[THIN] Re: Citrix Program Neighborhood Feature Removal Announcement FAQ

as efficient to setting up Program Neighborhood for everyone?  How are you delivering that now.

If you want scalable and efficient deploy web interface instance or Access Gateway..

give us some back story on how you are setup and I am sure you will have three or four pretty good ideas to look into.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Harry Singh <hboogz@gmail.com> wrote:

That's not scalable or even efficient. Not for me at least.

On 6/17/09, Greg Reese <gareese@gmail.com> wrote:
> make them an ica file
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Harry Singh <hboogz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Being "out of the loop" for a while. If web interface goes, how would
>> you deliver applications to clients that are not on-net ?
>>
>>
>> On 6/17/09, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > It was a good troubleshooting tool. And we have clients that still use
>> > it
>> > for various reasons.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Lately,  it looks like the Web Client and Web Interface are on the
>> chopping
>> > block.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On
>> Behalf
>> > Of Greg Reese
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:02 AM
>> > To: thin@freelists.org
>> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix Program Neighborhood Feature Removal
>> Announcement
>> > FAQ
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > goodbye and good riddance. should have been done three years ago.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Berny Stapleton <
>> berny@technology.net.au>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Already done
>> >
>> > 2009/6/17 Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@gmail.com>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Can we have a moment of silence for the death of program neighborhood?
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim Kenzig
>> > Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenzig
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Carl Stalhood <cstalhood@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Q: Who is the intended audience for this information?
>> >
>> > A: This information is intended for XenApp customers, partners,
>> Independent
>> > Software Vendors (ISVs) and Citrix XenApp sales, channel, field
>> readiness,
>> > and support personnel.
>> >
>> > Q: What is Citrix announcing?
>> >
>> > A: Citrix is announcing the end of support for Program Neighborhood in
>> all
>> > future online plug-in releases. The Citrix online plug-in v11.0 is the
>> last
>> > version to use Program Neighborhood. Classic Program Neighborhood will
>> > be
>> > supported through the second quarter of 2010.
>> >
>> > Q: What Is Citrix Program Neighborhood?
>> >
>> > A: Program Neighborhood is the legacy user interface included in the
>> Citrix
>> > online plug-in (formerly Program Neighborhood Agent). With this
>> interface,
>> > users can browse for groups of published resources (referred to as
>> > application sets) or create custom connections to individually published
>> > resources or to computers running Citrix XenApp.
>> >
>> > Q: What is replacing Program Neighborhood?
>> >
>> > A: Citrix encourages customers to leverage the Citrix Receiver as the
>> best
>> > practice for delivering simple and consistent access to corporate
>> desktops
>> > and applications from any device that the employee chooses to use.
>> Receiver
>> > automates plug-in updates by checking the server for new versions as
>> > they
>> > become available. For customers who do not implement Citrix Receiver,
>> newer
>> > versions of the Citrix online plug-in will be introduced periodically to
>> > include enhancements to the interface and core functionality.
>> >
>> > Q: Why is Citrix taking this action?
>> >
>> > A: Citrix has invested significantly in evolving its client technology
>> > to
>> > meet broader business requirements and user needs. The release of Citrix
>> > Receiver offers a more robust set of capabilities that simplify desktop
>> and
>> > application delivery for IT. Receiver enables users to connect to their
>> > corporate applications from whatever device is convenient - a desktop or
>> > laptop PC, Macintosh, or even the iPhone - with a new and simplified
>> > interface.
>> >
>> > Q: When will Program Neighborhood be removed?
>> >
>> > A: Citrix customers have already begun to migrate to the newer client
>> > versions. The Citrix online plug-in v11.0 is the last version to use
>> Program
>> > Neighborhood and it no longer installs Program Neighborhood by default.
>> > Version 11.1 no longer includes Program Neighborhood at all. While
>> Program
>> > Neighborhood will still be supported in both of those versions,
>> > customers
>> > are encouraged to begin planning to adopt a newer client version or
>> migrate
>> > to Citrix Receiver. With the v11.2 online plug-in release, tentatively
>> > scheduled for the third quarter of 2009, Program Neighborhood will no
>> longer
>> > be supported.
>> >
>> > Q: What is the expected impact?
>> >
>> > A: The Citrix online plug-in requires customers to install and configure
>> the
>> > XenApp Web Interface service in their environment. XenApp Web Interface
>> was
>> > not a requirement for Program Neighborhood, therefore, customers must
>> plan
>> > for this change to their XenApp infrastructure. Program Neighborhood
>> allows
>> > users to connect directly to a specific XenApp server by allowing them
>> > to
>> > specify the server's address. This feature is used mostly for diagnostic
>> > purposes. Even though this feature will also no longer be available,
>> Citrix
>> > is investigating development of alternative diagnostic tools to provide
>> > similar functionality.
>> >
>> >
>> > http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121727
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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