It’s funny how some of the universal truths of the world we live in can be directly translated in the world of IT. For example, getting philosophical, I’ll reference the well known Maslow’s "hierarchy of needs". Most of us would like to believe that we are at the top level of this pyramid, self actualization. In this level of hierarchy, we desire to realize our full potential, or in other words, be all that we can be. But what happens when both IT professionals and users find themselves at this level of the pyramid? This constant thrive for self-realization often leads to a paradox. The more you get ... READ MORE>>

Hot of the press from the Citrix team, RES has been selected as a 2011 Citrix Ready Solution of the Year Award finalist. RES is excited to be named a finalist by Citrix in this prestigious award two years in a row! We hope you enjoyed getting a preview of the great RES and Citrix demos we have planned for Synergy earlier this week. In other related Synergy news, RES has —not one— but two exciting breakout sessions at next week’s event.
Managing FlexCast delivery with the RES Dynamic Desktop Studio will be led by CTO Bob Janssen and Jeff Fisher, VP, Business Development. They will show you how you can effectively and efficiently ... READ MORE>>

Citrix Synergy is next week, and we’re excited about some great demos we have planned at our booth (#308) and in the Desktop Transformation Pavilion (#803). Here’s a quick preview of what you can expect to see from RES: Analyze your Current Environment for Successful Desktop Transformation – In this demo, attendees will receive a preview of the new RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer. Gather valuable data for users segmentation and optimal desktop virtualization with a lightweight, non intrusive desktop sampler application. Accelerate Deployment and Adoption of XenDesktop – RES Solution Architects will show you how to make pooled desktops feasible for a greater number of users, which allows you to persist user state and data from session-to-session when using ... READ MORE>>

Here’s a post by RES product manager Grant Tiller with some great tips on creating an efficient demo environment to really demonstrate the full functionality of RES Software. These steps can help RES partners more effectively demo our software while working on a single laptop. IT pros can also use this as a guide to show the software’s capabilities to their peers and managers. I am frequently asked to demonstrate a variety of different scenarios when I am out talking to customers. There is a limit to what I can do with one laptop, so I created a way to toggle between different environments quickly and easily. This means I can demonstrate Workspace Manager to its full potential without ... READ MORE>>

It’s finally arrived. We are proud to announce that we have officially shipped RES Virtual Desktop Extender (VDX) as a standalone product. Our reverse seamless VDX technology has already helped hundreds of organizations overcome key challenges when it comes to desktop virtualization. Challenges including ….

• Some applications can’t be virtualized well or at all
• Some users want special access to feeds, apps, and services, and you want to run those (and just those) locally in one session
• You want to give users the flexibility to use their own PCs (BYOPC) without adding risk to your environment
• The heavy applications that you need to keep your business running make it impossible to implement widespread desktop virtualization

VDX ... READ MORE>>