Precisely... When a hospital has to look at spending 30k of captial on software vs 30k on a Laser. Which do you think is going to win? The Laser has a higher ROI than the software does. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Lilley, Brian [mailto:brian.lilley@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:41 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: softricity for the Enterprise I can see why it is so expensive, but wouldn't Softricity be wiser to make it more affordable, simply to get the big guys hooked in! I think alot of businesses would jump at this stuff if it is mature enough. Surely, Softricity would make wedges more cash simply on numbers...:o) plus all the surrounding support and of course, the inevitable accreditation$$$$ just my 50 pence worth... -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Claudio Rodrigues Sent: 30 April 2004 16:35 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: softricity for the Enterprise The same here. I am trying to get it so we can try/evaluate to see the cost/benefit on the solution. But I guess in our case the price tag will be huge as we have more than 1,100 concurrent users on Citrix. The concept is simply amazing and for sure I can see benefit on it. But I am not the one writing the checks. :-) -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lilley, Brian Sent: April 30, 2004 11:29 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: softricity for the Enterprise Hi Claudio, thanks for your response... very much appreciated... I agree, looks very expensive.. I was thinking about using it in a disaster recovery solution, so perhaps just a small setup at first, just to get the technology in the door?? Once this stuff is in, I think it is much easier to persuade the appropriate people about the cost benefits, especially when so much has been invested in bespoke app delivery products which are complex and require a lot of continual in-house development. Brian -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Claudio Rodrigues Sent: 30 April 2004 16:18 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: softricity for the Enterprise From what I have heard (I even spoke to someone from Softricity this week) not everything works. When it works is awesome and a GREAT product/solution. But it has a BIG price tag so your upfront investment on the overall TS solution will increase a lot. In some places even if you show to them they will save money down the road, the solution pays itself in 12 months etc, they cannot simply justify another $50K, $200K on top (costs depend on what you want and for how many people). If you think a 200 user TS solution using Windows 2003 would cost you around (software): 5 Server licenses, $5000 200 TS CALs, $12000 200 CALs, $1000 Total: $18000 The you start adding stuff like: - Citrix: an extra $50000-60000 - ThinPrint/Screwdrivers: $8000+ Just on 'options' - and I did not add all the common options we normally use - you added another $60000-70000! That is crazy, 3 to 4 times the original price.=3D20 Softricity will add a lot to the cost for sure. :-) -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lilley, Brian Sent: April 30, 2004 5:25 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] softricity for the Enterprise Comrades, What do we think of Softricity as an enterprise solution to application deployment and hosting in a global citrix environment? I have absolutley no experienc of this platform, but what it says on the tin could just about save me a right load of hassle! How does it perform? 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