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Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.1 Revenue Release"The open architecture of Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 3.1 provides a broad choice of client device, virtual desktop OS and virtualization host to meet data security, user experience and TCO goals. Customers can choose to use existing Windows PCs and Macs as client devices or can step up to energy efficient thin clients from Sun and other vendors. A wide variety of virtual desktop operating systems are supported, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2000, OpenSolaris, Ubuntu and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. And lastly, IT architects can opt for any mixture of Sun built-in virtualization, VMware Infrastructure, Microsoft Hyper-V or Microsoft Remote Desktop Services to host desktop environments." Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.1 includes the following core components: * Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.1 * Sun VirtualBox for VDI 3.1 Additional software: * Sun Secure Global Desktop Software * OpenSolaris 2009.06 (Platform providing iSCSI storage for Sun VirtualBox) * Sun Desktop Access Client Documentation
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Sun Ray Software 5 ReleasedSun Microsystems Unveils New Desktop Virtualization Capabilities in Sun Ray Software 5 Sun Ray Software 5 Debuts New Software Client Enabling Centralized Desktop Access From Windows PCs SANTA CLARA, Calif. November 10, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the availability of Sun Ray Software 5, which brings remarkable enhancements to the virtual desktop experience and helps to increase data center efficiency. Sun Ray Software 5 is a secure, cost effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual Windows, Linux or Solaris Operating System desktop to nearly any client device including Windows PCs and Sun Ray thin clients. As part of the Sun desktop virtualization portfolio, many of the features of Sun Ray Software 5 will also appear in the upcoming release of Sun VDI Software 3.1. Sun Ray Software 5 is available for purchase immediately and a free trial of the software can be downloaded at: http://www.sun.com/software/sunray/getit.jsp. Read the full Press Release here.
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Sun Ray Software 5 and Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 Early Access 2 (EA2) Details"This Early Access 2 (EA2) program is comprised of four core features:
Sun Ray Software 5 EA2 contains:
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.2 (for Solaris SPARC and x86 platforms)
o Solaris 10 5/09
o Solaris 10 5/09 with Trusted Extensions
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.2 (for Linux platforms)
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2
* Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems 2.2 (for Solaris SPARC, x86 and Linux platforms)
o Solaris 10 5/09
o Solaris 10 5/09 with Trusted Extensions
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2
Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 EA2 contains:
* Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 (for Windows platforms)
o Microsoft Windows XP
o Microsoft Windows Vista
o Microsoft Windows 7 Beta
DocumentationSupporting documentation is available on the Sun Ray Software Information Center providing installation, configuration and administration information in a topic-based, wiki format. Add-on components for Sun Ray Software includeFeedback
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Sun Ray Software 5 and Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 Early Access 2 (EA2) |
Sun Ray Software 5 and Sun Ray Soft Client 1.0 Early Access 1 (EA1) Details"Sun Ray Software is a secure, cost effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual desktop to Sun Ray clients. This Early Access 1 (EA1) program is comprised of three core features: Flash enhancements; Windows Server 2008 Session Directory support; and the Sun Ray Soft Client." Sun Ray Software 5 EA1 contains:
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.2 (for Solaris SPARC and x86 platforms)
o Solaris 10 5/09
o Solaris 10 5/09 with Trusted Extensions
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.2 (for Linux platforms)
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2
* Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems 2.2 (for Solaris SPARC, x86 and Linux platforms)
o Solaris 10 5/09
o Solaris 10 5/09 with Trusted Extensions
o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2
Sun Ray Soft Client 1.0 EA1 contains:
* Sun Ray Soft Client 1.0 (for Windows platforms)
o Microsoft Windows XP
o Microsoft Windows Vista
o Microsoft Windows 7 Beta
DocumentationSupporting documentation is available on the Sun Ray Software Information Center providing installation, configuration and administration information in a topic-based, wiki format. Add-on components for Sun Ray Software includeFeedback
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Sun Ray Software 5 Early Access 1 Program AnnouncementAngela Carducci & Nicola Sessions wrote: > The Sun Ray Software product team is pleased to announce the Sun Ray > Software 5 Early Access 1 (EA1) program. It begins today, 7/8/09, at > 12:00 pm PT and it will end on 7/31/09. > > The focus of this program is on three core new features: > > 1) Adobe Flash Enhancements > Sun Ray Software 5 provides Adobe Flash enhancements which enable > customers to experience improved frame rates along with synchronized > audio, video, and Adobe Flash animation playback for the Sun Ray 2 > family of clients and its follow-on product family. > > Supported environment: > o Internet Explorer 7 and 8 > o Adobe Flash 9 content with all Adobe Flash plugins from versions 9 & 10 > o Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit) and Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) > > Users will need both components of Sun Ray Software - Sun Ray Server > Software & the Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS. In additional to the > Windows environment mentioned above, users need to install Sun Ray > Server Software which runs on the following platforms: > o Solaris 10 5/09 or higher on SPARC and X86 > o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2 (32-bit and 64-bit) > o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3 (32-bit and 64-bit) > > 2) Windows Server 2008 > Sun Ray Software 5 enables customers to display applications within > Windows Server 2008 in 32 bit color. Windows Server 2008 Session > Directory support is also included. > > Supported platforms: > o Solaris 10 5/09 or higher (SPARC and X86) > o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 2 (32-bit and 64-bit) > o Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 3 (32-bit and 64-bit) > > 3) Sun Ray Soft Client: > The Sun Ray Soft Client is a software application that easily installs > on common client operating systems and provides the ability to connect > to a Sun Ray server and initiate a Sun Ray desktop session from a > Windows laptop or desktop computer. An alternative to using a Sun Ray > hardware client (DTU), the Sun Ray Soft Client meets the needs of > end-users who do not fit the desktop thin client model or may need to > connect from their existing laptop or desktop PC. The Sun Ray Soft > Client also provides the flexibility to 'hotdesk' to and from your Sun > Ray thin client and any supported Sun Ray Soft Client enabled PC. > > Supported platforms: > o Microsoft Windows XP > o Microsoft Windows Vista > o Microsoft Windows 7 > > You download the software here: > https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/ \ > en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start? \ > ProductRef=SRS-5-EA1-SP-LX-G-B@CDS-CDS_SMI > > After you have downloaded and tested the software, please fill out the > survey here: > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RmabpiADfPy90BMFIJQPXQ_3d_3d > > Documentation is available here: > https://wikis.sun.com/display/SRS5/Home > > Support is available through the Sun Ray Software Forum here: > http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=875 > > If you have additional feed-back for the product team, please send it here: > srs-feedback@sun.com > > Early Access 2 (EA2) will kickoff in the late summer time frame. The > focus of EA2 will be on USB connectivity support for Windows Remote > Desktops - allowing users the ability to use USB devices in a full > screen kiosk environment on a Windows XP desktop (Solaris SPARC and x86 > only). > > Thank you for your participation in the Sun Ray Software 5 Early Access > 1 Program! > > Best, > Angela Carducci > > -- > Angela Carducci/Nicola Sessions > Product Line Manager > Desktop Virtualization Marketing > Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Sun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager 1.1 UpdateSun Ray Connector for VMware View Manager connects users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via the VMware View Manager. It provides a Sun Ray kiosk session that allows users to connect to their virtual machines. The kiosk session prompts the user for their Active Directory user name and password. Then the user is shown a list of available desktops, or is logged directly into their desktop, if there is only one available. The user does not have to enter their password again at the Windows login.
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Sun Ray Server Software Swedish L10N Packages"The Swedish localization packages for Sun Ray Server Software 4.0. The packages depends on the Sun Ray Server 4.0 release. You need manually install and uninstall these packages. Please refer to the README.txt in the archive file." Note: the README.txt seems to be missing, additionally the product description above says Sun Ray Server 4.0, but the packages names refer to SRSS41: * SRSS41-Swedish-L10N-linux-rpms.tar.gz * SRSS41-Swedish-L10N-sparc-pkgs.tar.gz * SRSS41-Swedish-L10N-x86-pkgs.tar.gz moreover the license agreement for the product on Sun's download site refers to Sun Ray Softare 4 10/08.
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Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 Released"Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 provides customers with all the benefits of a thin client without compromising the end user experience. Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 introduces enhanced multimedia playback capabilities on the Sun Ray 2 family of clients for H.264 (MPEG-4) and VC-1 (Windows Media Video 9) streams when used in conjunction with Sun Ray Connector for Windows and Windows Media Player. This is an optimal solution for server resource conservation and network bandwidth consumption, ideal for corporate training and communications videos." Sun Ray Software 4 10/08 contains: * Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Solaris SPARC and x86 platforms) * Solaris 10 5/08 or higher * Solaris 10 5/08 or higher with Trusted Extensions * Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 (for Linux platforms) * Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 1 * SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 1 * Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems 2.1 (for Solaris SPARC, x86 and Linux platforms) * Solaris 10 5/08 or higher * Solaris 10 5/08 or higher with Trusted Extensions * Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 1 * SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 1 * Sun Desktop Manager 1.0.1 (for Solaris SPARC and x86 platforms) * Solaris 10 5/08 or higher
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Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 1.0 Final ReleaseThe Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 1.0 Final Release is now available for download. --aduritz 23:02, 14 October 2008 (EEST) |
Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 1.0 Early Access"Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager connects users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via the VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM). It provides a Sun Ray kiosk session that allows users to connect to their virtual machines. The kiosk session prompts the user for their Active Directory user name and password. Then the user is shown a list of available desktops, or is logged directly into the desktop if there is only one available. The user does not have to enter their password again at the Windows login. The Sun Ray Connector for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager requires Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS (included as part of Sun Ray Software 4) to be installed on the Sun Ray server. Also, VMware's VDM agent must be installed on the desktop machines. RSA SecurID authentication is not supported." System Requirements: - Solaris 10 Operating System (x86 or SPARC) - Sun Ray Software 4.0 and above - VMware VDM 2.1 and above
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Sun Ray Software 4 Update 3 Beta available !"This software provides customers with all the benefits of a virtual display client without compromising the end user experience. With Sun Ray Software 4 Update 3 customers benefit from enhanced multimedia playback capabilities on the Sun Ray 2 family of clients for H.264 (MPEG-4) and VC-1 (Windows Media Video 9) streams when used in conjunction with Sun Ray Connector for Windows and Windows Media player. This is an optimal solution for server resource conservation and network bandwidth consumption. " Sun Ray Software 4 Update 3 contains: * Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 * for Solaris 10 5/08 on SPARC with and without Trusted Extensions * for Solaris 10 5/08 on X86 with and without Trusted Extensions * Sun Ray Server Software 4.1 * for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 1 * for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 1 * Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems 2.1 * for Solaris 10 5/08 on SPARC with and without Trusted Extensions * for Solaris 10 5/08 on X86 with and without Trusted Extensions * for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Update 1 * for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack 1
--aduritz 13:14, 9 July 2008 (EEST) |
PC/SC-lite 1.1 ReleasedPC/SC-lite 1.1 has been released and it is available for download from Sun's download site. "These packages, designed to work with Solaris 10 and beyond, enable the integrated Sun Ray Smart Card reader to be utilized as a PC/SC compliant reader when used with 3rd party middleware products and other consumer applications of the PC/SC lite API. PC/SC-lite 1.1 obsoletes PC/SC-lite 1.0, and includes a number of significant bug fixes pertaining to the prior 1.0 release. Additional packages include a USB Smart Card reader driver (CCID handler), and a set of PC/SC-lite tools (ie. utilities that run as clients of PC/SC lite) that perform various operations to assist the administrator with PC/SC-lite transaction logging and analysis, and also provide workaround examples for some PC/SC-lite known issues. Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) is the standard framework for Smart Card device access on Windows, Linux and UNIX platforms. This distribution is derived from the Open Source M.U.S.C.L.E. project. The distribution includes an optional package that extends PC/SC-lite, enabling it to interoperate with the Sun Ray thin client environment (on Solaris only). The optional Sun Ray package requires that a fully-patched version of Sun Ray Server Software 4.0 (SRSS 4.0) be installed on the same system." Check out the release notes:
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FLButselector 1.1.0 released
"This set of scripts is a framework to make Sun Ray Kiosk/CAM mode more flexible, assigning per-Token
and per-DTU default applications.
As of current release, you can do quite a lot by assigning applications not only to "correctly"
registered tokens, but to DTUs as well - in 4 other combinations of authorization:
* no token
* unregistered token
* registered token without "piped" fields
* registered token pointing to a missing program
You can also use the "Disabled" checkmark for tokens (i.e. lost or stolen) and define the script's
default policy about unknown/missing tokens.
It has been developed and successfully used under Solaris 10 SRSS3.1 CAM and SRSS4 9/07 + patch
Kiosk modes. Notes/patches welcome for other platforms."
The FLButselector framework is developed by Jim Klimov, CTO of JSC COS&HT (Center of Open Systems and High Technologies)
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Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0"Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software allows organizations to deploy a secure, resilient, and available desktop environment because the desktop never leaves the datacenter. Users can access their centralized desktops from a wide range of supported client devices, including Windows PCs and Sun Ray virtual display clients. A variety of networks are supported, from LAN to WAN or the public Internet. New in Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0 is the Sun Virtual Desktop Connector. This component provides a bridge between Sun Virtual Desktop Solutions access technologies (Sun Ray technology, Sun Secure Global Desktop Software, and Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software) and a virtualization back-end provided by VMware Infrastructure 3. It assists with the management and assignment of Microsoft Windows virtual desktop environments running on virtual machines to users of Sun Ray virtual display clients and other popular client devices." (from sun.com) Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software includes the following components: * Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0
* Sun Ray Software (Sun Ray Server Software 4.0, Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS 2.0,
and Sun Desktop Manager 1.0.1 [1])
* Sun Secure Global Desktop Software 4.40.917
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[1] Sun Desktop Manager is available for Solaris OS only.
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Sun Virtual Desktop Connector 1.0 Beta"The Sun Virtual Desktop Connector beta provides a bridge between Sun Virtual Desktop Solutions access technologies (Sun Ray technology, Sun Secure Global Desktop Software, and Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software) and a virtualization back-end provided by VMware Infrastructure 3. It assists with the management and assignment of virtual desktop environments running on virtual machines to users of Sun Ray virtual display clients and other popular client devices."
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PC/SC-lite 1.0PC/SC-lite 1.0 for Solaris 10 11/06 (SPARC or x86 Platform) is available to download from Sun's download area. The package enables the integrated Sun Ray Smart Card reader to be utilized as a PC/SC compliant reader when used with 3rd party middleware products. Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) is the standard framework for Smart Card device access on Windows, Linux and UNIX platforms. This distribution is a Sun Ray implementation of the PC/SC-lite API derived from the Open Source MUSCLE project. These packages require Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS) 4.0.
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Sun Ray Software 4 09/07 released!Sun Ray Software 4 09/07 provides great new features such as the VPN/IPsec client in the Sun Ray firmware. This allows customers (whose corporate networks utilize Cisco gateways which support the Cisco EasyVPN protocol) to simply plug their Sun Ray clients into nearly any network and connect back to their corporate desktop. Sun Ray Software 4 09/07 also includes an interface that allows the Sun Ray client to be configured with specific network settings, and an enhanced kiosk mode. For those who need an ultra-secure computing environment, Sun Ray Software 4 09/07 now supports Solaris 10 Trusted Extensions. Offering unmatched levels of privacy, increased accountability and reduced risk of security violations, Solaris 10 Trusted Extensions provide built-in security on a commercial-grade operating system. Sun Ray Software 4 09/07 contains:
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.0
- for Solaris 10 11/06 on SPARC platform with and without Trusted Extensions
- for Solaris 10 11/06 on x86 platform with and without Trusted Extensions
* Sun Ray Server Software 4.0
- for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Advanced Server 4 Update 3
- for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 with Service Pack 3
* Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems 2.0
- for Solaris 10 11/06 on SPARC platform with and without Trusted Extensions
- for Solaris 10 11/06 on x86 platform with and without Trusted Extensions
- for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AS 4 Update 3
- for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 with Service Pack 3
* Sun Desktop Manager 1.0.1
- for Solaris 10 11/06 on SPARC and x86 platforms
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Sun Ray Software 4 Update 2 Open Beta [2007-05-15]
The Sun Ray product team is pleased to announce the availability of Sun Ray Software 4 Update 2 Beta for external use.
The Sun Ray product team encourages everyone to fill out a survey about their installation experience at:
Documentation is available from Sun's docs.sun.com site at: and from the Sun Ray User Group web site at: Key features to testFeatures that simplify deployment
Security enhancements
Microsoft interoperability
Accessibility and usability enhancements
Quality improvements
Note: The final version of Sun Ray Software 4 Update 2 will also include support for external USB smart card readers which will enable two person authentication. |
Sun Virtual Desktop Access Kit for VMware, Version 1.0"The Virtual Desktop Access Kit for VMware is the glue for linking a managed Virtual Desktop environment delivered through VMware VI 3 (VDI) and the Desktop Infrastructure components delivered by Sun, namely Sun Secure Global Desktop (SSGD) and Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS). The Access Kit manages the lifecycle of Windows XP or Windows 2000 based virtual machines, also called Virtual Desktops. This includes the Virtual Desktop creation, startup and shutdown (or suspension). The VDA Kit is also responsible for establishing the communication between desktop environment and access tier (SSGD + SRSS). This communication is based on Microsoft RDP supported both by SSGD and SRSS. The Access Kit encompasses 3 components that are installed on the different layers of the architecture:
Additionally the Access Kit for VMware delivers a couple of scripts that invoke the VDA Client. These scripts are responsible for establishing an RDP connection on behalf of SGD or SRSS."
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