>>>>"renting" software? Hi... I think there is a terrific model for this, and it is something like BaseCamp, where there is a version that is free, and then various versions that cost x$ per month.
Another similar app for payroll time sheets is Harvest. You can run 3 projects for free, and then it is $9.00/month or something for 10-15 projects, and then $25.00 and up. Both Basecamp and Harvest appear to be lightweight web-based application that offer the software functionality as a service. Rather than using VNC or virtual servers such vendors use a common back-end database which is partitioned with sections for each client. -- Larry -----Original Message----- From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rene Churchill Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: VirtualBox and VNC? Does anybody on the list have experience with using any of the various VNC programs to setup a virtual server running multiple instances of Windows? I've got a friend who is considering 'renting' his software instead of selling it. His product is a business billing package and moderately pricey. He's eying a low-end, intro market that would be interested in renting the software in order to try it out. Since it's billing software, being able to have the software running on the server print on the client's printers is vital. I'm slogging through lots of online documentation trying to figure out if this can be configured cheaply or not. It looks like FreeNX supports the resource redirection needed for the printers, not sure if it can be restricted to controlling a single application on the server end though. Any experiences or advice y'all might have to shorten my learning curve would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rene -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= René Churchill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Astute Computing, LLC. 802-244-7880 x527 Custom databases for small biz. http://www.astutecomputing.com
