[THIN] Re: CE thins and nFuse

  • From: "Higgins, Bob" <BHiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:15:49 -0600

just to add, the taskbar I'm refering to is on the local device.
 
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Higgins, Bob [mailto:BHiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: September 23, 2003 9:47 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: CE thins and nFuse


Thanks Ron, 
 
If you don't give the users a taskbar, how do you allow them to switch
between applications? The environment we built with w2k was very tight, all
that could run was iexplorer, and then the published apps. The device auto
logs on with a useless local account and launches iexplore to the nfuse
site, and could go nowhere else. Iexplore can not be closed. The user can do
nothing other than log onto the nfuse site, or turn off the device. The
start button is gone, ctrl-alt-del disabled, all windows shortcuts disabled,
but we left the taskbar to allow app switching. Am I missing a way to do
this without the taskbar? Alt-tab is is not an option for our users. If we
can recreate this environment on a CE device, then life is good. :)
 

Bob 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Ron Oglesby [mailto:roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: September 23, 2003 9:24 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: CE thins and nFuse



I have done this (but not for a thousand users) I am also planning one right
now for about 600 or so to access this way.  

 

Any. The concept with NFuse is simple. Have the CE client launch to
anonymous NFuse (published IE). Then the users can sign into that and launch
applications.

Alternatively you can have a STRIPPED down desktop with a taskbar.  From
within the desktop they can use NFuse. BUT I have found that often times it
is better to give users the ability to run all the apps right from that
desktop (even using the passthrough client to launch apps from other silos)

 

But to address your individual questions:

 

Is it possible to achieve a user bombproof environment with nFuse (Web
Interface) on CE devices and still maintain the taskbar? 

Maintaining a taskbar mean giving them a desktop (even if stripped) Bomb
proof would mean mandatory profiles with maybe a flex or hybrid mixed in.
That is about as close to bomb proof as you can get. BUT any desktop is a
hole, never forget that.

What are the pitfalls of CE devices, other than the inability to have any
local apps?. 

Not anything you would want to run.... And generally these devices don't
have enough CE to do anything other than connect to a server.

How was your experience with implementation? 

Been good in most cases. I don't like giving the user a desktop if I don't
have to. If I do I give them mandatory profiles. If they gripe about saving
settings I then add in the flex or hybrid profile kit so the admins
determine what is saved and not the user.

How do users like the environment? 

Just fine once they get done gripping. You have to find a balance between
giving them anything they want and not giving them anything. I found that
these are easiest when moving them from older slower machines.

Any other comments? 

Not now.

 

 

Ron Oglesby

Senior Technical Architect

 

RapidApp

Office 312.372.7188

Mobile 815.325.7618

email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Higgins, Bob [mailto:BHiggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:44 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] CE thins and nFuse

 

Hi All, 

We are looking for feedback from larger environments (1000+ devices) that
have done nFuse on CE for their core application delivery. We have achieved
a satisfactory, end user secured environment on a stripped down w2k shell on
PC's, but it took some add ins (PWB, etc.) to achieve the lock down we
desired, but still maintain the necessary functionality (taskbar, etc.). 

Is it possible to achieve a user bombproof environment with nFuse (Web
Interface) on CE devices and still maintain the taskbar? 

What are the pitfalls of CE devices, other than the inability to have any
local apps?. 

How was your experience with implementation? 

How do users like the environment? 

Any other comments? 

 

Your feedback is appreciated! 

Bob Higgins, MCSE 
Information Systems Server Administrator 
Chinook Health Region 
960 19th Street South 
Lethbridge, Alberta 
T1J 1W5 
www.chr.ab.ca 
Phone: (403) 382-6338 
Fax: (403) 382 6046 
E-mail: bhiggins@xxxxxxxxx 

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