topic Re: Good Exceed docs? in Operating System - HP-UX

Good Exceed docs?

discoverer — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 01:38:16 GMT

Hi, All friends

Could you introduce me several good docs about exceed servers?

Our exceed server babies(one N4000, one J5600 & one J5000) couldn't satisfy our needs, so I want to make them a little more 'mature'.

Thanks a lot!

Regards,
/discoverer

Re: Good Exceed docs?

harry d brown jr — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 01:46:20 GMT

Discoverer,

What do you mean by Exceed Servers? Are you talking about Hummingbirds Exceed product?

live free or die
harry

Re: Good Exceed docs?

discoverer — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 06:16:20 GMT

Hi, Pharoah Harry

Just my explanation, maybe superficial:

An exceed server is a powerful UNIX server that mainly handles multiple simultaneous connections from the PC, especially the X tools like Hummingbirds Exceed.

* PC acts as an X-Terminal to a UNIX Server, it runs Exceed software which acts as X client(taking X Services)
* UNIX Server acts as an X Server(offering X Services)

* benifit:
=== therefore, less UNIX boxes to administer.
=== Cost benefit of UNIX Server + PC over UNIX workstation on the desk
=== Migration of some corporate tools to the PC environment for convenience

?

Regards,
/discoverer

Re: Good Exceed docs?

federico_3 — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 07:43:34 GMT

look at the following site

www.hummingbird.com

ciao
Federico

Re: Good Exceed docs?

Chris Vail — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 07:44:14 GMT

Exceed is an expensive piece of software. We've saved big bucks by moving to Citrix Metaframe for Unix. Its a heckuva a lot cheaper than an equivalent number of Exceed licenses, and most niftily, allows you to pool your Unix licenses with M$ Windows licenses.

Check out http://www.citrix.com for details. It installed easily; the licensing was a hassle, but worth it.

These days, there is just no reason to have a PC X server software. We have prohibited our endusers from buying any PC X software at all.

Chris