Some parts within your infrastructure resides on the same technology for many years. Where software vendors introduce many fancy new features and enhancements some parts will remain quite the same for a relative long period. Lucky for us IT administrators, we don’t have to redesign everything when upgrading the infrastructure. The last decade using an ICA passthrough session was easily configured within RES PowerFuse, relying on a Citrix passtrough client, the good old Program Neighborhood, where we launched an ICA file for starting the passthrough application. Nowadays more customers are migrating to the newest Citrix XenApp version, and subsequently introducing the Citrix online plugin as passthrough client. At our Support department we have seen some side effects, therefore some new  ... READ MORE>>

The following intellectual question has plagued mankind for years: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This question is quickly followed by:  Which should come first, managed desktops or VDI? Okay, so maybe they aren’t related at all, but at this point, hopefully you’re thinking about it. You’ll probably quickly realize that in both cases there is no single right answer. But for the big technology question, there is an easy explanation. Managed desktops have countless cost savings and user productivity benefits, both in the physical and virtual environments.  So how do we get to a managed desktop?  One way is to move to a dynamic desktop model that breaks down the desktop into independent components, separating a ... READ MORE>>

Context-aware computing seems to be on the fast track, and a hot topic of conversation. While it has become evident that the possibilities within the mobile space are virtually endless, enterprise companies are also taking note of how the technology can benefit their own daily business practices. Gartner even recently predicted that 40 percent of Global 2000 enterprises will have context-aware computing projects focused on the user experience underway by 2013. Dynamic, context-aware desktops seem like the most logical first pit stop for these organizations.  A user’s context  plays a monumental role on their desktop experience. After all most of them are in front of their device for 8+ hours a day. And while they may not be ... READ MORE>>

This article will explain how Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 8 (powered by Spoon) works together with RES PowerFuse. Introduction Novell ZENworks virtualized applications run in an isolated environment that's immune to conflicts with internal applications. Each virtualized application is packaged with all application files, settings, runtimes, and components needed to run immediately. Applications act just like they would if they were installed locally, but your operating system, registry and run-time environments remain unchanged. Packaging The Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization Studio is used to create virtual application packages that can be launched as normal applications. During the capture process of an application, the user registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) and the user profile (%USERPROFILE%) are set to MERGE isolation by default. This ... READ MORE>>