Virtualization by Davis: “Launching App-V 5.0 applications from commandline?” plus 12 more

Launching App-V 5.0 applications from commandline?
Technotes: How to Configure VMAC on a NetScaler Appliance
Dell acquires Quest Software
What happens when Virtualization marries Networking, check out in Synergy: SYN307
Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) Honors Red Hat for Fourth Consecutive Year
the application failed to launch office
Empower your workforce with Citrix mobile workstyles at Synergy 2012 Barcelona
Cisco acquires vCider
Synergy is nearly here! Mobile workstyles and cloud services take center stage!
Why a free private cloud with VMware vCloud may not be worth the money
Convert a raw image to XenServer – VHD
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Launching App-V 5.0 applications from commandline?

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:24 AM PDT

Is it possible to launch an App-V 5 application from the commandline? Could not find anything about this in the admin guide.

With App-V 4.6 we used sfttray.exe "xxxxx.osd", is there something similar availible with App-V 5?

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Technotes: How to Configure VMAC on a NetScaler Appliance

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Technotes: How to Configure VMAC on a NetScaler Appliance

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This article describes how to configure Virtual Media Access Control (VMAC) in a NetScaler appliance. (more)

Dell acquires Quest Software

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:57 PM PDT

On Friday September 28, 2012, Dell announced to have completed the acquisition of Quest Software.

Californian Quest was founded in 1978 and it is famous for being the maker of Toad (Tool for Oracle Application Developers) used for development and management of relational databases using SQL. Quest software

The company was also known for investing in technology areas such as virtualization, cloud automation and backup and recovery. Apparently Dell has completed its acquisition of Quest Software at $28 a share, or $2.4 billion, in July, the price seems to have been approved by Dell stockholders on September 25. This acquisition would permit Dell to provide an end-to-end solution , by offering virtualization, mobile applications and software deployment services.

John Swainson, President, Dell Software declares about the acquisition:

The close of the Quest acquisition is a tremendous milestone in Dell's journey to strengthen our end-to-end IT capabilities, empowering our customers to unlock greater value in their Dell technology investments, as well as their overall IT environments. We are addressing key needs for our customers, helping them leverage the cloud, support 'bring your own device' in their enterprise, and deploy mobile applications and virtualization to drive improved business results. The addition of Quest Software into Dell's software portfolio will extend our industry-leading suite of solutions to a broader range of customers and partners, while simplifying operations, maximizing workforce productivity and delivering faster results.

Labels: Acquisitions, Dell, Quest

What happens when Virtualization marries Networking, check out in Synergy: SYN307

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:15 PM PDT

SYN307: Ensure XenDesktop success with Citrix networking solutions Networking is core to the success of any delivery model as it is the underlying mechanism which is used for communication all the time. With Citrix XenDesktop becoming the key to success for many global enterprises the networking infrastructure has to match the need and demand for Application and Desktop delivery. Citrix NetScaler is the core…

Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) Honors Red Hat for Fourth Consecutive Year

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT

the application failed to launch office

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:21 AM PDT

'm AppV 5.0 beta, already did various packages all the client operating normally, I'm now doing 01 of the 02 packages and other office 2003 office 2007's.

when only 01 public office package the client functions normally, but when the 02 packages of public office, the client application to start giving an error

the application failed to launch

any idea what might be /?

thank you

ranieri

Ranieri Queiroz

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Empower your workforce with Citrix mobile workstyles at Synergy 2012 Barcelona

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Let's face it…embracing the consumerization of IT is downright scary. Executives and employees are bringing new devices into the workplace at an unbelievable pace. Everyone wants to be mobile but fail to understand the security implications that come with it. No worries – the workplace of the future is here today! Still you ask: Which types of technologies are needed for mobile device support? Which…

Cisco acquires vCider

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Cisco just announced to have acquired privately-held vCider.

Californian vCider develops virtual network overlay technology for secure data center infrastructure., according to the acquisition the product will be integrated into Cisco's Cloud Computing organization, and it is supposed to be an important move for Cisco Open Network Environment (ONE) strategy, in support of OpenStack which Cisco joined over a year ago.

vCider delivered a multi-tenant distributed virtual network controller, Cisco's plan is to use its acquisition's technology in order to develop virtualization infrastructure.

Labels: Acquisitions, Cisco, vCider

Synergy is nearly here! Mobile workstyles and cloud services take center stage!

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT

Hello everyone! There are just two weeks to go until Citrix Synergy, this fall's hottest cloud, networking, collaboration and virtualization event. While we are busy putting the finishing touches to what promises to be an energetic and inspiring show, I wanted to take some time to share a few more details about what you can expect in Barcelona. As well as plenty of great conversations…

Why a free private cloud with VMware vCloud may not be worth the money

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:27 AM PDT

IT shops considering a private cloud can upgrade to VMware's vCloud suite for free, but consider these caveats before you sign the deal.

Convert a raw image to XenServer – VHD

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:15 AM PDT

If your choice of hypervisor is XenServer, and using ext storage, the virtual disks are stored in vhd format. I would like to show how to convert a raw image to VHD format. The first option could be to use the qemu-img tool, specifying vpc format. This solution works, until you decide to snapshot that virtual disk. OpenStack itself is creating snapshots of downloaded images,…