[THIN] What are you getting for SA subscription this year? Not much if you are not running CPS 4.
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:20:44 -0700 (PDT)
Well Mark Templeton announce the new MyCitrix.com and with it the bone that you
get for all the money you have paid to have Subscription advantage this year.
At 10 AM EST yesterday the Citrix Broker for Presentation 4 was added to your
Mycitrix.com account.
Issue...try and find it... the prominent DOWNLOADS pick that used to be in the
middle of the page is now up at the top of the page (hidden in my opinion) in
some of the smallest font on the page. It is the same download choice that you
would think to click on if you wanted to go out and get the Citrix clients.
You would think downloads would be found in the nifty MY TOOLS drop
down..sorry.. not there.
Anyways if you aren't yet running CPS 4 and don't plan on going there, you get
squat.
I don't see any other software or give me's coming anytime soon from anything I
have heard. This is very disheartening. Our company spends a lot of money for
SA and I am at the point where I am going to start preaching to people to save
their money if Citrix doesn't throw us a bone.
Here is my suggestion... I think Citrix should give every customer with a
current SA subscription a FREE 1 year license to GoToAssist.
Would that be asking so much? Would you feel you got something for all your
dollars then or should they do something else?
I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'll certainly pass them along while I am here
in Orlando.
Here is the info on the Citrix Broker:
Desktop Broker for Presentation Server 4.0
Release Date: 10/20/2006
The Desktop Broker for Citrix Presentation Server is the initial component of a
growing portfolio of virtualized desktop delivery solutions from Citrix
Systems, and the first Citrix feature to be a part of the Citrix Dynamic
Desktop Delivery Initiative. The Desktop Broker is an add-on feature for
Presentation Server 4.0 that provides seamless management and session brokering
for pooled and private Windows XP images in a virtual desktop environment. It
supports access to both shared and dedicated virtual desktops. The shared
desktop model is the proven published desktop model from Citrix Presentation
Server, and the dedicated model consists of windows XP desktops on virtual
systems like VMWare or Microsoft Virtual Server, or on physically separated
blade PCs. The solution enables customers to create Windows desktop pools that
are dynamically brokered to multiple users or mapped specifically for a single
user. Management functions, including pool definition and group/user
assignment are enabled via an MMC administrative plug-in.
The Desktop Broker is available at no additional charge to Presentation Server
customers with valid Subscription Advantage. Technical Support will be provided
in alignment with current Citrix support agreements.
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So basically if you are not using Xen, VMWare or Microsoft Virtual Server or
running CPS 4 anyplace the Citrix Desktop Broker is not for you.
I am not sure if these links will work outside of Mycitrix but here are the FAQ
links
Basic
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/minisitessecond/Citrix_Desktop_Broker_FAQ--Citrix_Customer_Final.pdf
Technical
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/minisitessecond/Citrix_Desktop_Broker_Technical_FAQ--Citrix_Customer_Final.pdf
Readme is here
https://www.citrix.com/English/SS/downloads/getRelatedInfo.asp?downloadID=38756&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport%2Ecitrix%2Ecom%2Fkb%2Fentry%2Ejspa%3FexternalID%3DCTX111008
Admin guide is here
https://www.citrix.com/English/SS/downloads/getRelatedInfo.asp?downloadID=38756&destURL=http%3A%2F%2Fsupport%2Ecitrix%2Ecom%2Fkb%2Fentry%2Ejspa%3FexternalID%3DCTX111007
Jim
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