Re: Itanium lap tops are needed now!

davidc@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >VMS on the desktop is neither practical nor needed. What is needed are
> >desktop application that can run on the VMS servers and be used from the
> >existing desktop. Xwindows for the PC is free.
>
> Okay, I'll play Devil's Advocate here: WHY do there need to be Xwindow
> apps on OpenVMS so that the display can be directed to a desktop? Why
> not client/server?

Think: Citrix. Citrix is an "X-windows" paradigm for MS-Windows in that
the program runs on a "server", but is displayed on a desktop.

> Web-based apps? Or why not write the app for the
> desktop in the first place?

Think: security, stability.

Windows is unstable enough without adding the complexity of Citrix on
top of it, not to mention the bandwidth demands. Let a virus or a worm
through the firewall and kiss your enterprise-wide app. (not to mention
the desktop clients) good-bye (speaking from experience here).

Now, take that same app., and develop it for an X-capable deployment,
run it on a multi-user o.s. like VMS and VOILA! Secure, stable operating
environments with VASTLY improved performance and reliability. The folks
at HIPAA will "thank" you, to say the least.

How much could corporate America save in lost business and productivity
if it didn't have to deal with Windows-related issues?

Ask anyone who has ever dealt with it how much better the back-end
portion performs when the database and middle-ware can run on the same
node. Imagine the improvements possible when the app, the middle-ware
(do we really need that anymore?) and the database all run on the same
VMS node(s)...

> XWindows for the PC is free, but is it in
> common usage?

App. availability will be a strong deciding factor there. What kind of
business did Citrix do last year?

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