PRS is not the first or last time Gibson went after another guitar manufacturer. They killed off ESP's Explorer line in the late 90s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_EX.
Did you RTFM? The iPhone update will bring full Exchange compliance wrt the calendar and email.
Cmon. Geez.
RIM should be scared. Their dev tools are 15 levels deep on their website and don't offer anything as glitzy as Apple's SDK.
My next purchase will be a high def network media centre.
This is the future of distribution. If the movie studios would put more effort behind digital distribution, the format war would pretty much disappear. It would be shifted to which encoding process it the best.
I'm currently in the Vudu Evangelist program http://www.vudu.com/ and if they can continue to negotiate with the content creators, much like Apple and Tivo, the future of distribution could be completely digital.
First of all, Citrix maybe uses 200k/s bursts and uses on average 18-20k/s.
But, the VMWare servers will have 4 NICs anyways, so even if it WAS an issue, it's not. But it isn't. So yeah.
Spend a little time asking yourself what those novell desktop apps do. Can they be delivered without client32? Novell is constantly pushing to pull off the desktop and into server stacks, but keeps faltering. There's enough tools to do it if you want to, but they're harder to use than the deskside tools that integrate with windows... And everyone constantly sees issues like you are where Novell lags behind Microsoft's changes to windows. (In the past I do think Microsoft did this intentionally) It sounds like you were surprised or maybe hit politically with a "we don't do it any other way!"
We need users to have access to NetWare shares. That's the whole problem here.
I was in fact surprised by Novell's utter disregard for x64 Windows users; maybe their decline in market share is for a reason...
We have every reason to, purely from a terminal services perspective. The ability to address more than 8GB of RAM is almost a requirement for a decent terminal services environment. On top of that, Citrix supports 64-bit now and the performance advantageous are ridiculous.
In order to run CIFS, we would need to upgrade from NetWare 5.x to 6.x, and even then the *way* users would connect to our file servers would be different. Also, CIFS does not support login scripts -- something that is essential to our environment.
I've been told by Novell support personnel that in order to make something "like" login scripts work in CIFS, we would also need to upgrade ZenWorks to the latest version. And even then it's not the same as our existing architecture.
In other words, according to Novell, even to get something kind of like we have now, just to get a Windows 64-bit OS to work with Novell, we would have to spend six figures! Hah! The most expensive NetWare client evar.
The situation I'm in has more to do with our existing infrastructure than anything else. Terminal Services environments such as Citrix require large amounts of RAM, and moving to 64-bit allowed us to put as much RAM as we wanted in some new boxes. Now, the question is whether or not to change our existing architecture completely. Users are *accustomed* to running Citrix and published apps now, and this is the most important thing for us to consider in our new implementation. Sure, there may be overall better ways to do things, but what will have the smallest effect on how our end users are accustomed to doing things?
Per the previous Ask Slashdot, we have 3 main offices and because of the architecture of our accounting system, they are required to run the published application to do essentially anything related to their job.
The "oh sh!t" moment occurred when I realized how big of a hurdle Novell would present (and for reasons that are beyond my comprehension). All of our file servers run NetWare, and to make a terminal services environment work, we need users to be able to connect to all of their files the same way they connect to them now. For this reason, it is not an option to upgrade to NetWare 6.x.
Now, thinking futher down the road, I would like to see my company leave Novell. Maybe they'll pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and make the NetWare -> Linux transition worthwhile in an enterprise environment like ours, but right now it's not an option.
I've downloaded the trial version of VMWare ESX and plan on getting it running today (hopefully), but I understand that there would be complications running two virtual environments. Is it likely that Citrix is not even needed? If it's not blatantly obvious, I have little experience with VMWare, but we were actually going to install it on one of our X4200s and compare it to a strictly Citrix environment to see what the performance differences would be.
And as a footnote to this all, how about keeping the Vista and PS3 SPECULATION posts to a minimum! Obviously readers aren't capable of applying their own disclaimer to what the are reading and dragging down/. as a whole.
Why didn't they go with an established manufacturer such as MoTeC or Magneti Marelli? Those guys really know what's what when it comes to making an ECU.
I think it has everything to do with the amount of money that is necessary to sponsor all of Formula 1. Hopefully Microsoft is competent enough to outsource (tee-hee) this *major* undertaking to someone like MoTeC or the myriad of other EMS manufacturers: Haltech, Electromotive, or how about F1s running on Megasquirts?!
I apologize for not mentioning more about the subject, but I kinda didn't expect it to get posted in the first place.
To address the accounting software...there is no way we will be changing, so that is not a viable solution at all.
As far as investigating alternatives, we are currently running 3 Citrix MetaFrame servers. Right now, they are barely holding us user-wise, so we're replacing the existing hardware with more servers and adequate hardware. In the process, we will be moving away from Windows 2000 for a number of reasons.
So, do we continue to run Citrix and purchase the licenses for additional users as well as a version upgrade, or do we attempt to put a Windows Server 2003 solution into place utilizing Remote Desktop? Or what else?
Our current Citrix setup is not adequate, and not simply because of hardware, but printing is a total nightmare. There are so many levels involved with printing a report from our Solomon accounting software, it adds complexity to the very act of printing, so much that Citrix routinely breaks. Whoever is running helpdesk on a given day fields a significant number of Citrix calls, and generally speaking it is not the user's fault. It is extremely frustrating to say the least.
Hence this investigation. So I hope I shed some more light on the situation and please keep the suggestions coming.
We rely heavily on Microsoft Exchange, so keep that in mind when suggesting other OS-based solutions. I'm instituting a few BSD solutions for other tasks, but making the switch completely is very far down the road.
Phone manufacturers aren't considering this group of individuals because there aren't enough of them to comprise a significant market segment. Financially speaking, they don't matter.
I'm not sure sure this is the case...my point being, I work for a mechanical engineering company that relies on the BlackBerry like electricity. RIM has targeted this group, so why can't phone manufacturers as well? I don't know for sure, but I'm sure it's a safe bet that RIM's main market segment is the business professional.
So why haven't other companies seen that there is a market for this? Or is it that I'm considering the BlackBerry to be a phone when it's actually more of a PDA/handheld device...
The convenience of digital exceeds the convenience of film and therefore a compromise must be made seeing as how I cannot carry my SLR everywhere I go.
This is where the cameraphone finds its niche.
If I was saying that digital *quality* was crap, I can see where my comments would be unfounded, but seeing that I'm not, it doesn't make sense to discount my comments...
Sprint and Nextel are the same company, so this is not surprising!
I can see how having a camera phone can be problematic for government workers/contractors, but obviously phone manufacturers are not considering this group of individuals. And why you ask? Because the phones we got in American are not driven by manufacturers, but by carriers. This is the complete opposite of how the system works in Europe and why it's so much better.
Carriers are screwing us over.
I did not own a digital camera up until this xmas, and it was a gift. I purchased my w800i because it's sort of a MacGyver-esk tool used for pictures, music, and communication.
Since I prefer film vs digital, I thought it would be nice to consolidate tools into one device that I have on me all the time. It has proved to be a good investment, despite the $400 investment. The premium price I paid has a lot to do with markets and such, but those aside, the phone fits its niche in my life and it's always convenient to have a camera on you at all times.
Most phones available in the US have really crappy cameras, but the w800i is an exception.
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PRS is not the first or last time Gibson went after another guitar manufacturer. They killed off ESP's Explorer line in the late 90s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_EX.
Did you RTFM? The iPhone update will bring full Exchange compliance wrt the calendar and email. Cmon. Geez. RIM should be scared. Their dev tools are 15 levels deep on their website and don't offer anything as glitzy as Apple's SDK.
This is the future of distribution. If the movie studios would put more effort behind digital distribution, the format war would pretty much disappear. It would be shifted to which encoding process it the best. I'm currently in the Vudu Evangelist program http://www.vudu.com/ and if they can continue to negotiate with the content creators, much like Apple and Tivo, the future of distribution could be completely digital.
Have you played Max Payne or Max Payne 2? Incredibly compelling storylines -- nothing has even come close since.
I wasn't saying anything about Microsoft OR Sony, so don't assume I'm a fanboy. I was more referring to the game developers/publishers.
You honestly believe Microsoft makes money in video games? They care only about marketshare in this industry.
How could you sell out one of, if not THE, most infamous franchises? Is everyone in the video game industry soulless?
It's hard for something like this to be relevant if it cannot interface with existing systems.
Actually, the notes in the game START far off in the distance and scroll towards the bottom of the screen, getting larger as they do so.
Good point! Too bad you're anonymous...I would suggest modding your post up!
When will the unfounded Sony hatred actually stop?
./ article announcing the end of posts containing FUD about any next-gen console.
I would love to see a
First of all, Citrix maybe uses 200k/s bursts and uses on average 18-20k/s. But, the VMWare servers will have 4 NICs anyways, so even if it WAS an issue, it's not. But it isn't. So yeah.
I was in fact surprised by Novell's utter disregard for x64 Windows users; maybe their decline in market share is for a reason...
We have every reason to, purely from a terminal services perspective. The ability to address more than 8GB of RAM is almost a requirement for a decent terminal services environment. On top of that, Citrix supports 64-bit now and the performance advantageous are ridiculous.
In order to run CIFS, we would need to upgrade from NetWare 5.x to 6.x, and even then the *way* users would connect to our file servers would be different. Also, CIFS does not support login scripts -- something that is essential to our environment.
I've been told by Novell support personnel that in order to make something "like" login scripts work in CIFS, we would also need to upgrade ZenWorks to the latest version. And even then it's not the same as our existing architecture.
In other words, according to Novell, even to get something kind of like we have now, just to get a Windows 64-bit OS to work with Novell, we would have to spend six figures! Hah! The most expensive NetWare client evar.
The situation I'm in has more to do with our existing infrastructure than anything else. Terminal Services environments such as Citrix require large amounts of RAM, and moving to 64-bit allowed us to put as much RAM as we wanted in some new boxes. Now, the question is whether or not to change our existing architecture completely. Users are *accustomed* to running Citrix and published apps now, and this is the most important thing for us to consider in our new implementation. Sure, there may be overall better ways to do things, but what will have the smallest effect on how our end users are accustomed to doing things?
Per the previous Ask Slashdot, we have 3 main offices and because of the architecture of our accounting system, they are required to run the published application to do essentially anything related to their job.
The "oh sh!t" moment occurred when I realized how big of a hurdle Novell would present (and for reasons that are beyond my comprehension). All of our file servers run NetWare, and to make a terminal services environment work, we need users to be able to connect to all of their files the same way they connect to them now. For this reason, it is not an option to upgrade to NetWare 6.x.
Now, thinking futher down the road, I would like to see my company leave Novell. Maybe they'll pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and make the NetWare -> Linux transition worthwhile in an enterprise environment like ours, but right now it's not an option.
I've downloaded the trial version of VMWare ESX and plan on getting it running today (hopefully), but I understand that there would be complications running two virtual environments. Is it likely that Citrix is not even needed? If it's not blatantly obvious, I have little experience with VMWare, but we were actually going to install it on one of our X4200s and compare it to a strictly Citrix environment to see what the performance differences would be.
And as a footnote to this all, how about keeping the Vista and PS3 SPECULATION posts to a minimum! Obviously readers aren't capable of applying their own disclaimer to what the are reading and dragging down /. as a whole.
I think it has everything to do with the amount of money that is necessary to sponsor all of Formula 1. Hopefully Microsoft is competent enough to outsource (tee-hee) this *major* undertaking to someone like MoTeC or the myriad of other EMS manufacturers: Haltech, Electromotive, or how about F1s running on Megasquirts?!
I apologize for not mentioning more about the subject, but I kinda didn't expect it to get posted in the first place.
To address the accounting software...there is no way we will be changing, so that is not a viable solution at all.
As far as investigating alternatives, we are currently running 3 Citrix MetaFrame servers. Right now, they are barely holding us user-wise, so we're replacing the existing hardware with more servers and adequate hardware. In the process, we will be moving away from Windows 2000 for a number of reasons.
So, do we continue to run Citrix and purchase the licenses for additional users as well as a version upgrade, or do we attempt to put a Windows Server 2003 solution into place utilizing Remote Desktop? Or what else?
Our current Citrix setup is not adequate, and not simply because of hardware, but printing is a total nightmare. There are so many levels involved with printing a report from our Solomon accounting software, it adds complexity to the very act of printing, so much that Citrix routinely breaks. Whoever is running helpdesk on a given day fields a significant number of Citrix calls, and generally speaking it is not the user's fault. It is extremely frustrating to say the least.
Hence this investigation. So I hope I shed some more light on the situation and please keep the suggestions coming.
We rely heavily on Microsoft Exchange, so keep that in mind when suggesting other OS-based solutions. I'm instituting a few BSD solutions for other tasks, but making the switch completely is very far down the road.
Has anyone else read this? :-)
I think it's beginning to sound more and more pertinent...
I'm not sure sure this is the case...my point being, I work for a mechanical engineering company that relies on the BlackBerry like electricity. RIM has targeted this group, so why can't phone manufacturers as well? I don't know for sure, but I'm sure it's a safe bet that RIM's main market segment is the business professional.
So why haven't other companies seen that there is a market for this? Or is it that I'm considering the BlackBerry to be a phone when it's actually more of a PDA/handheld device...
I dunno just thinking outloud!
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ve r=4000&template=pm1_1&zone=pm&mcid=32/
Ignoring the format you are limited to, said phone(s) exist, they just aren't as readily available in the States.
The convenience of digital exceeds the convenience of film and therefore a compromise must be made seeing as how I cannot carry my SLR everywhere I go.
This is where the cameraphone finds its niche.
If I was saying that digital *quality* was crap, I can see where my comments would be unfounded, but seeing that I'm not, it doesn't make sense to discount my comments...
Sprint and Nextel are the same company, so this is not surprising!
I can see how having a camera phone can be problematic for government workers/contractors, but obviously phone manufacturers are not considering this group of individuals. And why you ask? Because the phones we got in American are not driven by manufacturers, but by carriers. This is the complete opposite of how the system works in Europe and why it's so much better. Carriers are screwing us over.
I did not own a digital camera up until this xmas, and it was a gift. I purchased my w800i because it's sort of a MacGyver-esk tool used for pictures, music, and communication.
Since I prefer film vs digital, I thought it would be nice to consolidate tools into one device that I have on me all the time. It has proved to be a good investment, despite the $400 investment. The premium price I paid has a lot to do with markets and such, but those aside, the phone fits its niche in my life and it's always convenient to have a camera on you at all times.
Most phones available in the US have really crappy cameras, but the w800i is an exception.