Introduction:   Lately we have been receiving significantly more calls regarding Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager software and how this product can be used to stream virtual applications to clients. Basically the challenge we notice some of our customers are facing, is how they can benefit from a scalable, location based distribution method (like SCCM) while at the same time maintaining application manageability with RES Workspace Manager.   The challenge:   When using both the SCCM and App-V on the same workstation, and using RES Workspace Manager on top of this, things can get complicated. What we have learned is that there is a lot of confusion out there on which client is actually doing the launch of the App-V ... READ MORE>>

On Wednesday the 6th Feb we released RES Workspace Manager 2012 SR2. Here follows a brief overview of what you can expect to find. However, if you want to know more details, please download the release notes from our Support Portal. This Service Release was a much anticipated release for our Citrix community, as it includes many new features that you have been waiting for! I would like to dedicate this part of the release to my friend and colleague Frode Kipperberg who looks after Norway – Frode has been by far the most vocal about including these Citrix enhancements!

• Citrix XenApp 6 and 6.5:

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Park City; It’s not just for skiing anymore.

I think the best way to start this latest NFR blog is with a hearty congratulations to my old colleagues and friends at Microsoft. Earlier today they announced the much anticipated official Beta of a project code named “Park City”, or officially UE-V. User Experience Virtualization has been in the pipe for a long time now and with this announcement by Microsoft today it sends a clear message across the user state virtualization space. And that message must absolutely be taken seriously -or desktop modernization projects could be in jeopardy. As you ... READ MORE>>

This is the fourth and final post in a series covering ITaaS. Catch up here, as I start from the end of the ITaaS spectrum, giving IT admins a comprehensive view of how all the pieces of ITaaS  must come together for a successful transformation.  This post will cover the first step in the process, the crucial discovery phase.

By Adam Stockley, Pre-sales Consultant, RES Software

Discovery The first step in any transformation is to understand exactly what you are dealing with today. IT infrastructures are complex, and in many cases, the requirement for flexibility has led to an ad-hoc, unstructured approach to ... READ MORE>>

Home away from home. I think it a rare occurrence when someone could have had multiple careers like I have, yet one thing remains the same; my frequent trips to the Microsoft campus in Redmond Washington. I would say that I started coming here with a steady frequency back in 2004 when I spent a week at SEATAC airport working for Softricity. Back in those days I was a Hilton points guy.

Then I went to Marriott attaining Gold status, which is nothing when compared to my friend Steve Campbell who is lifetime platinum status. The past several years, I have been a frequenter of the ... READ MORE>>