Re: [TCLUG:19737] hello? (Citrix Metaframe)

[Andy Zbikowski <andyzb@ltiflex.com>]

> yea, that's my current problem, we arn't a company with deep pockets, yet
> we have these windows apps that we can't live without.. (supplier
> provided, no souce, crappy VB/access stuff)  and we need them avaliable
> all over the place for part info lookup.

Personally, I like NT TSE/Citrix Metaframe. It makes updating the one
windows app (Vista, by Epicor) less of a headache. Granted, it's NT, and
has become unstable in the past few weeks, but, it is a useful tool. 

You will have to be careful with what hardware and software you run on
it though. MS Office and Vista deal with it nicely enough. We didn't
have much luck with Powerway though, even though they claim to support
TSE.

Yes, it's a hack job. But the ICA protocol itself is nothing short of
amazing. You can hack X all you want and still have issues over a 28.8.
Running a Citrix session is bearable at this speed. 

IF you have that one blasted windows app that you just can't get rid of
anytime soon (probally an accounting, mrp/erp/edi package) and want to
go UNIX clients, it's definitly a good option. If on the other hand you
want to run say, WYSE thin clients everywhere, run the other way or
empty thy pockets. Go for a remote distribution system.

It is a good product, it definitly has it's uses, but it's far from
ideal, espically in a high avaliblity situation. You might want to
consider looking into outsourcing the whole mess to an Application
Service Provider. Let them foot the cost of the hardware and software,
and let them deliver the programs to your clients via ICA. You loose a
bit of administrative control, but it might cost less.

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