Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today officially announced its new acceleration solution for Adobe Flash, as part of its incredibly popular TCX virtualization software suite. The new functionality improves the end user experience on virtual desktops by solving the Flash content quality challenge for VDI and Terminal Services environments.
"Every end user wants the performance of their thin client to be as good as or better than their PC," according to Mark Bowker, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Wyse has been steadily deploying software as part of its TCX suite toward that end and the addition of Flash acceleration capabilities will help accelerate virtual desktop adoption."
With Flash applications abundant in all industry verticals, especially financial services and education, customers are thrilled that the content acceleration challenge has been solved without compromising the end user experience.
Offered as part of the Wyse TCX virtualization software suite, the new Flash acceleration extends the capabilities of the Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA/HDX protocols for Flash Player 9 and 10 and Internet Explorer 6 and 7. Compatibility with VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop connection brokers, using Windows XP Pro, Vista or Windows 7 completes the solution.
"Wyse continues to innovate and stretch the capabilities of their thin clients to provide a rich virtual desktop experience," said Sumit Dhawan, vice president, product marketing, XenDesktop product group at Citrix Systems. "Wyse technologies perfectly complement and extend Citrix HDX technologies to deliver an excellent, high-definition user experience and expand the ability of IT to offer virtual desktops to a wide variety of users."
With Flash acceleration, end users' animation, online training, YouTube, and video-rich Web sites are now seamlessly presented.
"Thin client customers using sites like CNN.com and NYSE MarkeTRAC with Flash-based tickers, are significantly improved by Wyse's new Flash content acceleration capabilities," says Param Desai, Product Manager at Wyse Technology. "Flash acceleration continues our efforts to make the thin client user experience even better than a PC."
Pricing and Availability
Flash acceleration will be commercially available in October 2009, available on Wyse's V class and R class thin clients with Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, or Wyse ThinOS operating systems, and supported PCs. For more information on Flash acceleration and Wyse TCX, please visit http://www.wyse.com/products/software/tcx/
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Leostream Releases Connection Broker 6.2
update to its VDI connection broker. The company focused on adding support for Citrix in the last major update, and now, with this release, they've focused on support for Microsoft technologies.
Features of the Leostream Connection Broker 6.2 include:
Installation & Management
Easy installation as a virtual application: Connection Broker 6.2 virtual application provides native installation on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 hypervisor;
Native support for Hyper-v based virtual machines: Simplified discovery and machine power control.
End-user Experience Pack - Connection Broker provides a complete set of features to create an optimal end-user experience with Microsoft desktop virtualization software, including:
Windows 7 support: Full support for Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system;
RDP 7 support: Full support for the new remote desktop protocol (RDP) 7, with its high-performance enhancements such as bi-directional audio and rich graphics;
Multimonitor support: Leostream supports multiple monitors with RDP and a wide range of additional protocols;
USB management: USB pass-through policies allow administrators to manage classes of devices or individual devices, depending on need. USB policies can be combined with other Leostream policies, such as location-based ones, to support the exact implementation of business rules;
Location-based printing: Administrators can specify a list of network printers to connect to a particular group of clients based on their location. End-users can select local printers when connected to remote desktops;
Single Sign On for RDP: Provides seamless access to all versions of Windows virtual desktops from any client device, including Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, and RDP 7;
User profile support: Consistently offers the same desktop to the user who travels or changes physical location;
Extensive flexibility in assigning users to resources such as desktops, applications and sessions: Leostream’s powerful policy capabilities are natively available in Microsoft environments.
Features of the Leostream Connection Broker 6.2 include:
Installation & Management
Easy installation as a virtual application: Connection Broker 6.2 virtual application provides native installation on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 hypervisor;
Native support for Hyper-v based virtual machines: Simplified discovery and machine power control.
End-user Experience Pack - Connection Broker provides a complete set of features to create an optimal end-user experience with Microsoft desktop virtualization software, including:
Windows 7 support: Full support for Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system;
RDP 7 support: Full support for the new remote desktop protocol (RDP) 7, with its high-performance enhancements such as bi-directional audio and rich graphics;
Multimonitor support: Leostream supports multiple monitors with RDP and a wide range of additional protocols;
USB management: USB pass-through policies allow administrators to manage classes of devices or individual devices, depending on need. USB policies can be combined with other Leostream policies, such as location-based ones, to support the exact implementation of business rules;
Location-based printing: Administrators can specify a list of network printers to connect to a particular group of clients based on their location. End-users can select local printers when connected to remote desktops;
Single Sign On for RDP: Provides seamless access to all versions of Windows virtual desktops from any client device, including Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, and RDP 7;
User profile support: Consistently offers the same desktop to the user who travels or changes physical location;
Extensive flexibility in assigning users to resources such as desktops, applications and sessions: Leostream’s powerful policy capabilities are natively available in Microsoft environments.
VMLogix Expands Support For Heterogeneous Virtualization Infrastructure in Newest Release
VMLogix, Inc., a provider of virtual machine management solutions designed for software companies and IT organizations, today announced the newest version of their flagship product, VMLogix LabManager 3.8. The new release adds capabilities for network policy configurations and deployment within IP zones across multiple virtual hosts. This release also adds support for VMware vSphere 4 virtualization infrastructure and integration with VMware vCenter Server, formally VMware VirtualCenter, as well as extended support for Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.
"Products such as VMLogix LabManager 3.8 enable customers to leverage VMware's management console capabilities such as vMotion, which is a value add to users of vSphere and vCenter," said Theresa Lanowitz, founder and CEO of voke, inc. "As the virtualization market continues to mature and expand, an increasing number of organizations are using hybrid hypervisor environments. LabManager's ability to deploy virtual labs across multiple virtualization platforms offers choice while still ensuring centralized management functionality."
VMLogix LabManager allows development, test and support teams to build, snapshot, share and deploy production-like environments on-demand across virtualization platforms. With LabManager, customers can consolidate and automate lab IT infrastructure in order to deliver and maintain software applications more quickly, cost-effectively and reliably. Companies can dramatically reduce the manual effort, time and IT resources required to develop and maintain higher quality software applications by using comprehensive automation capabilities, advanced team management and seamless integrations with leading solutions from HP and IBM.
"VMLogix continues to develop and innovate with functionality for our virtual lab management products. We also continue to make it our priority to provide extensive support for leading virtualization platforms from VMware and Microsoft," said Sameer Dholakia, CEO of VMLogix. "Our newest release offers capabilities that make it even easier for organizations to integrate their virtual labs into their infrastructure as well as manage virtual machine instances within their deployment."
New features of VMLogix LabManager 3.8 include:
Support for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 and VMware vSphere: integrating with VMware vCenter Server 4.0, LabManager supports a lab with VMware vSphere or VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 hypervisors on the virtual hosts. The support for vCenter Server in LabManager allows administrators to benefit from platform management capabilities such as vMotion, DRS, HA and resource pools.
Updated support for Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows Server 2008 R2): extending platform support functionality, taking advantage of Hyper-V R2's new shared cluster capability.
Network policies in configurations: allowing users to set custom firewall rules on the soft router in a configuration that allows virtual machines from within a LabManager configuration to connect to external IP addresses, outbound and inbound.
IP zones across multiple hosts: enabling IP-zoned LabManager configurations to be deployed across multiple virtual hosts.
Availability
VMLogix LabManager 3.8 is now generally available. For more information, visit http://www.vmlogix.com/Products/VMLogix-LabManager/.
"Products such as VMLogix LabManager 3.8 enable customers to leverage VMware's management console capabilities such as vMotion, which is a value add to users of vSphere and vCenter," said Theresa Lanowitz, founder and CEO of voke, inc. "As the virtualization market continues to mature and expand, an increasing number of organizations are using hybrid hypervisor environments. LabManager's ability to deploy virtual labs across multiple virtualization platforms offers choice while still ensuring centralized management functionality."
VMLogix LabManager allows development, test and support teams to build, snapshot, share and deploy production-like environments on-demand across virtualization platforms. With LabManager, customers can consolidate and automate lab IT infrastructure in order to deliver and maintain software applications more quickly, cost-effectively and reliably. Companies can dramatically reduce the manual effort, time and IT resources required to develop and maintain higher quality software applications by using comprehensive automation capabilities, advanced team management and seamless integrations with leading solutions from HP and IBM.
"VMLogix continues to develop and innovate with functionality for our virtual lab management products. We also continue to make it our priority to provide extensive support for leading virtualization platforms from VMware and Microsoft," said Sameer Dholakia, CEO of VMLogix. "Our newest release offers capabilities that make it even easier for organizations to integrate their virtual labs into their infrastructure as well as manage virtual machine instances within their deployment."
New features of VMLogix LabManager 3.8 include:
Support for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 and VMware vSphere: integrating with VMware vCenter Server 4.0, LabManager supports a lab with VMware vSphere or VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 hypervisors on the virtual hosts. The support for vCenter Server in LabManager allows administrators to benefit from platform management capabilities such as vMotion, DRS, HA and resource pools.
Updated support for Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows Server 2008 R2): extending platform support functionality, taking advantage of Hyper-V R2's new shared cluster capability.
Network policies in configurations: allowing users to set custom firewall rules on the soft router in a configuration that allows virtual machines from within a LabManager configuration to connect to external IP addresses, outbound and inbound.
IP zones across multiple hosts: enabling IP-zoned LabManager configurations to be deployed across multiple virtual hosts.
Availability
VMLogix LabManager 3.8 is now generally available. For more information, visit http://www.vmlogix.com/Products/VMLogix-LabManager/.
Embotics Eases Management of Virtual Environments
Embotics is rolling out Version 3.0 of its V-Commander offering for the automation and management of virtual environments, with the idea of driving down operational costs and increasing automation of the infrastructure. V-Commander also comes in three modules, enabling enterprises to pick and choose which features to buy when they need them.
Embotics is looking to reduce the operational costs associated with server virtualization in the data center.
The company Aug. 25 rolled out V-Commander 3.0, which is aimed at increasing automation and management in virtualized environments. Resource Library:
V-Commander 3.0 gives IT professionals a deep look into their environments, enabling them to get a historical look at events in their virtualized environments and offering a host of reporting capabilities. In addition, V-Commander 3.0 can establish and enforce policies, suspend virtual machines that don’t comply with policies, assign policy attributes at various levels throughout the virtual infrastructure and alert IT managers via e-mail.
The enhanced software also includes better role-based access control, support for mixed VMware environments and better compatibility with VMware’s VirtualCenter.
Embotics is offering V-Commander in three modules, enabling businesses to pick and choose what they need, giving them greater control over their virtual infrastructure deployments and an easier way to pay for them.
The modules include Federated Inventory Management, a real-time inventory and reporting system; Resource and Cost Management: Automated, which offers resource management and cost containment features, improving accountability, reducing administrative time and optimizing resource utilization; and the Operational and Risk Management module, which offers process automation and control, offering a more consistent environment and improved oversight.
Embotics is looking to reduce the operational costs associated with server virtualization in the data center.
The company Aug. 25 rolled out V-Commander 3.0, which is aimed at increasing automation and management in virtualized environments. Resource Library:
V-Commander 3.0 gives IT professionals a deep look into their environments, enabling them to get a historical look at events in their virtualized environments and offering a host of reporting capabilities. In addition, V-Commander 3.0 can establish and enforce policies, suspend virtual machines that don’t comply with policies, assign policy attributes at various levels throughout the virtual infrastructure and alert IT managers via e-mail.
The enhanced software also includes better role-based access control, support for mixed VMware environments and better compatibility with VMware’s VirtualCenter.
Embotics is offering V-Commander in three modules, enabling businesses to pick and choose what they need, giving them greater control over their virtual infrastructure deployments and an easier way to pay for them.
The modules include Federated Inventory Management, a real-time inventory and reporting system; Resource and Cost Management: Automated, which offers resource management and cost containment features, improving accountability, reducing administrative time and optimizing resource utilization; and the Operational and Risk Management module, which offers process automation and control, offering a more consistent environment and improved oversight.
How to Implement Green Data Centers with IT Virtualization
The use of virtualization technology is usually the first and most important step companies can take to create energy-efficient and green data centers. Virtualization is the most promising technology to address both the issues of IT resource utilization and facilities space, power and cooling utilization. IT virtualization, along with cloud computing, is the key to energy-efficienct, flexible and green data centers. Here, Knowledge Center contributor John Lamb describes the concept of IT virtualization and indicates the significant impact that IT virtualization has on improving data center energy efficiency.
The most significant step most organizations can make in moving to green data centers is to implement virtualization for their IT data center devices. The IT devices include servers, data storage, and clients or desktops used to support the data center. There is also a virtual IT world of the future—via private cloud computing—for most of our data centers.
Although the use of cloud computing in your company's data center for mainstream computing may be off in the future, some steps towards private cloud computing for mainstream computing within your company are currently available. Server clusters are here now and are being used in many corporate data centers.
Although cost reduction usually drives the path to virtualization, often the most important reason to use virtualization is IT flexibility. The cost and energy savings due to consolidating hardware and software are very significant benefits and nicely complement the flexibility benefits. The use of virtualization technologies is usually the first and most important step we can take in creating energy efficient and green data centers.Resource Library:
Reasons for creating virtual servers
Consider this basic scenario: You're in charge of procuring additional server capacity at your company's data center. You have two identical servers, each running different Windows applications for your company. The first server—let's call it "Server A"—is lightly used, reaching a peak of only five percent of its CPU capacity and using only five percent of its internal hard disk. The second server—let's call it "Server B"—is using all of its CPU (averaging 95 percent CPU utilization) and has basically run out of hard disk capacity (that is, the hard disk is 95 percent full).
So, you have a real problem with Server B. However, if you consider Server A and Server B together, on average the combined servers are using only 50 percent of their CPU capacity and 50 percent of their hard disk capacity. If the two servers were actually virtual servers on a large physical server, the problem would be immediately solved since each server could be quickly allocated the resource each needs.
In newer virtual server technologies—for example, Unix Logical Partitions (LPARs) with micro-partitioning—each virtual server can dynamically (instantaneously) increase the number of CPUs available by utilizing the CPUs currently not in use by other virtual servers on the large physical machine. This idea is that each virtual server gets the resource required based on the virtual server’s immediate need.
Cloud computing: exciting future for IT virtualization
Cloud computing is a relatively new (circa late 2007) label for the subset of grid computing that includes utility computing and other approaches to the use of shared computing resources. Cloud computing is an alternative to having local servers or personal devices handling users' applications. Essentially, it is an idea that the technological capabilities should "hover" over everything and be available whenever a user wants.Resource Library:
Although the early publicity on cloud computing was for public offerings over the public Internet by companies such as Amazon and Google, private cloud computing is starting to come of age. A private cloud is a smaller, cloudlike IT system within a corporate firewall that offers shared services to a closed internal network. Consumers of such a cloud would include the employees across various divisions and departments, business partners, suppliers, resellers and other organizations.
Shared services on the infrastructure side such as computing power or data storage services (or on the application side such as a single customer information application shared across the organization) are suitable candidates for such an approach. Of course, IT virtualization would be the basis of the infrastructure design for the shared services, and this will help drive energy efficiency for our green data centers of the future.
Because a private cloud is exclusive in nature and limited in access to a set of participants, it has inherent strengths with respect to security aspects and control over data. Also, the approach can provide advantages with respect to adherence to corporate and regulatory compliance guidelines. These considerations for a private cloud are very significant for most large organizations.
Cluster architecture for virtual servers
There are now many IT vendors offering virtual servers and other virtual systems. Cluster architecture for these virtual systems provides another significant step forward in data center flexibility and provides an infrastructure for very efficient private cloud computing. By completely virtualizing servers, storage and networking, an entire running virtual machine can be moved instantaneously from one server to another.
The most significant step most organizations can make in moving to green data centers is to implement virtualization for their IT data center devices. The IT devices include servers, data storage, and clients or desktops used to support the data center. There is also a virtual IT world of the future—via private cloud computing—for most of our data centers.
Although the use of cloud computing in your company's data center for mainstream computing may be off in the future, some steps towards private cloud computing for mainstream computing within your company are currently available. Server clusters are here now and are being used in many corporate data centers.
Although cost reduction usually drives the path to virtualization, often the most important reason to use virtualization is IT flexibility. The cost and energy savings due to consolidating hardware and software are very significant benefits and nicely complement the flexibility benefits. The use of virtualization technologies is usually the first and most important step we can take in creating energy efficient and green data centers.Resource Library:
Reasons for creating virtual servers
Consider this basic scenario: You're in charge of procuring additional server capacity at your company's data center. You have two identical servers, each running different Windows applications for your company. The first server—let's call it "Server A"—is lightly used, reaching a peak of only five percent of its CPU capacity and using only five percent of its internal hard disk. The second server—let's call it "Server B"—is using all of its CPU (averaging 95 percent CPU utilization) and has basically run out of hard disk capacity (that is, the hard disk is 95 percent full).
So, you have a real problem with Server B. However, if you consider Server A and Server B together, on average the combined servers are using only 50 percent of their CPU capacity and 50 percent of their hard disk capacity. If the two servers were actually virtual servers on a large physical server, the problem would be immediately solved since each server could be quickly allocated the resource each needs.
In newer virtual server technologies—for example, Unix Logical Partitions (LPARs) with micro-partitioning—each virtual server can dynamically (instantaneously) increase the number of CPUs available by utilizing the CPUs currently not in use by other virtual servers on the large physical machine. This idea is that each virtual server gets the resource required based on the virtual server’s immediate need.
Cloud computing: exciting future for IT virtualization
Cloud computing is a relatively new (circa late 2007) label for the subset of grid computing that includes utility computing and other approaches to the use of shared computing resources. Cloud computing is an alternative to having local servers or personal devices handling users' applications. Essentially, it is an idea that the technological capabilities should "hover" over everything and be available whenever a user wants.Resource Library:
Although the early publicity on cloud computing was for public offerings over the public Internet by companies such as Amazon and Google, private cloud computing is starting to come of age. A private cloud is a smaller, cloudlike IT system within a corporate firewall that offers shared services to a closed internal network. Consumers of such a cloud would include the employees across various divisions and departments, business partners, suppliers, resellers and other organizations.
Shared services on the infrastructure side such as computing power or data storage services (or on the application side such as a single customer information application shared across the organization) are suitable candidates for such an approach. Of course, IT virtualization would be the basis of the infrastructure design for the shared services, and this will help drive energy efficiency for our green data centers of the future.
Because a private cloud is exclusive in nature and limited in access to a set of participants, it has inherent strengths with respect to security aspects and control over data. Also, the approach can provide advantages with respect to adherence to corporate and regulatory compliance guidelines. These considerations for a private cloud are very significant for most large organizations.
Cluster architecture for virtual servers
There are now many IT vendors offering virtual servers and other virtual systems. Cluster architecture for these virtual systems provides another significant step forward in data center flexibility and provides an infrastructure for very efficient private cloud computing. By completely virtualizing servers, storage and networking, an entire running virtual machine can be moved instantaneously from one server to another.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Netbooks Beat Apple Macs with Student Laptop Shopper, Survey Says
More than a third of the students surveyed by Retrevo reported wanting small, lightweight notebooks this year, and more than half had a budget under $750. The result, says Retrevo, is that back-to-school shoppers are passing on Apple laptops.
Retrevo, a product search engine, says it polled more than 300 of its 4 million monthly visitors and found that the “majority of student laptop shoppers will not consider buying a Mac,” the company reported in an Aug. 18 statement.
According to Retrevo, 34 percent of students said they want laptops that are small and lightweight, while 49 percent wanted full-size PC laptops. Price was also a considerable factor.
“While Apple has done well historically in the education market, 2009 marks the dawn of the netbook,” said Retrevo CEO Vipin Jain, in a statement.
“Students told us they wanted longer battery life, smaller size and a lighter laptop. [Fifty-eight] percent of them plan on spending less than $750.00. Only 18 percent have a budget over $1,000. Netbooks are affordable; some costing only $170. In contrast, Apple laptops start at $949.” Resource Library:
Jain added: “At a time when many people are experiencing economic hardship, having a new Apple laptop isn’t a necessity.”
It’s worth noting that the students weren’t asked the types of functionalities they would need their laptops to perform. The differences between an Apple laptop and a netbook, of course, extend beyond their price points.
It’s relevant to note, too, that approximately only 7 percent of computers in the United States are Macs, according to Technology Business Research. And that’s after OS X use tripled from 25 million to 75 million users between 2007 and 2009, as Phil Schiller explained at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
With Mac users representing less than 10 percent of all computer users, and 18 percent of Retrevo’s shoppers saying they have a budget over $1,000, is it entirely accurate to say that Apple laptops are being overlooked by students this year?
“Retailers are working overtime to attract students,” said Jain in the statement. “Wal-Mart expanded its laptop selection by 40 percent and partnered with Hewlett-Packard to make a $298 Compaq Presario. Best Buy introduced the Next Class laptop line. The problem this year isn’t finding deals, it’s finding the best product for your budget.”
Apple is currently offering students a free iPod Touch with the purchase of a MacBook—a deal that ends Sept. 8.
Retrevo, a product search engine, says it polled more than 300 of its 4 million monthly visitors and found that the “majority of student laptop shoppers will not consider buying a Mac,” the company reported in an Aug. 18 statement.
According to Retrevo, 34 percent of students said they want laptops that are small and lightweight, while 49 percent wanted full-size PC laptops. Price was also a considerable factor.
“While Apple has done well historically in the education market, 2009 marks the dawn of the netbook,” said Retrevo CEO Vipin Jain, in a statement.
“Students told us they wanted longer battery life, smaller size and a lighter laptop. [Fifty-eight] percent of them plan on spending less than $750.00. Only 18 percent have a budget over $1,000. Netbooks are affordable; some costing only $170. In contrast, Apple laptops start at $949.” Resource Library:
Jain added: “At a time when many people are experiencing economic hardship, having a new Apple laptop isn’t a necessity.”
It’s worth noting that the students weren’t asked the types of functionalities they would need their laptops to perform. The differences between an Apple laptop and a netbook, of course, extend beyond their price points.
It’s relevant to note, too, that approximately only 7 percent of computers in the United States are Macs, according to Technology Business Research. And that’s after OS X use tripled from 25 million to 75 million users between 2007 and 2009, as Phil Schiller explained at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
With Mac users representing less than 10 percent of all computer users, and 18 percent of Retrevo’s shoppers saying they have a budget over $1,000, is it entirely accurate to say that Apple laptops are being overlooked by students this year?
“Retailers are working overtime to attract students,” said Jain in the statement. “Wal-Mart expanded its laptop selection by 40 percent and partnered with Hewlett-Packard to make a $298 Compaq Presario. Best Buy introduced the Next Class laptop line. The problem this year isn’t finding deals, it’s finding the best product for your budget.”
Apple is currently offering students a free iPod Touch with the purchase of a MacBook—a deal that ends Sept. 8.
Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard Goes on Sale Aug. 28
Apple’s newest big cat, Snow Leopard, is now available for pre-order in Apple’s online store and will hit shelves Aug. 28. The long feature list includes mail that loads twice as fast and built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Apple’s much anticipated Mac OS X v10.6, also known as Snow Leopard, is now available for pre-order at Apple’s online store and will go sale Friday, Aug. 28, Apple announced on Aug. 24.
Mac OS X Leopard users will be able to upgrade to Snow Leopard for $29. In addition, anyone who purchased a new Mac between June 8 of this year and Dec. 26 can purchase a Snow Leopard upgrade package for $9.95, which includes shipping and handling.
Resource Library:
The feature list on this new beast is long, with Apple saying that its engineers have refined 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects that make up Mac OS X. Improvements are said to include a more responsive Finder; Mail that loads messages twice as fast as Leopard Version 10.4.8; a Dock with Exposé integration; 80 percent faster initial backup to Time Machine; a redesigned QuickTime X player that enables easier viewing, recording, trimming and sharing of video; and a 64-bit, very crash-resistant version of Safari 4 that’s additionally 50 percent faster than the 32-bit version.
Like Safari, Finder, Mail, iCal and iChat are now also 64-bit, which is said to make them quicker and more secure, though still compatible with 32-bit applications.
Additionally, Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version, freeing up 7GB of space on users’ hard drives. It requires a minimum of 1GB of RAM and will run on any Mac with an Intel processor.
“Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever, and we’re happy to get it to users earlier than expected," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, in a statement. “For just $29, Leopard users get a smooth upgrade to the world’s most advanced operating system and the only system with built-in Exchange support.”
The built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 should answer any remaining questions about whether Apple is interested in enterprises.
For OS X Tiger users with an Intel-based Mac, the upgrade will be available with iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 for $169, or $229 for a Family Pack.
Apple’s new Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard will also go on sale Aug. 28, for $499 with an unlimited number of client licenses.
Apple’s much anticipated Mac OS X v10.6, also known as Snow Leopard, is now available for pre-order at Apple’s online store and will go sale Friday, Aug. 28, Apple announced on Aug. 24.
Mac OS X Leopard users will be able to upgrade to Snow Leopard for $29. In addition, anyone who purchased a new Mac between June 8 of this year and Dec. 26 can purchase a Snow Leopard upgrade package for $9.95, which includes shipping and handling.
Resource Library:
The feature list on this new beast is long, with Apple saying that its engineers have refined 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects that make up Mac OS X. Improvements are said to include a more responsive Finder; Mail that loads messages twice as fast as Leopard Version 10.4.8; a Dock with Exposé integration; 80 percent faster initial backup to Time Machine; a redesigned QuickTime X player that enables easier viewing, recording, trimming and sharing of video; and a 64-bit, very crash-resistant version of Safari 4 that’s additionally 50 percent faster than the 32-bit version.
Like Safari, Finder, Mail, iCal and iChat are now also 64-bit, which is said to make them quicker and more secure, though still compatible with 32-bit applications.
Additionally, Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version, freeing up 7GB of space on users’ hard drives. It requires a minimum of 1GB of RAM and will run on any Mac with an Intel processor.
“Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever, and we’re happy to get it to users earlier than expected," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, in a statement. “For just $29, Leopard users get a smooth upgrade to the world’s most advanced operating system and the only system with built-in Exchange support.”
The built-in support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 should answer any remaining questions about whether Apple is interested in enterprises.
For OS X Tiger users with an Intel-based Mac, the upgrade will be available with iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 for $169, or $229 for a Family Pack.
Apple’s new Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard will also go on sale Aug. 28, for $499 with an unlimited number of client licenses.
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