DACS holds general meetings on the first MONDAY of each month, Jan 08 through June 08. Then the first Tuesday of each month after that.

The first part of the meeting addresses questions or problems faced by members. Presentations by professionals in the field, or demonstrations by hardware/software vendors occupy the second part. General meetings give members the opportunity not only to find solutions to their problems, but also to experience the newest and latest in computer technology.

To its members, DACS offers many resources. Volunteers are available to help with software questions, and monthly Special Interest Groups (SIGS) allow our members to focus on and learn about a variety of computer-related subjects.

A further benefit offered exclusively and at no additional charge to DACS members is the award winning monthly newsletter, DACS.DOC. As lively and entertaining as it is useful, this member-generated publication is chock-full of pertinent computer-related information.

Join this Danbury area organization and become part of a congenial computer support group you can always count on. Annual dues are only $30.00

Monday, May 5, 2008
Program Preview:
The Remote Desktop
Presented by John Miniello of the Network Support Company with Fred Zering of Citrix Systems

by Flo Ferrara

DACS is pleased to welcome John Miniello, Senior Systems Engineer of the Network Support Company in Danbury to deliver the May DACS presentation on remote desktop and server virtualization. John will be joined by Fred Zering of Citrix Systems.

The Network Support Company, LLC (TNSC) has been serving the small-to-medium-size (SMB) business community since 1996. TNSC is a full service provider of IT Networking, Desktop, Voice, Security, Cabling, and Wireless data services.

Citrix, as most of you probably know, is a leader and one of the most trusted names in application delivery infrastructure. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 99% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries.

John and Joyce will speak about the different ways to access desktop computers remotely. Spotlighted will be how to deliver remote desktop applications in a more secure, reliable and cost-effective manner. Their presentation will illustrate how companies large and small can help reduce the risk of data loss and aid in navigating the management complexities of distributed PCs using Citrix XenDesktop. Total cost of ownership may be lessened by as much as 40% as well.

Citrix’s server virtualization product XenServer will also be explored. This product enables companies to deploy high-performance virtual machines rapidly and easily. Managing them and their related storage and networking resources is possible from a single management console.

We will learn about delivering and managing IT infrastructure by streaming the workload on-demand to physical or virtual servers from the network with Citrix’s Provisioning Server product.

So anyone who is interested in accessing their computers remotely, or who has the challenge of providing virtual server environments will want to attend. This will be an opportunity to get your questions answered regarding these issue, as well as a look at some of Citrix’s newest remote solutions.

REMINDER!
Our 2008 General Meeting Schedule is changed for the first six months of 2008. Our General Meetings will be held on the
FIRST MONDAY of January through June 2008.
The 'FIRST TUESDAY' schedule will resume July 2008.

DACS meetings are held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. (Click here for directions.) Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a discussion of what’s new in technology (What's News) followed by a general question and answer period (Ask DACS), announcements and a short break. The featured evening presentation begins at 8:00.

As a reminder, our General Meetings are free and open to the public so invite anyone you know who would be interested in this topic.