RE: Integrated xSeries w/Citrix

Citrix is a great idea and worked well for us on our integrated xSeries.
You can also do this with Win2k Server alone (which is required by Citrix)
and Terminal Services as well.

It used to be that a Terminal Services CAL (TSCAL) was not needed for
connecting to a terminal server IF the PC client was running Win2000 or XP.
Under Windows 2003 server, Microsoft got greedy (surprise!) and decided that
a TSCAL was needed for ANY connecting client.  So if you have no compelling
reason to be running Win2003 Server, stick with Win2K and save a few bucks
by not having to buy a bunch of TSCAL's.

Citrix allows non-Windows clients to connect to a terminal server box and
has some easier to manage drive and printer mapping services.

It was a good combination for us.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc.


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:45 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: Integrated xSeries w/Citrix
>
>
> To quote a semi-famous radio personality: "The ol' light bulb just went on
> in Mr. Obvious' head."
>
> Because PC's are so time-consuming and expensive to setup, I've
> been looking
> for alternatives.  If I was to get an integrated xSeries into my iSeries,
> can't I run Citrix on that?  What I'm looking for is a way to give Word,
> Excel, email, web browsing, and a few other things to more people in our
> office.  But I don't want the expense and pain of more PC's.  That's what
> Citrix is for, right?
>
> --
> Jeff Crosby
> Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
> P.O. Box 13369
> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
> 260-422-7531
>
> The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of my
> company.  Unless I say so.
>
>
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