Softricity Whitepaper Gallery

The Softricity Desktop: Instant Desktop Refreshes with Minimal IT Resources (Updated 12/12/2005)

A whitepaper discussing how the Softricity Desktop application virtualization platform enables organizations to streamline and accelerate desktop refreshes for everything from PC replacements and help desk support to employee relocations and disaster recovery. The paper discusses the challenges inherent in desktop refreshes, and how the Softricity Desktop addresses each of these challenges. It also describes real-world examples of how global organizations are using the Softricity Desktop for enterprise-wide desktop refreshes.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=dr
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Virtual Applications: Booster Rockets for Dynamic Computing? (summit.pdf - PDF - Updated 10/14/2005)

This whitepaper by Summit Strategies examines and qualifies the technical and business-value promises of application virtualization, including its context within broader IT virtualization trends. It explains the core concepts of application virtualization; its place in the datacenter and on different end-user devices; and the differing approaches taken by key vendors, including Softricity.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/ecollateral/public/summit.pdf

Best Practices for Integrating Softricity SoftGrid with CitrixR MetaFrameR XP (Updated 9/28/2005)

A whitepaper discussing the use of Softricity's products in an enterprise MetaFrame environment.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=citrixbp
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Softricity SoftGrid: Streamlining Large-Scale Windows XP Migrations (Updated 9/28/2005)

A white paper discussing how Softricity's SoftGridR virtualization technology enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering the barriers of time, cost and effort involved.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=xpmigration
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Desktops On Demand: Leveraging Softricity and VMware for Robust Desktop Delivery & Management (Updated 9/23/2005)

A whitepaper co-authored by Softricity and VMware, explaining how Softricity's SoftGrid and VMware virtualization technology enable organizations to simplify desktop delivery and management by breaking the bonds between hardware, operating systems, and applications. The paper highlights critical challenges inherent in desktop management, and demonstrates how the unique combination of Softricity and VMware solutions enable IT to overcome these issues.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=vmwaredod
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What If Your Applications Could Be Managed Like Data? (Updated 9/23/2005)

An in-depth exploration of the solutions and benefits derived from deploying applications virtually and transforming them into portable objects. This paper goes beyond tactical issues to discuss SoftGrid's significant strategic and technical benefits.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=appdata
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SoftGrid Under the Covers: Exploring SoftGrid (Updated 9/22/2005)

A very detailed exploration of the technical aspects of deploying and using the SoftGrid platform, including answers to many frequently asked technical questions from the field. Newly updated for SoftGrid v3.2 and to reflect The Softricity Desktop.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=undercover
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Creating a hosted client environment on IBM eServer BladeCenter with CitrixR MetaFrameR and IBM eServer management tools (IBM whitepaper) (Updated 3/1/2005)

An IBM white paper describing the technology components and functionality of a hosted client reference architecture based on Citrix MetaFrame technology and running on IBM eServer BladeCenter servers. It describes the key components of a hosted client system and how they fit together, including the essential role Softricity's SoftGrid plays in these deployments.

• URL: http://www.softricity.com/news/collateral-request.asp?docID=ibm
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