The city of Paderborn, Germany needed to provide 45 schools and more than 21,000 users access to centralized UNIX and Microsoft Windows applications. With Sun Secure Global Desktop Software, all users require is a client device with a Java technology-enabled Web browser and a URL to securely access both application types. Read More
Conemis built an SaaS environment based on Sun servers and software solutions, delivering centralized applications and an open-source development platform for Java applications and Web services. Apart from being reliable and easy to scale, the infrastructure delivers high-density computing with low energy consumption. Read More
To provide the sales force with the real-time access to productivity applications, Corporate Express deployed a virtualized, secure desktop environment from Sun. Sun Secure Global Desktop software has helped improve responsiveness of IT supplier and increase sales productivity. Read More
IBN-groep is moving to a virtual desktop solution based on Sun hardware and software. Employees can access their personalized Windows XP desktop from any Sun Ray thin client or from their home network using Sun Secure Global Desktop Software. Because desktop data is now centralized, the solution is boosting efficiencies and simplifying administration. Read More
MINET, with the help of Six Degrees Consulting, introduced new offerings supported by technologies from Sun including servers, unified storage, flash memory, thin clients, and virtualization. Easy to manage and affordable to maintain, the fully integrated solution provides the performance, availability, and flexibility MINET needs to attract more customers and keep costs down. Read More
"With Sun Ray thin clients, we can remove the break-fix costs of PCs out of the lifecycle, and we can make both Windows and UNIX desktop environments available to users anywhere that they happen to be. On top of that, we can achieve this capability in a very green, low-cost manner." -- Richard Toeniskoetter, Technology Director, NAU Read More
Saint Paul College's computer science department deployed a secure, open-source, distributed computing solution that uses Sun Ray thin clients with the Sun Secure Global Desktop Software. Students learn about open-source computing and the Java programming language on Sun servers that run the OpenSolaris Operating System. The department is also using Sun's Project Wonderland as part of an innovative immersive virtual reality teaching project. Read More
The Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics at the University of Calgary is a non-profit organization that is advancing technology for computational biology based on Sun solutions. The University is using Sun servers and storage systems, Sun virtual desktop solutions, the Solaris 10 Operating System and Java technology to offer innovative new applications in a scalable, stable and cost-efficient environment. Read More
Sun Secure Global Desktop Solution has enabled the University secure access to server-based applications from a wide range of popular desktop PCs, providing student study bedrooms with centrally managed, reliable access to both routine applications and those needed for special research purposes. Read More
The University of Southern Mississippi initiated Mississippi Automated System Project (MASP) to provide secure access to critical data. MASP created two identical data centers, each consisting of x86 servers running VMware ESX Server, Windows and Linux operating systems, and Sun Secure Global Desktop Software. The data sharing infrastructure has linked local law enforcement and public safety agencies to a shared system of hosted applications and databases. Ultimately, the system will provide mobile data sharing capability at the street level for first responders. Read More
