[THIN] Re: Emulation software
- From: "Bruce Bodart" <rupert04@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:59:41 -0600
Steve,
Are you trying to sell me your product or answer my question about the 2
products that I mentioned in my previous post?
On 3/28/06, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Bruce,
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>
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> Your original post did not mention desktops so that could change the
> equation. However, it still makes sense to install PS on HP UX because then
> the only client software required is the ICA client, it uses less bandwidth,
> easier to configure, etc.. When you factor in the desktops though the cost
> may or not make sense depending on what you may for the per seat emulation
> software. I know it may seem backwards, but this approach is really a much
> better to get UNIX sessions out to non UNIX clients…..
>
>
>
> Steve Greenberg
>
> Thin Client Computing
>
> 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
>
> Scottsdale, AZ 85262
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> (602) 432-8649
>
> www.thinclient.net
>
> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Bruce Bodart
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:10 AM
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> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Emulation software
>
>
>
> You may have misunderstood my question. I am not looking to install PS 4
> on Unix, I am installing PS 4 on Windows 2003 Server. We are looking at
> replacing our terminal emulation product, WRQ Reflections, which is
> installed on the windows server as an application. A couple of products we
> are looking at for replacing Reflections are Ericoms Powerterm or Seagull
> Software Bluezone. I was looking for feedback on either of those two
> products. The same product would be used on any enduser that has a desktop,
> non citrix. We have about 325 licensed user for Reflection at the moment.
>
> On 3/28/06, *Steve Greenberg* <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In this scenario you install Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 (PS) on HP UX
> and then publish the local native terminal you need on that system. From the
> PS server on Windows you run the ICA client to access the HP application.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Steve Greenberg
>
> Thin Client Computing
>
> 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
>
> Scottsdale, AZ 85262
>
> (602) 432-8649
>
> www.thinclient.net
>
> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Bruce Bodart
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:14 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Emulation software
>
>
>
> It's HP, what is PS? All my end users are on WYSE 1125 SE or S10's and I
> publish a locked down desktop.
>
> On 3/27/06, *Steve Greenberg* < steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If the UNIX system is Solaris, IBM AIX or HP UNIX you can run PS on it
> natively and access it with ICA !
>
>
>
> Steve Greenberg
>
> Thin Client Computing
>
> 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
>
> Scottsdale, AZ 85262
>
> (602) 432-8649
>
> www.thinclient.net
>
> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Bruce Bodart
> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2006 2:00 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Emulation software
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> In the process of planning and testing for my migration from Metaframe XP
> FR2 to PS 4.0 on W2K3.
>
> We currently use WRQ Reflection for our emulation product to connect into
> our UNIX business system. Works fine, we had to do some monkying with the
> different emulations to get the best performance, ended up going with VT220
> and remapping some of the function keys to get everything to work. The cost
> of it, licenses and maintenance, is getting to be too much and certain
> endusers still complain about it.
>
>
>
> Two that we have come across that fit the bill as far as cost and
> emulation ( would like to go back to WYSE60) are Ericom Powerterm Lite, and
> Powerterm Interconnect and Seagull Bluezone.
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>
>
> has anybody used any of these and have any opnions on them? good and bad.
>
>
>
> I'm looking to getting one or two of them setup and test before Briforum
> so I can come prepared with more questions if I need to.
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>
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> Thanks in advance for any feedback.
>
> --
> Bruce
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> Bruce
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> --
> Bruce
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Bruce
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