Virtualization by Davis: “Smartcard based Single Sign-On through Web Interface on NetScaler” plus 13 more

Smartcard based Single Sign-On through Web Interface on NetScaler
Secure file-share and email synchronization made faster with Repeater 6.1
Is Security top of IT minds? ABSOLUTELY! – attend Synergy NetScaler session SYN303 to get the scope
VC++ Runtime Versions (and App-V)
OpenCloud Keynote: The Cloud in 20 Years
Follow-me Apps – An Evolution
One year later and still no VMware AppBlast: What's the story?
A two-pronged approach to disaster recovery planning for VDI
KB: Expanding an App-V 4.6 SP1 package fails with error: Failed to expand package to disk
Dell, EMC and Cisco view on BYOD with VDI and Desktop Virtualization
Release: Pano System for Cloud/Terminal Services 2.0
Secure file-share and email synchronization made faster with Repeater 6.1
Partners – You can earn CAR for ShareFile!
Multi-hypervisor automation with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Smartcard based Single Sign-On through Web Interface on NetScaler

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 02:38 AM PDT

Smartcards are the primary mode of authentication in most of the secure environments like Defense, Financial, Banking and some of the Research organizations. In case of Smartcard the user is not expected to remember his password or token thus the authentication flow should work end to end. For example if we authenticate using Smartcard to the most front ending authentication point, the authentication token needs…

Secure file-share and email synchronization made faster with Repeater 6.1

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:59 PM PDT

The Branch Repeater (release 6.1 and later) is now equipped with functionality to do compression on signed SMB and encrypted MAPI traffic resulting in lower latency and improved end-user experience for office-critical activities like file-sharing, Outlook email synchronization and more.

Is Security top of IT minds? ABSOLUTELY! – attend Synergy NetScaler session SYN303 to get the scope

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT

It is election time for US and it is all about who is better off to lead the country and the first article I read this morning talked about one being ABSOLUTELY better..but heck I can't figure it out. However, I can tell you that IT folks worry about security because I talk to these guys way more than I talk with politicians! And IT…

VC++ Runtime Versions (and App-V)

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:46 PM PDT

Microsoft provides a variety of libraries with versions of Visual Studio that developers can reference in their programs. Of course, over time these libraries are updated and replaced with newer versions, but generally if an application was written to use a specific version it needs that specific version. Microsoft provides "redistributable" installers for these libraries, [...]

OpenCloud Keynote: The Cloud in 20 Years

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Keynote pitch and LinuxCon 2012 in San Diego on the Cloud in 20 years

Follow-me Apps – An Evolution

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Two fundamental changes in enterprise computing has challenged us to look at the 'follow-me apps' concept with a fresh pair of eyes: Device heterogeneity: Be it a rapid increase in the number of Macs in use in a business context or the the tablet and smartphone mania. the device landscape has changed over the last 2 years. Hence, the follow-me experience needs to be…

One year later and still no VMware AppBlast: What's the story?

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Project AppBlast got lost in the Horizon Suite shuffle at VMworld 2012. IT pros were left wanting more information about how and where the technology will be used.

A two-pronged approach to disaster recovery planning for VDI

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Disaster could strike at any time, so you need a DR plan that covers your VDI servers, virtual desktops and hardware.

KB: Expanding an App-V 4.6 SP1 package fails with error: Failed to expand package to disk

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Here's a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue you might run into where expanding an App-V 4.6 SP1 package fails with an error saying "Failed to expand package to disk."

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Symptoms

To successfully sequence a plug-in with the 4.6 SP1 Sequencer, the package for the primary application should be expanded to the local system drive. If the package (SFT, ICO, SPRJ, OSD, etc.) is on a local drive of the Sequencer, but not the C: drive, the expansion will fail.

Using TOOLS>Expand to Local System expands the package back to the original file structure on the Q: drive. When the package to be expanded is not on the C: drive, this error occurs:

"Failed to expand package to disk - check the sequencer log for error details. Revert the machine to clean state and retry."

Cause

This is a known issue in this 4.6 SP1 release.

Resolution

Revert the Sequencer and copy the package to a folder on the C:\ drive before expanding. Expanding from a UNC path share will also work.

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For the most current version of this article please see the following:

2513357 - Expanding an App-V 4.6 SP1 package fails with error: Failed to expand package to disk

J.C. Hornbeck | Knowledge Engineer | Management and Security Division

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Dell, EMC and Cisco view on BYOD with VDI and Desktop Virtualization

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a business policy of employees bringing personally owned mobile devices to their place of work and using those devices to access privileged company resources such as email, file servers and databases as well as their personal applications and data.

BYOD offers an alternative with smartphone and tablets technologies, for small customers to manage business without infrastructure collapse. Now the main technology providers are opting for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and desktop virtualization.

According to what we saw at the VMworld 2012, desktop virtualization is the latest trend, the join initiative between CISCO, EMC and VMware known as the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) is seen as an opportunity for an interesting growth market. This partnership allowed to create an unique virtual solution where EMC developed storage products together with Cisco's servers.

Dell instead prefers an end-to-end approach of acquisitions and developed a layered solution focused at a corporate level to the midmarket, taking advantages in its end-to-end coverage and midmarket focus.

Labels: Cisco, Dell, EMC, VCE, VMware

Release: Pano System for Cloud/Terminal Services 2.0

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Pano Logic released Pano System for Cloud/Terminal Services 2.0.

This solution would enable an easy migration to the cloud, allowing the support of major computing platforms, using a zero endpoint with no processor, no operating system or moving parts.

The technology developed by Pano Logic would permit an accesible migration between server-hosted desktop to Microsoft and Citrix terminal services, from virtualized desktops to browser based cloud desktop.

John Kish, President and CEO of Pano Logic, affirms:

Desktop computing is increasingly moving into the cloud but organizations still need flexibility to meet a mix of end user needs and desires today while laying a foundation for the future," "Pano Logic is out front in helping organizations prepare for the future. Our technology leads the marketplace with a simple, cost-effective migration path to the cloud and the first universal, zero client endpoint that is fully compatible with multiple server-based desktop computing vendors.

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Secure file-share and email synchronization made faster with Repeater 6.1

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Businesses spanning over multiple geographies use WAN links to interconnect multiple branches and headquarters. Thus acceleration of office applications while ensuring security becomes absolutely critical for enterprise success in order to combat the latency, slow response-time and potential threats introduced by WAN. Branch Repeater from Citrix helps you achieve this, inter alia, with specialized protocol acceleration for Windows network systems and Microsoft Outlook. The Branch…

Partners – You can earn CAR for ShareFile!

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Now, through December 31, 2012, partners can earn CAR on ShareFile. Learn more about: ShareFile Citrix Advisor Rewards (CAR) Your my Citrix login is required. Becoming a Citrix Solution Advisor