http://sun.systemnews.com Client Systems http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/105/1/ClientSystems/17170 The newest version of Sun RayTM Software, 4 10/06, is now available for download. Version 4 10/06 brings support for new Linux distributions and updated support for Session Directory when using Windows Terminal Services with the Sun Ray Connector for Windows. The new features give customers greater flexibility in installation and configuration. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/105/1/ClientSystems/17123 The new Reuters’ development center in China has selected Sun’s virtual desktop solution, providing them a new workplace of the future where desktops are tied to an identity and not a device. The company made the decision to move away from the traditional PC model and instead host virtual desktops in the data center using Sun RayTM software and VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Employees are equipped with Sun RayTM thin clients for on-site work and remotely access their virtual desktops through SunTM Secure Global Desktop software which allows employees to securely reach their virtual desktops from a wide range of client devices connected to the Internet. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/103/4/ClientSystems/17001 How does it sound to reduce the time and money your IT staff spends on PC maintenance from eight hours per week down to one hour a month? That's just one of improvements Valparaiso University experienced when they switched from PCs to Sun RayTM virtual display clients. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/103/4/ClientSystems/17057 How does the enterprise manage the growing demand to supply remote workers with access to applications and data from a multitude of devices without adding complexity to existing systems or inhibit user flexibility and efficiency? Hear from John Girard, featured Gartner Analyst, and find other resources online at a new guide to secure virtual computing. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/103/4/ClientSystems/17059 Want to create freedom of choice of client devices for your employees, partners and customers? Want to protect and control sensitive corporate data? Want to decrease maintenance and operations cost of IT infrastructure? The solution is Sun Secure Global Desktop Software. Access your applications and data securely from anywhere, at any time, from virtually any device. NOW over 40% OFF. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/102/3/ClientSystems/16833 Want to create freedom of choice of client devices for your employees, partners and customers? Want to protect and control sensitive corporate data? Want to decrease maintenance and operations cost of IT infrastructure? The solution is Sun Secure Global Desktop Software. Access your applications and data securely from anywhere, at any time, from virtually any device. NOW over 40% OFF. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/102/3/ClientSystems/16677 The University of York has selected Sun Secure Global Desktop software to provide 13,000 students and staff easy access to their applications from a wide variety of client devices. Improved security, reduced costs and a simplified IT infrastructure are only some of the benefits realized by York since adopting a centralized computing model and Sun software. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/102/3/ClientSystems/16759 For customers looking for an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrade and operational costs associated with most "fat" client environments, Sun Ray virtual display clients provide the answer. Scalar Decisions, the Toronto-based Sun partner, showcases the benefits of Sun Ray virtual display clients in the Sun Ray Center of Excellence (CoE). http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/100/2/ClientSystems/16574 Join thought leaders from Sun, featured analyst firm Gartner, and EDS in a new webcast, "The Advantages of Virtual Desktop Computing Your Company Should know About", as they discuss the concept of virtual desktop computing. Hear how virtual desktop computing provides customers with an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrading, and operational costs associated with most desktop environments while improving overall security, convenience and regulatory compliance. http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/99/4/ClientSystems/16394 The Sun Desktop Manager 1.0 component of the Sun RayTM software 4 gives administrators the ability to centrally define and configure user desktop settings easily. A new white paper by Rodrigo Fernandez-Vizarra and Cyrille Moureaux explains how to set up the software, how to configure the server and client, how to use the Sun Desktop Manager to improve desktop performance and more.