[THIN] Re: Anyone using Application virtualization inside a Citrix/TS session?

  • From: Matt Kosht <matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:56:48 -0500

Eric, this is a great paper. Thanks for the link.

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Layman, Eric
<Eric.Layman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.virtuall.nl/articles/applicationanddesktopdelivery/ApplicationVirtualizationSolutionsOverviewandFeatureMatrix.pdf
>
> Ruben Spruijt (PQR) has provided an excellent document to help you compare 
> your requirements to the prominent vendor solutions.  Note that Altiris SVS 
> is not supported on Terminal Server...
>
> We use App-V 4.1 currently, but there is a learning curve.  Not 64-bit 
> capable yet, and our core apps are installed locally.
>
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> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of Matt Kosht
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 2:45 PM
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> Subject: [THIN] Re: Anyone using Application virtualization inside a 
> Citrix/TS session?
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> I heard the OLE thing mostly was addressed in v4.5.  I will definitely
> be testing those kinds of apps though.
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I use Softgrid (4.0, which I know is a version behind). It is useful for 
>> some minor/weird apps, but as soon as you use an app with OLE-type 
>> integration, it falls apart - and that wipes out Office, Accounts packages, 
>> CRM, most databases...sequencing most apps sounds lovely (And got me very 
>> excited as a possibility) but definitely is not feasible - though, again, 
>> I've just stayed at 4.0. I'm sure others will chip in with more recent 
>> experience...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
>> Of Matt Kosht
>> Sent: 06 February 2009 19:09
>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [THIN] Anyone using Application virtualization inside a Citrix/TS 
>> session?
>>
>> Looking to test this for our Citrix farm in the near future. My
>> objective is to sequence most apps we use on our farm to make the
>> actual Citrix server nothing more than an OS and place for the
>> virtualized apps to run.  What do you use? Why did you choose/stick
>> with this product?  I know Citrix has their own app streaming in
>> XA5.0, but don't you have to run Enterprise or Platinum editions to
>> get this functionality?  Anyone use App-V for Terminal Services? Is
>> this better/worse solution than Citrix? Other products I should try
>> evaluating that do this would also be welcome.
>> -Matt
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