Wolfgang Sommergut's Profile

Microsoft's AppLocker is limited compared to third-party options, but you can't argue with the price

Many companies feel that, if they don't make the move now, they may have to wait until Windows 8 or potentially Windows 9 before another opportunity arises. They point to the complexity involved in supporting an additional set of images as a reason to make an all-or-nothing move

in contrast with PC hardware, thin client management tools are vendor-dependent

SA on Windows ($50) and VECD for SA ($23) will total $73 per year if you get SA within 90 days of purchase of a PC with OEM Windows Professional. How does this compare to the going rate for standard VECD license of $110/year for non-Windows clients?

Prism is an application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop.

For those that aren't aware, browser desktops (BD's) are relatively lightweight desktop environments that execute in your local machine's internet browser.

BD interfaces only with the software running on the OS, using the browser as an abstraction layer between the normal operating systems like Windows, OS X, or Linux, and the browser desktop itself

In addition, we’re happy to announce that with Win7 / WS08 R2, Easy Print no longer has a dependency on .NET Framework -- a common request from customers that didn’t want to install .NET on all clients from which they wanted to print.

user expectations for how they should access corporate resources are changing

Users just want to get at their data and applications on their terms. IT should be able to provide that level of service, and from a technology perspective we’re getting there.