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Archived Sun Workstation Articles
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07 Jul 2008
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Securing the Sun Ray 270 with VPN [20190]
Step-by-step Approach to Wireless Security
Wanting to show off the capabilities of the Sun Ray 2 with the embedded VPN feature to customers requiring wireless networking, Frank Wickham devised a series of steps that enabled the Sun Ray as the users wished, which he reports in his security blog.
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07 Jul 2008
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Sun Ray myths and Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel [20216]
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ZDnet columnist Paul Murphy looks at the cost of acquiring 1000 desk top systems in a recent blog post, “Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel“. He compares the Sun Ray thin client to a popular low-cost Dell desk top and concludes that the hardware costs are lower for the Sun Ray solution.
However, the big savings are in the lower costs of administration and the lower power consumption (8 watts + screen for Sun Ray vs 180 watts + screen for Dell Optiflex 755).
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19 May 2008
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Sun Ray Clients [19941]
VMware Releases New Solution & Program, Blog Offers Helpful Scripts
VMware unveiled a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platform for remote users who want to use VDI with Sun Ray Software and virtual display clients. Plus, if you happen to want to use VDI with Sun Rays but without using a smart card, Dirk Grobler presents a script that can help you do just that, as well as a script integrating the Provision Networks broker and the thin client.
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19 May 2008
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Sun Ray Clients Running Windows XP via VirtualBox [19943]
Blog Outlines the Few Simple Steps Needed
If you are interested in running the Mac OS or Windows on Sun Ray clients, then give VirtualBox a try, suggests the Chinese Functional CA Team blog, which takes readers through the steps of having Windows XP run on a Sun Ray client.
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14 Apr 2008
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New Ultra 20 & 40 M2 Standard Configurations and Options [19639]
Retiring Workstations' Other Configs and Options Along With Sun Blade X6220
The multi-platform Sun Ultra 20 and Ultra 40 workstations have several new configurations and options, while some of their others are being retired. Sun also is retiring the Sun Blade X6220 standard configuration and processor option because the AMD Opteron 2212 processor has reached its end of life as determined by AMD in anticipation of future faster processors.
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07 Apr 2008
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New Ultra 24 Standard Configuration and Options [19741]
Includes 45nm Technology, Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz and Q9550 2.8GHz
The Sun Ultra 24 Workstation is Sun's first Intel processor workstation based on the Intel Core2 architecture and supporting both dual and quad core processors. Sun recently announced new configurations and options for the workstation as it called others into retirement.
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24 Mar 2008
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The New Sun XVR-300 x8 Graphics Frame Buffer [19507]
Entry-level, Low TCO Accelerator for Various Sun Servers, Workstations
Sun is offering new graphics options for the Ultra 25, the Ultra 45, the Sun Fire T2000 SPARC Servers, Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 Servers and Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server. The low-cost Sun XVR-300x8 Graphics Accelerator is powered by ATI's FireMV technology and delivers 2D, 24-bit support for resolutions up to 1920 x 1200.
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24 Mar 2008
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Building a VDI Demo With Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0 [19680]
Cookbook Article Explains How to Compose a Self-Contained Demo
The recently released Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0, a central management tool, simplifies installation and configuration of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) stack. Dirk Grobler has written a cookbook explaining how to compose a self-contained demo based on Sun VDI Software.
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24 Mar 2008
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Quick Tips on Setting Up the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 2.0 [19685]
Sun Blog Offers Augmentable Guide to Official Install and Admin Doc
With the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 2.0 released earlier this month, the excited masses are looking for quick tips on installing and setting it up. One Sun blog has put together a concise guide that covers preparation, installing an XP image, necessities for the virtual center, the SRSS/SGD server and testing for those eager and ready.
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17 Mar 2008
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Sun Ray Thin Clients Help Denver Health Find Efficiencies, Savings [19590]
Reduced Log-in Times Yield a Possible 1,000 Additional Patient Visits Annually
Denver Health, a comprehensive, integrated healthcare provider serving residents of the Denver area, has adopted a Sun Virtual Desktop Solution to manage their operations. The Sun Ray 2 and Sun Ray 270 clients running the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) is the IT infrastructure Denver Health chose.
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