Hi Jason Citrix has been around for a long time.. and i don't think are in danger of being eaten up by M$.
Here is blast from the past.. AT A GLANCE: MultiWin technology turns W indows NT Server into a multiuser OS: It lets you run desktop applications on a server while controlling them from inexpensive terminals. Mahesh > Damn reply to headers... =) Hate that reply all > thing.... > > Yup, I do know a LITTLE of the Citrix history but > didn't it just get > bought by MS?? If so, we can assume they'll embrace > and um, extinguish it. > > Cheers > > J > > Mahesh De Silva wrote: > > >Hi Jason > > > >Cirtix is not all bad, there linux support is > >excelent. Me and my co-worker use it on our linux > work > >stations and is very good. There support for linux > is > >NZ anyway is great. > > > >You do realise that citrix originaly developed the > >multiuser windows system.. (called multi win) which > >they sold as product and MS$ bought/licenced it off > >them and then developed RDP/terminal services. > > > >Mahesh > > > > > > > >>I hope their network falls over then...serves em > >>right, Citrix is now > >>owned by MS right???? =) > >> > >>Cheers > >> > >>J > >> > >>Lance BLACKLER wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Well Jason is probably more correct - the reality > >>> > >>> > >>is that all of the > >> > >> > >>>desktop PC's at head office are windows machines > - > >>> > >>> > >>I personally have a > >> > >> > >>>win 2000 machine - as are the branch managers > PC's > >>> > >>> > >>- only the branch > >> > >> > >>>counter machines and a couple of other's that I > >>> > >>> > >>have seen in the > >> > >> > >>>branches run Linux (that is still 300 or so units > >>> > >>> > >>though). > >> > >> > >>>I understand that the HO PC's will be replaced > >>> > >>> > >>with Citrix terminals > >> > >> > >>>that display a win 2000 desktop and run the usual > >>> > >>> > >>office MS apps from > >> > >> > >>>the central server. Most of the people that > >>> > >>> > >>travel a lot have a > >> > >> > >>>laptop that they plug into a CRT display and > >>> > >>> > >>keyboard etc in their > >> > >> > >>>office - don't know what will happen to these - > >>> > >>> > >>they will presumably > >> > >> > >>>get to keep them - also running windows of > course. > >>> > >>>Lance B > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>From: Jason Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Subject: Re: This morning's Press / MasterTrade > >>>>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:33:08 +1300 > >>>> > >>>>Unless they are switching to desktop PC's > running > >>>> > >>>> > >>you know what...but > >> > >> > >>>>the citrix terminals seem to allude that this > >>>> > >>>> > >>won't happen.... > >> > >> > >>>>Cheers > >>>> > >>>>J > >>>> > >>>>Nick Rout wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Well it actually doesn't seem too retrograde, > at > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>least you are not > >> > >> > >>>>>falling back into the arms of Bill. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:08:44 +1300 > >>>>>Lance BLACKLER > >>>>> > >>>>> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>I have some information about that Chris - I > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>work for MasterTrade - > >> > >> > >>>>>>but not in the IT area. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Brief history - MasterTrade was is an > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Electrical and Plumbing > >> > >> > >>>>>>wholesaler (not just Plumbing as mentioned in > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>the article) - we > >> > >> > >>>>>>also have (retail) bathroom showrooms. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Originally formed by a > >> > >> > >>>>>>merger of NEECO, PDL Sales and A & T Burts - > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>was owned by PDL - who > >> > >> > >>>>>>recently were sold to Schneider Electrical > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>(France) - who in turn > >> > >> > >>>>>>sold MasterTrade to the Crane Group > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>(Australia). Crane own the > >> > >> > >>>>>>Mico companies in New Zealand as well as Corys > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Electrical > >> > >> > >>>>>>(wholesaler). So now they operate MasterTrade > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>and Corys as 2 > >> > >> > >>>>>>brands one business and Micos as a separate > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>brand separate business. > >> > >> > >>>>>>MasterTrade have over the years (under Neil > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Helson's direction) > >> > >> > >>>>>>developed a very good in house sales and > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>distribution (unix based) > >> > >> > >>>>>>software - originally running on windows PC's > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>(on the counters) in > >> > >> > >>>>>>an emulator - but more recently the PC's have > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>been running Linux as > >> > >> > >>>>>>mentioned in the article - and the nationwide > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>and branch level PC > >> > >> > >>>>>>networks are also Linux (Redhat). > >>>>>> > >>>>>>We also have a AS400 server in our > Christchurch > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>head office. > >> > >> > >>>>>>Why the change now? - Crane are implementing > JD > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Edwards throughout > >> > >> > >>>>>>the groups business - so that includes us, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>apparantly we will all > >> > >> > >>>>>>be getting Citrix terminals and as far as I > can > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>tell JDE runs from > >> > >> > >>>>>>Sun Solaris servers. That's as much as I know > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>from brief > >> > >> > >>>>>>discussions with one of our IT staff here, who > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>at this stage > >> > >> > >>>>>>doesn't seem to know exactly what the change > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>entails yet either. > >> > >> > >>>>>>Regards > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Lance Blackler > >>>>>>Heating Technical Advisor > >>>>>>MasterTrade Corys Ltd > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>From: Christopher Sawtell > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >>>>>>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>Subject: Re: This morning's Press > >>>>>>>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:50:22 +1300 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:08, you wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>heres a copy of the article, which I don't > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>particularly like now > >> > >> > >>>>>>>>that I > >>>>>>>>have read it. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2289011a28,00.html > > > > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Does anybody know why MasterTrade stopped > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>using Linux, when > >> > >> > >>>>>>>according to the > >>>>>>>art. it was going well? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>-- > >>>>>>>Christopher Sawtell > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >>>>>>Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>Online > >> > >> > >http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >>>Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. 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