How to upgrade SoftXpand from Trial version to Standard version

Obtain an activation key

Unlike the SoftXpand Trial version , which does not require activation , works for up to 80 working hours and enables installing up to 3 Workstations on the host computer , SoftXpand Professional requires activation (that has no time limit) and enables installing up to 6 Workstations.

Before upgrading SoftXpand from Trial to Professional, please coordinate with Cascading IT Enterprise / IDH Internet Services to obtain your activation key. Be sure to purchase an activation key that matches the number of workstations you wish to install.

Uninstall the Trial version

In order to upgrade from SoftXpand Trial to SoftXpand Professional you will have to remove the Trial version , restart the computer and then install SoftXpand .

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To obtain a broader perspective of the functions and settings of SoftXpand , we invite you to refer to the appropriate SoftXpand guide.

The SoftXpand Guides overview and download links article provides an overview to the major SoftXpand guides.

If you have any further concerns or wish to place an order you can send an email to softxpand@cascadingit.com for us to facilitate your request.

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Addressing Electrical Inefficiency

The magnitude of the problem is huge
* Data centers consumed 180B kwh in 2007 - doubling in next 4 yrs.
* Some industries doubling consumption annually.
* Over $29B in power and cooling industry wide in 2007

The inefficiency needs to be addressed
*100 units of energy production = 3 units of productive IT
*Resource utilization< 10% = $140B exces server capacity
-IDC National Safety council


How can companies address not only the rising cost of electricity but also contribute to becoming a solution to the problem? Read on...



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Top 5 Significant Ways Virtualization can cut down your TCO

Discover the power of virtualization to harness the unused capacity in high-performance PCs Boost productivity as you save on hardware, save on technical support, save on repairs, save on time, and save electricity!

Here's top five significant ways virtualization can cut down your TCO (total cost of ownership):

* Cuts initial hardware costs by at least 60%, relieving a large part of your IT expenditure. Needing only proprietary hardware for the host PC to seamlessly support up to 8 workstations (monitor, keyboard and mouse), the money is in the bag.

* Significantly reduces maintenance costs – think about it - only one PC is needed to maintain up to eight workstations, there is less equipment, easier management and limited support is required.

* Lowers installation fees by only requiring installation of one PC instead of several with quick and easy integration, while reducing time, workforce and training costs.

* Helps save on stock inventory and logistics expenses by reducing transportation costs, storage space, etc. and also reduces inventory risk of having ‘old’ inventory in stockroom.

* Keep up with industry trends - some multi user solutions are highly scalable. By using only industry-standard hardware, these solutions successfully adapt to the latest buzz in hardware developments. This means that if the hardware improves, the level and quality of the high powered solution follows suit.

An added benefit is that multi user solutions are green – so that even the environment wins while companies cut down on costs. Breakthrough software such as SoftXpand is able to reduce electricity expenditure to just 1/5 of normal PC consumption.

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History, market trends and vision

Several years ago, mainframe computers were at the center of IT infrastructure.Those massive
machines provided employees access to the computing power through terminals (screen and
keyboard connected to the mainframe). Those multi-user mainframes were (and still are) very
expensive and over the years, it became challenging to extend their usage as access to
computing throughout the enterprises became crucial.

This issue led to the rise of the minicomputer. The minicomputer could do most of the functions of the mainframe, at a lower cost. They were still expensive; however, businesses could buy a
number of minicomputers instead of - or in addition to - the mainframe infrastructure.
Minicomputers, like the mainframe, run multi-user operating systems and are accessed through
terminals. Mainframes and minicomputers needed trained operators and programmers. Most of
the applications written for these systems were specific to the business needs. The introduction of personal computers - particularly the IBM PC and Apple systems - saw the writing of business applications, which could be used by a wide range of users without programming skills.

While PCs were expensive and unreliable when compared to the machines available today, they
provided managers with dedicated access to computing resources. This led to the rapid adoption
of PCs in business.

Today, William Bulkeley in the Wall Street Journal (January 17, 2005), asks the following
question: “Is the personal computer a little too personal? Growing numbers of companies and
government agencies seem to think so. Traditional desktop PCs put so much power in
employees' hands that they can do all kinds of mischief, from wasting time on the Web to
accidentally downloading viruses.

Meanwhile, fleets of PCs are expensive to upgrade and maintain.

So organizations are taking PCs off people's desktops and replacing them with "thin client"
systems. Each worker gets a computer screen, keyboard and mouse. But a central computer
room stores all the data and does most of the processing—slashing support costs and making it
much easier to track and restrict how workers use their machines.

Thin clients have come and gone over the years. Now they're enjoying a revival as the cost of
maintaining networks rises and employers are flooded with demands for tighter security and
record-keeping. Bob O'Donnell, director of personal technology for IDC, a market-research firm in Framingham, Mass., predicts that by 2008 thin clients will account for nearly 10% of the market for desktop computers at large and medium-size companies, up from
about 5.4% this year.

"As much as we like to complain about Windows, it's extremely mature and very well
understood and supported," he says. Many corporate computer chiefs, he adds, examine
thin clients but drop the idea when they realize that "to make a change, in almost every
case, requires a significant transitional period and a questionable decrease in costs" over
the short term.”

SoftXpand provides both the hardware, and maintenance cost cutting of thin-client/terminals
system, and the comfort and efficiency of working in a full Windows environment without any
extra user training required.