Hi Thomas, I expect I'll pass on it, I'm sure SGD is excellent, but as a tiny operation, dealing with the big boys can be torturous. Sun was OK, IBM has been largely impossible to navigate, the moment I express my tiny budget, they practically hung up on me!
If I can deal with a much smaller shop like Axel, I'll grab that opportunity with both hands... Cheers Garry On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Fuerle, Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Garry,**** > > ** ** > > it’s worth a look, our first Oracle VDI license contained also the right > to use SGD. We use SGD as the Backup System for external Users to connect > to WTS 2008 R2, if the Sun Ray Server dies for some reason.**** > > ** ** > > Anyway the current version still uses java runtime on the client instead > of HTML5, which makes me not to happy except for iPads, which can connect > without Java.**** > > ** ** > > But I admit, *even if Secure Global Desktop is safe, it's left a bad > taste in my mouth really.* > > * * > > *regards, thomas***** > > ** ** > > *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *Garry Taylor > *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 18. Juli 2013 12:53 > *An:* SunRay-Users mailing list > *Betreff:* Re: [SunRay-Users] Sun Ray alternatives?**** > > ** ** > > Hi Curtis,**** > > Thanks for the info, to be honest I think I'd probably rather steer clear > of Oracle stuff. With what happened with Sun Ray, even if Secure Global > Desktop is safe, it's left a bad taste in my mouth really. Also, we're a > very small operation, and although our Sun rep. was pretty helpful, I can't > really see Oracle feeling the same way about the pennies we'll send their > way!**** > > ** ** > > At the moment I'm looking at Axel devices, like the AX3000, they might be > perfect for me, I expect I'll get one to try out. Axel are a small company > too, so probably a bit more inclined to deal with other small companies.** > ** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > ** ** > > Garry**** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Curtis Cunningham < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > Hi Garry,**** > > ** ** > > long time lurker here, but felt I could offer input, this (Secure Global > Desktop, aka Tarantella) may be able to help you:**** > > > http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/secure-global-desktop/overview/index.html > **** > > ** ** > > be sure to check out the details on the resources page here:**** > > > http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/secure-global-desktop/resources/index.html > **** > > ** ** > > product documentation here:**** > > http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37459_01/index.html**** > > ** ** > > Yes ironically it's another Oracle product, but the reports are that this > will stick around. I worked as a developer on this when it was originally > Tarantella, and it's been around a long time, very mature, very stable. > Higher profit margins (no hardware component) makes me optimistic this will > persist. **** > > ** ** > > I'm suggesting it based purely on your stated requirements, which didn't > include using only a Sun Ray hardware device, so if you have other more > conventional clients your users can use, then this may work for you. It'll > work from the smallest seat installation ( a handful of seats) to thousands > of concurrent users and has been doing that for about a decade. > Authentication methods are super flexible (LDAP, AD, local UNIX > groups/users, anonymous/ kiosk style), application persistence is highly > configurable (including never ending the session unless the user kills the > app/ desktop instance). **** > > ** ** > > Good luck! > Curtis.**** > > ** ** > > ~~**** > > Curtis Cunningham**** > > email: [email protected]**** > > web: http://curtiscunningham.com**** > > ** ** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > On Jul 16, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Garry Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:* > *** > > ** ** > > OK, before I go ahead and buy another Sun Ray... With the bad news about > Sun Ray's future, it makes sense to check out the alternatives. My needs > are fairly basic:**** > > ** ** > > We run Solaris 10 on SPARC, this will not change.**** > > ** ** > > We need to maintain a persistent desktop on this server, and have able to > be accessed by several people in worldwide locations, does not need to be > at the same time though. The desktop should persist all of the time, no > logouts, when another user wants to use the desktop, it's simply moved to > their client, and removed from the other user. This is how our Sun Ray set > up works right now.**** > > ** ** > > We run a CDE/Solaris desktop, no need for Windows.**** > > ** ** > > Does not need to be fast, just needs to work.**** > > ** ** > > So what exactly are the options here? Wyse, nComputing? I really don't > know. Sun Ray has been perfect for us for years, and I've never looked into > anything else. RealVNC?**** > > ** ** > > The critical part is the desktop cannot need to be logged out to transfer > to another thin client.**** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > ** ** > > Garry**** > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > >
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