Don't get me wrong. I've been around Citrix since Winframe days and have long supported the product and price. All I'm saying is that if Citrix is distancing its self from the core product their maybe a reason. Could be they fear the future of the company is not CPS due to longhorn. Plus you have companies like Provision Networks that seems to make a nice Citrix replacement for a very competitive price. Especially since Provision Networks bundle profile mgmt, better printer mgmt, better cpu / memory mgmt, etc... into their product which I find Citrix should do a better job of. But you could be right, Citrix may release some things in the near future into their CPS line that will make you say "WOW" and not mind paying that premium price each year.
I think you place to much hope on what longhorn will do. Your also assuming Citrix isn't adding any features in that timeframe.
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On 10/24/06, Rusty Yates <rusty27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Maybe Citrix knows that when Microsoft releases Longhorn CPS will no > longer be worth the price that we are paying today? I know next year we are > going to take a hard look at Provision Networks Enterprise solution as a > Citrix replacement. > > On 10/24/06, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > > > Yeah I heard that too, but Like Tim Mangan said 1st Q of 2007. I > > was expecting a lot more out of stuff to come out of this year's iForum but > > all we got was some stupid Desktop Broker. While it's cool in some way, it > > represents a major shift in Citrix's thinking. Citrix is working very hard > > to distance them from their core product for some strange reason. Even to > > the point they even bashing Terminal Server/Presentation Server as a viable > > solution in several of the breakout sessions. > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > *On Behalf Of *Rusty Yates > > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 24, 2006 6:44 AM > > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: What are you getting for SA subscription this > > year? Not much if you are not running CPS 4. > > > > > > > > Any word on CPS 4.5? I had heard that it was going to be released > > this week at iForum? > > > > On 10/24/06, *Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com <http://thinhelp.com/>*<jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > 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 <http://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. > > > > > > > > ==== > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >