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Sam, When comparing standard desktop PCs to PC workstations, graphics controllers are only one among several differentiators. Workstation builders will often integrate high-end chipsets and memory, HDDs, power supplies, and even more robust chassis fans or gimmicky cooling apparatus in order to provide...
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Re: Thin Client objections?, and Mr. Robinson's opinions Is there really any question of user preference here, “..broad dynamic bandwidth range from 100s of Kbps to 100s of Mbps…” versus 5Gbps, 10Gbps, or 20Gbps connection speeds? Gee whiz, I wonder which throughput choice most...
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Earlier this week, I had a briefing with Ericom and came away with an interesting bit of information about their upcoming PowerTerm Webconnect release. "True Media Experience," which uses a technology developed by Ericom called Reverse Seamless Application (RS) technology is a feature that...
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I agree with both of you. Although I don't provide support services for either thin-client or PCs, I am asked by clients to provide detailed analysis of the various desktop technologies. I also use both technologies every day, and it's very clear to me where each fits. I literally could not do...
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I would add the following thin-client objections (or, reasons for fat-clients) to the original list based on a client's recent comparison between SunRay, Dell (with their PC-over-IP technology) and Cubix LaserCube-SX (fat-client technology(LaserBlade), remote graphics processing) in which I participated...
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Tim Mangan is at the Citrix Summit this week. Citrix runs the Summit is yearly to update their partners on upcoming product changes. While this is an NDA event, preventing reporting on much of the details, there still is much to talk about this week. Today he reports on Day 2. This is the second Citrix...
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Tim Mangan is at the Citrix Summit this week. Citrix runs the Summit is yearly to update their partners on upcoming product changes. While this is an NDA event, preventing reporting on much of the details, there still is much to talk about this week. Today he reports on Day 0. This is the second Citrix...
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I'm sure that we are all in agreement that we live in a time of profound and accelerating change. I've said it before and I'm saying it again right here that, " with almost perfect certainty, over the next decade your company will be challenged to change in a way that you may never have...
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We've been seeing Macs more and more at the conferences, training classes, and other public functions we attend. At BriForum this past summer, we even got to see presenter Joe Shonk switch to a Mac mid-conference, when he closed the lid on his Vista laptop, stormed off to the Apple store, and came...
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Old Wine in New Bottles?! Is virtual desktop infrastructure old wine in new bottles?! Will this still be the case in 2010? If there is just one buzzword in the IT industry, then it is “virtualization.” Nowadays we virtualize the network, storage, hardware,...