Can it run on Windows boxen?

[link|http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?CID=0&PN=2&SP=10023&SID=3628&PID=451269&V1=451269|Website] It looks like it works about the same as VMWare for about a 100 dollars less per station.

Am I missing something when it comes to a functionality comparison? The stations this will get put on need it to mimic our customer's workstations. Those are almost entirely Windows systems with a few Macs (Our agents already have a Intel and a Mac on their desks.) The problem that has arisen is that since we were bought and our product is now part of a so called suite of applications, our agents now support an expanded number of apps. (Our customer helpdesk {back when we were independant} was known to customers and competition as the best . Someone in upper management noticed this and our location is now the support center for the whole product line.) Some of these apps only work on specific versions of Windows. Bleeggh.

What we would like to do is make sure they all have large hard drives with enough RAM to have 3 or 4 virtual systems running at once. Have any of you seen a workup that compares VMWare with any other virtual system products? I have an aversion to taking the lowest priced solution. But I have no figures to take to the decision makers.

Advice? Links? Opinions?

Post #64,603 by Silverlock 11/23/02 1:27:49 AM Reply	Can it run on Windows boxen? Say install it on a W2K box and be able to have windows of 98, 95, ME, XP and NT4? Where can I get info on licensing? Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]
Post #64,605 by folkert 11/23/02 1:33:19 AM Reply	Yeppers... [link\|http://www.vmware.com\|VMWare's Website] Not really cheap... but Cheaper than a TON of machines. `[link\|mailto:curley95@attbi.com\|greg] - Grand-Master Artist in IT [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry/\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!] Your friendly Homeland Security Officer reminds: Hold Thumbprint to Screen for 5 seconds, we'll take the imprint, or Just continue to type on your keyboard, and we'll just sample your DNA.`
Post #64,613 by Silverlock 11/23/02 4:25:27 AM Reply	Any of you played with Virtual PC? [link\|http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?CID=0&PN=2&SP=10023&SID=3628&PID=451269&V1=451269\|Website] It looks like it works about the same as VMWare for about a 100 dollars less per station. Am I missing something when it comes to a functionality comparison? The stations this will get put on need it to mimic our customer's workstations. Those are almost entirely Windows systems with a few Macs (Our agents already have a Intel and a Mac on their desks.) The problem that has arisen is that since we were bought and our product is now part of a so called suite of applications, our agents now support an expanded number of apps. (Our customer helpdesk {back when we were independant} was known to customers and competition as the best . Someone in upper management noticed this and our location is now the support center for the whole product line.) Some of these apps only work on specific versions of Windows. Bleeggh. What we would like to do is make sure they all have large hard drives with enough RAM to have 3 or 4 virtual systems running at once. Have any of you seen a workup that compares VMWare with any other virtual system products? I have an aversion to taking the lowest priced solution. But I have no figures to take to the decision makers. Advice? Links? Opinions? Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]
Post #64,690 by orion 11/24/02 3:40:04 AM Reply	Re: Any of you played with Virtual PC? It seems to be a good one. Get the trial for Windows, it runs Linux better than my real hardware. *[link\|http://games.speakeasy.net/data/files/khan.jpg\|"Khan!!!" -Kirk]*

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