Michel Roth

FreeRDP Demo

Thincomputing.net — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:00 GMT

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license and it is actually pretty cool. Our previous stable release, 0.8.2, is more than a year old and lacks an incredible amount of features which can now...(read more)

vWorkspace 7.5 Feature Spotlight: Hyper-V Catalyst Components – HyperDeploy

Thincomputing.net — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:52:00 GMT

This article talks about a key vWorkspace 7.5 technology in the Hyper-V Catalyst Components (HCC) called HyperDeploy. HyperDeploy is a patent-pending technology that gives vWorkspace customer much greater provisioning agility by allowing customer to instantly...(read more)

A Quick Glance to Server App-V and Sequencing Server Applications

Thincomputing.net — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:28:00 GMT

Server App-V is one of those things that you know is coming but you might not be sure exactly what to think of it. This article helps! Taking a quick approach, Server App-V is a technology that enables the virtualization of server applications, removing...(read more)

Free tool: Launch Time Analyze

Thincomputing.net — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:25:00 GMT

LaunchTimeAnalyzeis a tool to measure Perceived Performance, a measurement of the performance of systems as perceived by the end-user by the industry veteran, Tim Mangan. The purpose of this tool is to act as an automated command launcher, which will...(read more)

Devon IT introduces DeTOS 7.1

Thincomputing.net — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:00 GMT

Devon IT recently released DeTOS 7.1., the latest version of its Devon Terminal Operating System (DeTOS). DeTOS 7.1 features include: Devon Zero Client Feature – Enables thin clients to operate in a zero configuration mode through DNS environments...(read more)

vWorkspace 7.5 Feature Spotlight: Hyper-V Catalyst Components – HyperCache

Thincomputing.net — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:23:00 GMT

This article digs a little bit deeper into the vWorkspace Hyper-V Catalyst Components (HCC), specifically HyperCache. The Hyper-V Catalyst Components are a collection of technologies that add value to the Hyper-V platform to make it the best platform...(read more)

The VDI Read/Write Ratio Challenge

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:24:28 GMT

The guy behind my favorite VDI blog (Andre) has posted another great article that is actually a survey to find the real-life Read/Write Ratio. September,2011 I launched a community program called “The VDI Read/Write Ratio Challenge”. The objective of...(read more)

Why thin clients and zero clients haven’t lived up to the "last PC you’ll ever buy" hype

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:27:00 GMT

Thin Client opinion articles are always very well read (I have written quite a few in the past) and this one by industry veteran Shawn Bass is no different. Check it out. If you've been around the SBC / VDI industry for any length of time, you should...(read more)

Windows Intune in a VDI environment?

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:00 GMT

Can I use Windows Intune in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment? This article answers the question. Kind of. Windows Intune is the Microsoft desktop management Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, which means all the server components run in...(read more)

Quest Software launches Quest ChangeBASE products

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:20:57 GMT

In a move followed by Citrix, Quest Software entered the application readiness market when they acquired ChangeBASE last October. Quest Software has now announced the first new release under the Quest banner. Since Quest Software acquired the people and...(read more)

Workspace 7.5 Released and Available for Download!

Thincomputing.net — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:30:33 GMT

vWorkspace has announced the general availability of vWorkspace 7.5. This article talks about some of the new features. vWorkspace 7.5 - the 'how' (and wow!) In a previous post we talked about what goals we had in mind for vWorkspace 7.5, so now...(read more)

Spoon.net Browser Sandbox Lets Users Run Popular Web Browsers With No Installs

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:49:00 GMT

Spoon.net today announced a major update to its Browser Sandbox. The Spoon.net Browser Sandbox allows multiple versions of browsers to run simultaneously with no installs. The latest version of the Browser Sandbox adds support for the latest versions...(read more)

Hyper-V 3.0 guide: Dissecting the next Microsoft hypervisor

Thincomputing.net — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:48:00 GMT

Supposedly Hyper-V 3.0 will be the first virtualization platform to truly challenge VMware, according to users and pundits who have tinkered with the next Microsoft hypervisor. Hyper-V 3.0 was first previewed at the Build 8 conference. Since then, virtualization...(read more)

Microsoft System Center 2012 To Manage Citrix, VMware Hypervisors

Thincomputing.net — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:45:00 GMT

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled System Center 2012 RC1, which it said will reduce the number of licensing options associated with its server tools from more than a hundred to just two. Seeing the bigger picture, Redmond has also revealed that its server...(read more)

Taking a closer look at what Windows 8 will bring regarding management of RDS

Thincomputing.net — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:42:00 GMT

This article takes a closer look at what Windows Server 8 is going to offer concerning management of Remote Desktop Services. The developer preview edition of Windows Server 8 has been around for a few months now. The Beta Release and Release Candidate...(read more)