Sun Ray Software 5 and Computer Concepts
Jeff Jameson, Sun's Product Line Manager for Desktop Virtualization, talks with Malcom Fraser, Computer Concepts' Service Delivery Manager, about his company's experience with Sun Ray Software 5, including the new Sun Desktop Access Client and Sun Secure Global Desktop Software.
New features in Sun Ray Software 5
Sun Ray Software is the software that connects thin clients, like Sun Ray 2 and Sun Ray 2FS with applications and data running on the back-end server. Sun Ray Software 5, delivers the first Sun Ray Software client that enables centralized desktop access to the Sun Ray infrastructure from Windows PCs, called Sun Desktop Access Client (SDAC). SDAC is user friendly, and it can help extend the life of current PC assets.
Also new in Sun Ray Software 5
- Improved Adobe Flash performance, including accelerated Flash content with synchronized audio and video
- Expanded support for USB peripheral devices, including scanners and printers, via USB redirection to Windows
- 32-bit color display of applications running in Windows Server 2008
- Support for Windows Server 2008 TS Session Broker
Creating an Academic Village at Colorado State University
CSU's Academic Village is a new kind of college dorm that delivers educational services directly to students from a centralized computer facility. Inside are Sun Fire X4600 servers that run heavy-duty Linux-based applications.
Fluent, Matlab, and Fortran, and Sun T2000 run Sun Ray Server software for the Sun Ray 2FS virtual display clients in each dorm room. CSU also installed Sun Ray 2FS clients in labs, multimedia classrooms, and 60 other locations around campus.
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Sun Ray Technology Makes ScrewFix More Efficient
Screwfix is the U.K.'s leading supplier of tools, accessories and hardware products and delivers millions of products to building professionals and DIY enthusiasts who can shop at any local Screwfix branch via the web or by phone using the Screwfix National Contact Center. Find out how ScrewFix made its call center operations more efficient and cost-effective by installing Sun Ray technology.
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Get Sun Ray Software 5 Now
Sun Ray Software 5 is available today and you can download a free, 90-day trial of the software. Licensing for Sun Ray Software 5 is $100 per concurrent user for the perpetual license.
Download Sun Ray Software 5
Desktop Virtualization with Sun
Sun Ray Software 5 is part of Sun's complete desktop virtualization portfolio, which also includes the Sun Ray clients and Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software 3.
With Sun VDI Software, you can deploy several different virtual OSes, including Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 and OpenSolaris, across a variety of thin client devices. You can also host virtual desktop environments with Sun VDI Software 3's built-in virtualization or use its integration with VMware Infrastructure. The upcoming new release of Sun VDI Software will include many of the same new features released in Sun Ray Software 5.
Top 10 Reasons to Use Sun VDI Software 3
Find out how your organization can benefit from implementing Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 3, from meeting compliance guidelines to going green with your IT to giving users greater choice in their desktop applications.
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