Thanks Neil, This is the line that I am taking. My client has untold scripted solutions for application deployment, so I don't see this methodology as different to those. Do you have a personal preference re: Profile Kit? thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil Sent: 04 May 2004 14:23 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: easy one... Flex Profile Kit V3 or Citrix Hybrid o r TriCerat simp lified profiles Um, Microsoft are behind the profile kit - albeit using an Office resource kit tool. Although like anything you develop using resource kit tools, you largely do it off your own back. Point being, though, that it's merely techniques applied to something they've written (ie the office profile wizard). Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lilley, Brian > Sent: 04 May 2004 13:58 > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [THIN] Re: easy one... Flex Profile Kit V3 or Citrix > Hybrid o r TriCerat simp lified profiles > > I quite like the sound of 'free', but there would be > rumblings about ownership of responsibility, i.e. no > manufacturer behind the Profile Kit... the usual bugbear I guess.. > > There is budget for consulting and cost per server, however > if they all achieve roughly the same thing I would obviously > tend towards the free stuff. > > regards, Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.net > Sent: 04 May 2004 13:49 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: easy one... Flex Profile Kit V3 or Citrix > Hybrid or TriCerat simp lified profiles > > > All depends on how much money you want to spend ; ) Free vs. > a huge consulting fee vs. software cost per server... JK > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Lilley, Brian > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:39 AM > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [THIN] easy one... Flex Profile Kit V3 or Citrix > Hybrid or TriCerat simp lified profiles > > > ok, comrades, here's an easy one for yah.... > > Flex Profile Kit V3 versus Citrix's Hybrid solution > versus TriCerat's > Simplified profiles. > > All personal opinions on best route for 5000+ user corporate > environment gratefully received. *********************************************** This e-mail and its attachments are confidential and are intended for the above named recipient only. 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