We've been running a lot of our clients through Parallels 
virtualization, which has worked well enough over the years, if not a 
bit cumbersome. However, I'm starting to put some of the Macs on 
Microsoft Remote Desktop instead. It's working pretty well so far, no 
problems to speak of.

We tried using CoRD in the past but that turned out to be a little 
buggy. We've found so far that the official (and free) Microsoft Remote 
Desktop works better.

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Chris Scrofani
Network Administrator
Honolulu Academy of Arts
900 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Tel. 808 532-3625
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On 8/16/2011 7:13 AM, Carole Campbell wrote:
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> At the Getty we have a pretty big contingent of Mac users (imaging 
> folks, designers, Publications), and they all need to access our 
> collection management system, TMS.  Currently they do this by using a 
> shared PC that lives in a jump seat within their departments, but is 
> away from their desks-- making things as simple as cut-and-paste 
> impossible.  Our IT department has so far been reluctant to allow 
> virtualization of Windows on our Macs (using either VMware or 
> Parallels).  I'd be interested to find out if other museums are able 
> to access Windows programs on their Macs, and if so have there been 
> any problems related to this configuration (security, update, of 
> performance issues).  Thanks in advance for your feedback!
> Stanley Smith
> Head of Collection Information and Access
> J. Paul Getty Museum
> 1200 Getty Center Drive,  Suite 1000
> Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
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