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Citrix Presentation Server has left the building, XenApp is the new name

Today @ Citrix Summit08 Florida US, Mark Templeton announced that the name Citrix Presentation Server (CPS) will be changed to Citrix XenApp. After a few years using Citrix Presentation Server this new name joins XENdesktop (Citrix Provisioning Server and Citrix Desktop Server) and XENserver (XENSource). So it's all about XEN... that's for sure!...

Published Jan 28 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 14,083 views, 76 comments

For Sale: Citrix Netscaler 7000 series

Normally I don't post this kind of blog items... But, for this time I make a exception. There aren't that much Netscalers for sale ;-) @ Home I have a Citrix Netscaler 7000 series, I don't use it. In our R&D environment we already have 2 Netscalers up-and-running. I have bought this appliance from a customer who did win it on a Citrix tradeshow. The device is two years old, never been used and has an Enterprise (NFR) license. There wasn't a SA on the license....

Published Jan 27 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 8,286 views, 4 comments

VMware to Acquire Thinstall.

Today VMware announced the acquisition of Thinstall. Thinstall is a supplier that makes the virtualization of applications possible. Thinstall offers an Application Virtualization platform with which Windows applications are offered as ‘self-contained” EXE files. These EXE files can be executed without any installation, Administrator or PowerUser rights....

Published Jan 15 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 10,855 views, 1 comment

How to frustrate end-users?, read this Microsoft KB article.

Microsoft created a nice KB article to frustrate some users (LOL). The article mentions "Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Chaacters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords"...

Published Jan 03 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 8,704 views, 0 comments

Microsoft SoftGrid 4.1 and 4.2 HotFix Rollup Package 1 released

Yesterday, January 2, Microsoft released a HotFix Rollup Package 1 for SoftGrid version 4.1 and 4.2. This package contains fixes and new capabilities. ...

Published Jan 03 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 8,376 views, 0 comments

Great!, I received a Microsoft Most Value Professional (MVP) 'Virtualization' award.

It's a great start of a new year! Today I received the Microsoft Most Value Professional (MVP) award for 'Virtualization'. For me it's really a honour to receive this reward. Thanks to the people who a reading my articles, contributing on several forums, attend my presentation sessions and keeping my sharp!. Thanks! ...

Published Jan 01 2008 by Ruben Spruijt , 8,977 views, 5 comments

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