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08/04/2010 16:41:22
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01459363
Message ID:
01459394
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112
>>We have a desktop application that we are interested in making available to our many customers remotely. Hopefully with a minimal amount of modification as possible. We are very green to as to the direction that we should be chosing and need some direction. We will need a service provider to host the applications as well.
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>>Can anyone make any suggestions? Point us to relevant articles? Or suggest a service provider to host the application?
>>
>>Your help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>A remote desktop solution will minimize (perhaps nearly eliminate) the amount of work you need to make your app available across the Internet.
>
>Microsoft's offering is Remote Desktop Services (RDS, formerly Terminal Server): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Services
>
>Citrix has products that are based on Microsoft's, but add value. There are other products that are not Microsoft/RDS-based.
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>You will probably want one (or more) dedicated RDS server(s) to host your Internet users. Many hosting companies offer a range of plans. Some have overviews at their sites e.g. RackSpace: http://www.rackspace.com/managed_hosting/configurations.php
>
>I seem to recall one of the members on this site (Pertti Karjalainen, member#57345) may be offering VFP-specific hosting. You could send him an e-mail.

Thank you for your note on this, Al.

Yes, we provide web hosting for VFP and other "legacy applications" (VB6, Access, etc.) We can publish just about any application on the web with ZERO code changes on the legacy app Our service is described at http://www.galaxykey.com.
Pertti Karjalainen
Product Manager
Northern Lights Software
Fairfax, CA USA
www.northernlightssoftware.com
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