld devices. A lot of people have been looking for this for years....

In this three-part article series, Roland van der Kruk, a freelance consultant in The Netherlands, takes a look at the new features of VMware View 3, as well as best practices learned while doing a deployment for a customer. Part 1 provides information...

For those who would like a quick “Google-able” article on how to deploy the new XenApp Web Plugin (formerly known as the web client) this is the article for you. To do this, you basically follow the instructions from CTX114097, “Deploying...

This paper covers a technology called disk streaming (sometimes referred to as "software streaming," "network boot" or "diskless boot") from a company called Ardence, and how you can use it in your Citrix environments to give you much better flexibility and simpler server provisioning and management....

Christa Anderson and Kristin Griffin are collaborating on a Windows 2008 Terminal Services book for Microsoft. Part of this project includes small "tips from the field" entries written by different people. They asked me to write a short bit on security, specifically, what's my one "hot tip" about locking down a terminal server?...

One of the great benfits of Presentation Server / XenApp is the ability to delegate administrative functions to help desk admins and support engineers. Unfortunately if you simply publish the Access Management Console for them, the "discovery" process will prompt the user every time the console is launched, which is annoying and confusing. In this artcile, Katie Koepke took the time to figure out how you can pre-configure the AMC so that discovery runs without user intervention....

Today Citrix announced that they were working on Desktop Application Streaming technology. This technology will allow applications to be streamed to desktop computers and executed locally (even when offline). This is exactly what Softricity does. In this article, I'll dig into Citrix's new technology and what it means for the company and Softricity....

This 60-page paper covers everything you need to know about securing your MetaFrame XP environments. It walks step-by-step through all aspects of Security, including the servers, applications, users, connections, networks, and client devices. This paper is excerpted from the book "Citrix MetaFrame XP: Advanced Technical Design Guide, Second Edition."

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In this article, John Ferrell shows you how to create a Linux CD that you can use to boot any computer into a thin client environment with a web browser and ICA client, essentially converting a PC (for free) into a thin client....

The complete and in-depth 'Application Virtualization Smackdown v3' whitepaper can be downloaded in English here Are you looking for an independent overview of the Application Streaming and Virtualization solutions and curious about the different features...