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  • News of 19 September 2008

    What if Microsoft aquires Citrix, Technet October: Virtualization and VMWorld last blogs. Read More...
    Wilco van Bragt on September 19, 2008 : 0 comments , 981 views
  • Integrate XenServer 5 with Dell EqualLogic Storage

    One of the many new features of XenServer 5 is advanced integration with Storage Infrastructure. The Citrix XenServer Adapter for Dell EqualLogic integrates server and storage functionality on a single management interface and delegates tasks according...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 19, 2008 : 0 comments , 1,390 views
  • Wan Optimization and Distributed Storage Networks - Remote Backups and Snapshots

    This is the second blog in my series on Wan Optimization and Distributed Storage. Remote Copy provides a powerful and flexible method for reproducing data and keeping that replicated data available for disaster recovery, business continuance, backup and...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 19, 2008 : 0 comments , 431 views
  • TechNet Magazine for October 2008 - All About Virtualization

    In case you missed the announcement over on the Virtual World blog , the October issue of TechNet Magazine is now posted online and contains an article focused specifically on Microsoft Application Virtualization.  But that's not all as it also...
    The SoftGrid Team Blog on September 18, 2008 : 0 comments , 966 views
  • Create your Outlook auto-signature once with User Profile Manager

    Today many users access their productivity applications using multiple methods. This includes installed locally, published and/or streamed via XenApp (either as the mechanism to publish the app on XenApp or directly to the end point client). So who is...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 18, 2008 : 0 comments , 1,500 views
  • News of 18 September 2008

    Citrix XenDesktop Review, RoyalTs 15. Released and more VMWorld announcements. Read More...
    Wilco van Bragt on September 18, 2008 : 0 comments , 945 views
  • SoftGrid: App-V client receives an XXXXXX-XXXXXX2A-80092013 error during refresh

    Here's an interesting issue we've seen a couple times in the past few months.  Thanks to John Behneman for bringing this to my attention: ======== Issue: When using RTSPS and a 3rd party Certificate Authority some clients may receive the...
    The SoftGrid Team Blog on September 18, 2008 : 0 comments , 939 views
  • RoyalTS 1.5 Released!

    My favorite free RDP connection manager RoyalTS has been updated to version 1.5.There's some real work being done on this *free* product!So now RoyalTS has been updated to version 1.5. This makes it a really mature RDP connection manager. Version...
    Michel Roth on September 18, 2008 : 0 comments , 964 views
  • Brian's VMworld session: "VDI versus TS." Today @ 10:30 and 3:30

    For those of you at VMworld this week, I'm giving a session called "VDI versus Terminal Services." This is similar to the debate that Benny and I had at BriForum this year, although this session is more of a presentation style instead of a head-to-head debate....
    Brian Madden on September 17, 2008 : 24 comments , 6,398 views
  • Peeking under the hood of Xen High Availability

    Well, the big launch of XenServer 5 has gone smoothly, and with it have arrived a flood of questions about how exactly the new High Availability functionality works. I'll use this post to explain the overall architecture of HA in XenServer 5, and...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 17, 2008 : 0 comments , 393 views
  • A big question I am getting asked: What do you think of Paul Maritz?

    I have had about 20 or people ask me, "what do you think of Paul Maritz?" and after a conversation I had with Kevin Goodman, CEO of RTO Software, I decided to post up my thoughts and what I think of VMware's new CEO. First, let me say that...
    Michael Keen on September 17, 2008 : 4 comments , 2,823 views
  • News of 17 September 2008

    App-V 4.5 IPD guides released, What's new in Citrix EdgeSight 5 and VMWorld 2008 announcements. Read More...
    Wilco van Bragt on September 17, 2008 : 0 comments , 976 views
  • Have you heard of: ThinLaunch

    most people haven't but I spent about 45 minutes with Michael Cardinal, Sales Director and got the rundown of what they are all about. You can check it out here as well. They are a company that saw a lengthy, manual process and decided to create something...
    Michael Keen on September 17, 2008 : 11 comments , 3,990 views
  • Virtual Storage Management with Citrix XenServer 5

    Citrix XenServer 5 allows you to take full advantage of all the powerful features of your storage hardware. Virtual Storage Management in XenServer 5 Here are some screen shots of the new Storage Wizard - (click to enlarge) (click to enlarge) (click to...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 17, 2008 : 0 comments , 987 views
  • Peeking under the hood of High Availability

    Well, the big launch of XenServer 5 has gone smoothly, and with it have arrived a flood of questions about how exactly the new High Availability functionality works. I'll use this post to explain the overall architecture of HA in XenServer 5, and...
    The Official Citrix Blog on September 17, 2008 : 0 comments , 378 views