[THIN] Re: SharePoint Portal Server
- From: "Nick Smith" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:00:04 +0100
OK,
Not much experieince; just playing with the default set-up on a SBS
Portal.
I think it's marketing hype, because the people issuing the releases
probably don't really get Citrix.
Portal Server is an impressive data sharer - and if you look at Citrix
as a way to share data to remote sites- then it's in the same field.
However, Portal Server basically only gives you an HTML window to
leverage existing technology. So, yes, you can put an icon on your
Portal Server site, and it will enable you to download an Excel file.
Click on another and it will open an OWA window for you. Click on
another and it will open a raw TS Session for you.
It's good stuff, and I can see lots of places it's going to extremly
appropriate - particularly, for example, for execs on the road. But it's
no more a Citrix replacement then W2K3 is. If raw TS W2K3 is enough for
your needs, then SPS is goign to make it easier to get it to your road
warriors - and that'll be great for some companies. But if you need the
facilities offered by Citrix, othet tahn, to a very minor extent,
web-based publishing, thenyou'll still need them.
Nick
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From: Jan Homan [mailto:jan@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 August 2004 17:32
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] SharePoint Portal Server
I have read some articles/press releases about this solution, in which
it stated that it is the Citrix Killer solution.
Has anyone any experience with this solution, or even better an
comparison with Citrix.
Thanks !
Jan
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