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GWAVACon Uses Desktop Multiplier for Novell Linux Desktop Internet Café
Providing public internet access at trade shows and other events can be quite a challenge. Read about how the Desktop Multiplier for Novell Linux Desktop was used to provide secure public Internet access for GWAVACon attendees.
EDMONTON, Canada – January 27, 2006 – Providing public access computers to attendees is a requirement at any technology trade show. The objective is quite straightforward: Provide users who don't bring along laptops with the ability to stay connected during the trade show. But how do you quickly and cost effectively install and configure enough machines to allow attendees to securely access the Internet? Learn how GWAVA solved this challenge at GWAVACon.
"Many GWAVACon attendees bring laptops and notebooks to stay connected," says Richard Bliss, VP of Marketing for GWAVA. "But we still wanted to provide an Internet café for those people who didn't bring a laptop or who just wanted to quickly check their email. In the past, we have installed and configured multiple individual machines to deliver this service. After seeing the Desktop Multiplier for Novell Linux Desktop successfully used to provide the Internet café at the GroupWiseR European Summit, we decided to use that solution for GWAVACon this year."
Rather than installing and configuring individual machines, GWAVACon took advantage of the power of Novell Linux Desktop and the Linux Desktop Multiplier. The Desktop Multiplier allows up to 10 users to access a single Novell Linux Desktop computer at once. It took five minutes to install the Desktop Multiplier software and 15 minutes to connect the six monitors and USB keyboards and mice. In 20 minutes, from start to finish, the Internet café was up and running.
"The beauty of the Desktop Multiplier implementation at GWAVACon was that they were able to use an existing computer running Novell Linux Desktop to provide the Internet café," explains Trevor Poapst, Global Strategist for the Desktop Multiplier software. "By adding three dual-head video cards, six monitors and six USB keyboards and mice to an existing Novell Linux Desktop computer, GWAVA was able to quickly deliver Internet access to conference attendees. When you compare the simplicity of installing the Desktop Multiplier to the challenge of installing, configuring and securing multiple individual workstations, you can see one of the immediate benefits of the Linux Desktop Multiplier – speed and ease of deployment. But when you factor in the decreased costs related to being able to use existing hardware, the ability to install and secure the software once, and the flexibility of being able to run up to 10 concurrent user sessions from a single computer, the full value of the Desktop Multiplier comes to the forefront. If GWAVACon had needed to add another 10 or 20 public access stations, it would have been a simple matter of adding one or two more Destkop Multiplier computers and the monitors, keyboards and mice."
"GWAVACon attendees were able to use the Desktop Multiplier to access Novell GroupWise, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Firefox and Open Office," continues Bliss. "GWAVACon is a leading technology trade show. Being able to showcase Novell Linux Desktop and the power of the Desktop Multiplier was an excellent fit. And the best part of it all was how well the Desktop Multiplier and the Novell Linux Desktop performed. Attendees were amazed they were all accessing a single computer."
For more information about the Desktop Multiplier for Novell Linux Desktop, go to:
www.omni-ts.com/linux-desktop/
About Omni Technology Solutions
Omni delivers a portfolio of management, security, mobility, messaging and Linux desktop solutions for enterprise users of Novell, Microsoft and mixed Novell and Microsoft networks. www.omni-ts.com
About GWAVA
GWAVA is the worldwide leader of software solutions for Novell GroupWise and is the largest Novell GroupWise partner. GWAVA continues to lead the GroupWise partner community with email surveillance, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, and Content Control and email management on Linux, NetWare and Windows. GWAVA has a global presence with a worldwide network of resellers, and has forged an array of technology partnerships with companies including Novell, Inc (NASDAQ: NOVL). www.gwava.com
Media Contacts
Aldo Zanoni
CEO, Omni Technology Solutions
Phone: 780-423-4200
aldo@omni-ts.com
Richard Bliss
VP of Marketing
GWAVA
Phone: 514-639-4850
rbliss@gwava.com