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RES Software secures patent on VDX technology

Yuri Haak — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:42:10 +0000

RES Software has shared the following press release with the community, which goes out tomorrow. The release covers the Virtual Desktop Extender. as it’s mainly targted towards the VDI markets:

Philadelphia, PA, August 30, 2010 — RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, today announced that it has been granted Patent No. US 7,725,527 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its Virtual Desktop Extender (VDX) technology. VDX serves as a key technology in the successful deployment of virtual desktops because it enhances the remote desktop experience by enabling local applications. This industry-first solution, which also has approval from the European Patent Office, will be demonstrated from August 30 through September 2 at VMworld 2010 in San Francisco in booth #431.

VDX reverse seamless technology is part of the RES Software user workspace management solution. RES Software separates the user experience and settings from the underlying desktop infrastructure and dynamically composes a personalized, secure and consistent user workspace regardless of the underlying desktop infrastructure – traditional desktops, a notebook, a thin client or a virtual desktop.

With VDX technology, user workspace management solutions by RES Software incorporate the unique ability to enhance a virtual desktop with applications that run locally. This means that the local applications that end users rely on can be merged with a remote desktop into a single user workspace, eliminating the need to switch between two sessions and thereby increasing end user productivity, without compromising the manageability benefits of VDI. RES Software VDX technology extends the user workspace through independent computing architecture (ICA) and remote desktop protocol (RDP) virtual channels and increases the ease of adoption of any VDI or terminal server environment.

These benefits become extremely useful in providing end users working on a remote desktops access to applications that typically do not run smoothly, or at all, in a virtual environment. Some of these include heavy applications like AutoCAD and Photoshop, applications in healthcare requiring diagnostic imaging, certain custom applications, multimedia (AVI) files and media intensive applications including CD/DVD applications, VoIP and video applications.

The RES Software VDX solution also provides the ability to write a CD-ROM on your local computer from the virtual desktop. This capability is not currently available within today’s other virtual desktop technologies. The resulting advantage is increased end-user productivity and acceptance of the new desktop technology because there is no interruption to the end-user.

“We believe this breakthrough technology is critical to the future success of virtual desktop deployments,” said Bob Janssen, Chief Technology Officer of RES Software. “By securing the US patent for VDX, our solution is now officially recognized for its unique value to customers and as a key differentiator for RES Software.”

The user workspace management market is generating increasing attention as IT professionals and analysts recognize that desktop configuration of the future will be a mix of traditional workstations, thin clients, remote terminals, and virtual desktops. These mixed environments increase the complexity for IT.

“The 451 Group sees desktop virtualization continuing to gain ground. The most complete desktop virtualization offerings will combine terminal services, dynamic assembly, user management, server-, client- and cloud-hosted desktops. RES Software is well positioned to centrally manage the complexities of these desktop transformations,” commented Rachel Chalmers, Research Director, Infrastructure, The 451 Group.

RES Software is a Gold Sponsor at VMworld 2010, and will be demonstrating its user workspace management solution and its patented Virtual Desktop Extender technology at booth 431. For more information on RES Software and its user workspace management solutions, please visit:

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About RES Software
RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, is driving a transformation in the way organizations manage and reduce the cost of their PC populations. The company empowers customers, from SMBs to global enterprises, to manage an increasingly complex desktop ecosystem and meet the essential needs of a dynamic workforce that requires on-demand access to their personalized workspaces. Designed for physical or virtual desktop platforms, the award-winning, patented technology enables IT professionals to address this shift by managing, automating and delivering secure, personalized and more productive desktop experiences to any user. For more information, follow updates on Twitter @RESSoftware and visit www.ressoftware.com.

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RES PowerFuse 2008 SR6 Available

Yuri Haak — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:34:20 +0000

August 12th, RES Software released PowerFuse 2008 SR6. Service release 6 for PowerFuse contains over 80 enhancements and fixes which are listed further on in this article. Besides just this service release RES Software also released newer versions of the Workspace Extender, LanguagePack, Subscriber and PowerPacks for the enterprise and express versions of PowerFuse.

A PDF with releasenotes can be downloaded here:

Enhancements

Building Block structure has been improved
Allow desktop shortcuts to unmanaged applications
Option to show all Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentations in separate windows in the Task bar
RES PowerFuse license verification method has been improved
Support for databases not created by RES PowerFuse
Support for DDE in Instant File Associations
Support for SoftGrid applications (Microsoft App-V) deployed with Microsoft SCCM
Support for User Shell Folders
User Preferences for applications preserved and loaded following session refresh

Fixes

Applications started with scripts were sometimes not reported correctly in PowerTrace
AppGuard failed to release certain system resources
Audit Trail logged “%clientname%”
BSOD when browsing the internet
Certain applications could not be started
Certain registry settings stored in User Preferences were not always restored correctly
Default printers were not set when network printers were connected asynchronously
“Disconnect” button was not shown when SessionGuard option was not selected
Different Instant File Associations started the same application
Display name not shown in Workspace Sessions node
“Edit” command when double-clicking a certain file type
Error 76 in fysnParseCopy when starting Microsoft Outlook 2007
Error “Arithmetic Overflow for table tblServer”
Error at startup of RES PowerFuse workspace manager
Error “DELETE From tblLogs …..” when using MySQL
Error when configuring registry settings based on ADM files
Error when deleting Agents
Error when starting published applications
Error when the RES PowerFuse Agent cache is located outside the RES PowerFuse installation directory
Error when using an evaluation license and adding a MyWorkspace license or Standard license
Error when viewing Workspace Sessions information
Errors when adding registry policies
Errors when creating Instant Reports in MyWorkspace Edition
“Fast connect” option for Network Printers did not work on Microsoft Windows Vista
File associations with command “New” were not shown in the “New” context menu of Microsoft Windows Explorer
“First Time Shell Init” was performed when starting a session on Microsoft Windows 64-bit systems
Flickering AutoCAD window
Friendly names not set for drive mappings
Hide network places option not working in Microsoft Windows Vista / 2008
“Hidden” drives shown in PowerPanel when selecting desktop background picture
High CPU usage of pfwsmgr.exe on 64-bit Citrix servers
Icons of terminated applications sometimes remained in the notification area of the taskbar
Import of large Building Blocks could not always be canceled
Incomplete cache files if Datastore connection lost during a cache update
Incomplete synchronization of RES PowerFuse cache after unattended installation
Instant Report of Security Roles did not include scope information
Laptops running Microsoft Windows Vista went offline if primary LAN was disconnected
Management Console could not be accessed on “offline” computers
MemoryShield window tried to get the focus if its application list was empty
Microsoft Office Excel stayed minimized when opening a Microsoft Office Excel document
Microsoft Office Excel windows could “float” over the taskbar
Microsoft Outlook reported twice in PowerTrace
Minimized applications not correctly restored
Missing file associations after importing file type associations
Missing icons of unmanaged applications after upgrading to RES PowerFuse 2008 SR5
Native 64-bit executables with %programfiles% in their path not found
Nested PowerZones were not included in Building Blocks
Nested PowerZones were shown twice in the Management Console
Non-RES PowerFuse shortcuts shown in the Start Menu
Option “Do not refresh Start Menu after resuming from standby or hibernate” did not work in the Microsoft Windows Shell
Option “Install updates and shutdown” was shown on Microsoft Windows XP
PowerLaunch Registry Settings in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for SoftGrid application not created
PowerLaunch settings were not applied to SoftGrid applications
PowerZones based on processor architecture were not always calculated correctly on x64-based operating systems
Published applications with passthrough options no longer working after migration from RES PowerFuse 7 to RES PowerFuse 2008 Pwrx64.exe crashed
Replace folder names with environment variables in command line of applications did not work on Microsoft Windows 64-bit systems
No users were shown in the RES PowerFuse Access Wizard on certain non-English systems
RES PowerFuse sessions using Citrix roaming not refreshed after reconnecting
Slow performance of RES PowerFuse
Subscribed applications were not always closed correctly when logging off a RES PowerFuse session
Task Manager not responding
ThinApp applications crashed
Unexpected results when importing Instant File Associations for applications with a partial file name
User name included in Active Directory errors caused by duplicate users
User Preferences Exclusions list could get corrupted when adding exceptions
User Preferences for binary registry values with a size of 1 byte were not restored
User Preferences for the QuickLaunch folder were not saved correctly when using the Microsoft Windows shell
User Preferences were not saved correctly when a session was logged off by a “Force Logoff”
Users unable to log on because no more licenses were available
Various problems with MySQL on a Linux-based server
Virtual Command Prompt disappeared from taskbar
Windows Desktop Search could not be used in RES PowerFuse sessions
Workspace Analysis did not always show correct information when using Microsoft Active Directory domains
Workspace Extensions were not shown in PowerTrace for sessions started with RES Subscriber or Workspace Extender

Apart from these enhancements and fixes RES Software also made the following new downloads available from their solution assurance portal.

New or changed knowledgebase articles

Yuri Haak — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:01:07 +0000

As of today, new or changed knowledge base articles are available on the RES Software Solution Assurance Portal. These articles refer to PowerFuse, Wisdom and the RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender. I’m guessing things haven’t changed much at RES Software HQ since their last updates because the list is huge again!

RES PowerFuse

RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender

RES Wisdom

Job scheduled “After new agent registered” doesn`t run when new agent is deployed

New or changed knowledebase articles

Yuri Haak — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:03:19 +0000

As of today, new or changed knowledge base articles are available on the RES Software Solution Assurance Portal. These articles refer to PowerFuse, Wisdom and the RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender. Perhaps things are still quiet at RES Software HQ due to the holiday season because the list is, again, enormous!

RES PowerFuse

RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender

RES Wisdom

New or changed knowledgebase articles

Yuri Haak — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:36:33 +0000

As of today, new or changed knowledge base articles are available on the RES Software Solution Assurance Portal. These articles refer to PowerFuse, Wisdom and the RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender. Perhaps things are quiet at RES Software HQ due to the holiday season because the list is enormous!

RES PowerFuse

RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender

RES Wisdom

New or changed knowledgebase articles

Yuri Haak — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:34 +0000

As of yesterday, new or changed knowledge base articles are available on the RES Software Solution Assurance Portal. These articles refer to PowerFuse, Wisdom and the RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender.

RES PowerFuse

RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender

RES Wisdom

Unkown Product

Unattended installation finished but cache not completed

New or changed knowledgebase articles

Yuri Haak — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:30:03 +0000

As of today, new or changed knowledge base articles are available on the RES Software Solution Assurance Portal. These articles refer to PowerFuse, Wisdom and The RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES Powerfuse Workspace Extender.

RES PowerFuse

RES Subscriber (Agent)/RES PowerFuse Workspace Extender

RES Wisdom

Building a kickass Workspace Extender demo!

Yuri Haak — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:44:08 +0000

A new technote has been added to the library. This one takes you through how to set up the RES Workspace Extender, so you can play around with it in you own test/lab environment. The article offers usefull info into how the technology works and takes you step-by-step through setting up a really cool demo on either Terminal Services or citrix, using either a videoclip or an application.

The net result is that you now can run heavy, graphic-intensive apps as part of a centrally managed remote desktop, regardles of the underlying delivery technology.

A buildingblock is available at the end of the article so you can get started quickly using the RES Workspace extender. Read all about it here

Enjoy! /TRG