Category Archives: Parallels RAS

Thinking About ICA Citrix? Here’s What to Expect

Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary presentation services protocol designed by Citrix. This protocol enables you to convert any device into a thin client such that you can easily and cost-effectively access remote resources. It contains server component software, client software, and the network protocol component. The ICA protocol separates the application’s processing from […]

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How to Use Office 365 with Parallels Remote Application Server

Featured image by Raysonho under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.   If you use Parallels Remote Application Server to provide shared computers to users in your organization, you can install Office 365 ProPlus on those computers. But, you have to use the Office Deployment Tool and enable shared computer activation to do the […]

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Save 75% On Your Citrix Costs

The white paper “Save 75% On Your Citrix Costs“ shows how switching from Citrix XenApp to Parallels Remote Application Server, you can save up to 75 percent of the initial and running costs of your application and virtual desktop delivery solution. This blog post summarizes the findings of the white paper. The main reasons why installing […]

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The Beginning of the End for Citrix XenApp. What Now?

Guest blog by Eugenio Ferrante, Head of Marketing Operations, APAC Choosing between “upgrade” and “the better option.” They may have been warned about the impending end-of-life (EOL) of Citrix XenApp—versions 4.5 and 5 will only be supported till end of 2015; version 6, in the next three years—but for many IT administrators, four months may […]

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Everything You Need to Know Before Deciding to Install Citrix

A History of Citrix Products One of the issues businesses have with Citrix is choosing the right tool from Citrix’s multiple products and versions. The company has already released two dozen products with 200 names in a span of 20 years. Its first virtualization product, Citrix Multi-user, was released in 1991 and was succeeded by […]

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2016 IT Trends

2016 IT Trends That are Shaping the Future of Business The rapid transformation of the business world from a product-driven model to a service-oriented approach brings new and innovative changes to the technology segment. Businesses need to proactively monitor these trends to realign their business and technological strategies to accommodate these changes. At the recent […]

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Case Study: Lush Handmade Cosmetics

“With Parallels Remote Application Server, licensing costs have significantly reduced. We are able to easily create a stable network environment that is easy to deploy and manage.” ~ Dale Hobbs, Manager, Network and Security Systems Lush Handmade Cosmetics chose Parallels Remote Application Server over Citrix to overcome licensing issues related to it (Citrix). This move resulted in […]

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Join Parallels at Angelbeat in Charlotte and Philadelphia!

The Parallels team has just returned from Angelbeat Miami and are already planning the next big Angelbeat events—one in Charlotte on November 10, 2015 and one in Philadelphia on November 16, 2015. Will you be there? Ron Gerber, CEO of Angelbeat, will once again welcome the most relevant technology experts. Developers, business analysts, and IT managers […]

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Meet the Parallels Team at Microsoft Future Decoded

The Parallels team is so excited to be a Bronze Sponsor at the Microsoft Future Decoded conference in London, UK, on November 10-11 (Booth #16)! There we’ll demo the latest versions of Parallels Remote Application Server, Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition and Parallels Mac Management. Register here before October 30th, 2015 to have the possibility to win a […]

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Case Study: Direct Network Services BV Saved 90% of Application Publishing Costs with Parallels RAS

“We like Parallels Remote Application Server because it’s flexible and cost-effective. When compared against Citrix, we were able to save over 85% of costs for one of our customers. The support is also very good.” ~ Peter Spithoff  & Victor Esselman, Owners Direct Network Services BV chose Parallels Remote Application Server to centrally host customized applications of […]

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