2010/7/23 Kurt Hansen <khansen at charityweb.net>: > Hello, > > This message just came across on another mailing list I am on. The > little dig on Unix as being old and Windows being new got me annoyed so > I wanted to reply, but with some real contacts that he asks for at the end. > > I figured there might be some folks who could help him out. Feel free to > reply on list or to me, and I will forward on your contact info. > > Message follows: > > " > Our company has 30 shops that connect to a central server where the > point -of-sale software runs, and is currently operating on Unix (it´s > an old system we acquired when we bought another company). It seems > obvious we have to replace this Unix architecture with something more > modern (and better able to manage our growing needs). The computer > consultants we work with have suggested two options: > > - Moving to Windows Terminal server (cheaper) > - Moving to Citrix with virtualized servers (more expensive but > apparently much faster and more powerful). > > Does anybody have any experience wotking on Citrix (or Windows Terminal > Server) and have any views on them? > > Are there better options available for small to mid sized companies (we > currently have 50 or so users logging it but expect to grow to 150-200 > relatively quickly). Replacing old Unix with modern Linux like Centos :) LTSP or NoMachine (NX) based terminals are cool. Br, -- Eero, RHCE