Have you tried AppSense Performance Manager? It gives you quite a lot of control over how users and apps can use the CPU. Too bad thoough, that if AppSense resolves the problem, it costs you more money (last time I looked it was around $1500 a server) because some Creative Solutions programmer can't do his job right. > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Rogers > Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2004 8:36 p.m. > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Tarantella anyone? > > Can't you encourage them to change the accounting software? :) > > Andrew > --o-- > > >>> rjameson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 28/07/04 04:15:33 >>> > Well - my plight against the accounting program that after > 8-10 users on a win2k3 server will peg the CPU is almost in > the dirt. I have the CPU throttle going to slap it down but > I just cannot get a whole lot of users when they run this > program. I am not alone as I find others using Creative > Solutions Accounting in the accountant field has similar problems. > > Tech support answer? - logout/in again. Grrr...Not good > enough. Having them fix their code it next to > impossible....an accounting firm with the same problem > experimented and went back to Win2000 TS with better results. > Hmmmm.... > > So I sit here at the table looking for solutions. Throwing 2 > more CPU's at a cost of $5k will not cut it for I don't think > it will still be able to handle it. At $7k, I can get a > PE2650 by dell and start down the road of LB and start > growing the farm. > > Now - my question to the thin community....does anyone have > luck with Tarantella and how it compares to Citrix? I am > waiting for costs on Tarantella but I also think Citrix is > overkill for 50 users just to get published apps and load > balancing (i.e. designate which user or app goes to what > server). I am not even at accounting season so this is only > going to get worse. > > Thanks for the input. > > Ron Jameson > Hamlin Technologies > ******************************************************** > This weeks sponsor Emergent Online Thinssentials Utilities > Using the latest software, hardware, networking technologies, > proven technical expertise, proprietary software and best > practices, EOL provides custom-tailored solutions for each > client's mission and specific goals. > http://www.go-eol.com > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or > Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > > > > ******************************************************** > This weeks sponsor Emergent Online Thinssentials Utilities > Using the latest software, hardware, networking technologies, > proven technical expertise, proprietary software and best > practices, EOL provides custom-tailored solutions for each > clients mission and specific goals. > http://www.go-eol.com > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or > Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > ******************************************************** This weeks sponsor Emergent Online Thinssentials Utilities Using the latest software, hardware, networking technologies, proven technical expertise, proprietary software and best practices, EOL provides custom-tailored solutions for each client?s mission and specific goals. http://www.go-eol.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm