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64-bit server operating systems?
by Andrew Hodgson 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Hi guys, Now we are getting to see more and more support for 64-bit operating systems, and the fact that nearly all new hardware sold now is 64-bit, I am wondering if anyone knows whether the main screen reader manufacturers are going to start providing 64-bit versions? I ask this specifically due to the fact that Windows Server 2008 will predominately be 64-bit, from what I have read in the press, we have Exchange 2007 out now which is "64-bit only for production environments", and would like to know that when I am forced to upgrade the servers, that I can still run the access technology on them? I have been using RedHat on 64-bit hardware for a couple of years now, and other than a couple of issues due to having both X86_64 and I386 packages on the same system causing issues when upgrading, it has gone fairly well. In contrast, we tried our first Windows Server 2003 X64 box a couple of months ago. This was just a management box running backup jobs, but it broke after a couple of days with stop errors which prevented the OS from booting. Further investigations with Dell highlighted there was a problem with the fact we were using network bonding/teaming, and we were using a Broadcom NIC card, which was provided obviously with the system. We then played a bat and ball game with Dell, as they said it was an issue with the Broadcom driver etc. In the end, we managed to get in and disable the relevant adapter, and the issue went away, but it wasn't entirely a good start for our Windows 64-bit adventures J. Anyone else had any experiences they wish to share, or comments? Andrew.

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send me mails!!
by sunil jose 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

HI, PLZ SEND ME MAILS -- with Best Regards, Sunil jose

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qualifications
by stuart young 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

hi my name is stuart young and i am totaly blind what qualifications do you need to become a systems administrator? also i have bin reading the archives and i notest, that there was a post on remote desktop and how it was quite anoiing to use . there is a company called serotek who sell a product called remote access manager, which might be useful when manageing servers. http://www.serotek.com/enterprise.html hope this helps. -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.

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Rdp from a blindness perspective
by Vincent van Itallie 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

Hello all, Could someone give me some tips on how to deal with microsoft remote desktop? Do you use it at your job? And how many servers do you administrate? I am asking this because of the following: I am a blind support technisian at one of Hollands bigger universitys, a small company asked me to join there administrator team, to serve there customers. A lot of my new tasks will be to monitor and administrate servers remoteley. Deploying patches creating accounts etc. My question is: Could you tell me something about the way you acomplish your work via remote desktop. Does screenreader supplyers offer competetive license schemes for blinks who need a lot of diffirent servers to access? How did you set up your licensing of your favorite screenreader for remote desktop? Which screenreader do you use for rdp? Do you know how accessible microsoft operations manager is? I hope to hear from you, because I need to make a desission of my career switch soon. All the best from the Netherlands, Vincent van Itallie.

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