
Book Description
Citrix-authorized guide explains how to build a robust, reliable, and scalable thin-client computing environment and deploy Windows 2000/Windows 2003 Server and MetaFrame. You'll also learn to centralize application management, reduce software on the desktop, and eliminate terminal emulation.
From the Back Cover
The only authorized guide to Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite
Design and deploy an enterprise-level server-based computing (SBC) environment on Windows Server 2003 using Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite. Authorized by Citrix Systems, Inc., this invaluable guide shows you how to maximize the suite components to enable and manage secure access to applications and data across the Internet, intranets, extranets, and WANs, LANs, and wireless networks. Get details on integration with legacy systems, migration, resource centralization, security, and more. Streamline processes, reduce costs, and increase productivity by applying the strategies in this one-of-a-kind resource.
Learn to: Calculate ROI and TCO, and understand the savings associated with SBC Plan and design an on-demand enterprise Configure a scalable data center architecture Construct a robust, secure network infrastructure Install and configure MetaFrame XP Presentation Server Size and build a stable Terminal Services Farm Install and optimize applications in the SBC environment Secure client access using MetaFrame Secure Gateway and MetaFrame Secure Access Manager Maximize the built-in tools--Resource Manager, Installation Manager, Network Manager, Password Manager, and Conferencing Manager
About the Author
Steve Kaplan (Benicia, CA) is the CEO and co-founder of RYNO Technology. Steve is a charter columnist for Solutions Integrator and he was formerly a columnist for Reseller Magazine. He is the author of a thin-client comic book, a Clipper compiled point-of-sales program and an early PC DOS Users Manual. Steve was a featured speaker at the Citrix Summit in 1999. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley, and a Masters in Management with emphasis in both marketing and finance from Northwestern’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Tim Reeser (Fort Collins, CO) is president of Engineering Computer Consultants, a mechanical engineer, and an MCP for Windows NT.