Results for: Citrix Receiver and the RIM PlayBook

Synergy Solutions Expo.. bite sized sneak preview (more to come!)

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been speaking to a number of our sponnsors at Synergy so that I can point you in the direction of some cool announcements and demonstrations - without spoiling any surprises, of course.  Here are a few snippets with more to come over the coming days as I gather the information: RIM - main focus will be on the Citrix ...

Read More

Citrix Receiver solutions: What’s next?!

Has the Citrix Receiver rocked your world yet?! Have you been keeping track of how Citrix has been emancipating corporate workers from their sole dependence on IT-owned laptops and desktops to get any office work done? Over the last couple of years the Citrix Receiver has been enabling people to get easy, intuitive and simple access to their desktops, Windows applications and services from either their corporate ...

Read More

Citrix Receiver for Playbook is Finally Here!

It's been a few months in the making but I'm happy to announce that the Technology Preview of Citrix Receiver for RIM Playbook is finally here! While this is only a tech preview -- think of it as a more robust beta -- it will deliver the same value you've come to expect from Citrix and the broad range of Citrix Receiver clients. ...

Read More

Top 10 reasons why Service Providers need to adopt XenApp 6.5 for delivering Windows desktops and applications – Part 1 of 2

Yesterday you might have seen Scott Swanburg’s blog about why XenApp 6.5 is important for the Citrix Service Providers and their hosting businesses. In this 2 part blog I will review why it is important from a technical perspective and why I think Citrix Service Providers should start planning to migrate to XenApp 6.5. Any device story just got better – In addition to new Citrix ...

Read More

What does XenApp 6.5 have to do with Service Providers?

XenApp … the basis / foundation for many service providers offering desktops and apps as a service …just got better….and you’ll want to start planning to move to it asap. To start with it includes the Service Provider Automation Pack that allows service providers to quickly stand up a Windows 7 like service for mass market by automating the entire farm set up.  According to ...

Read More

Citrix Receiver Supporting 1,000,000,000+ Devices and Counting

Citrix is announcing the immediate availability and the forthcoming release of a complete refresh of Citrix Receiver distributions covering desktop, tablets and smartphones. The refresh includes updates to Citrix Receiver for Windows, Linux, Macintosh, iOS tablets and smartphones, Android tablets and smartphones, and RIM BlackBerry. In addition Citrix Receiver will be available for RIM PlayBook, HP webOS and ChromeOS notebooks shortly. We are proud ...

Read More

Citrix Receiver and the RIM PlayBook

Earlier today, Research in Motion (RIM) announced general availability of its new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Citrix first announced support for the (QNX-based) BlackBerry PlayBook at Fall Synergy 2010 and consistent with our Receiver Everywhere vision we are planning to release a Receiver for PlayBook by the end of Q3. Citrix Receiver will greatly extend the PlayBook's enterprise capabilities, by giving owners easy and secure access to ...

Read More

Mobile World Congress, Citrix Was In The House!!!

As most of you know, Mobile World Congress took place last week in Barcelona Spain. Estimates are that over 60,000 visitors attended from more than 200 different countries. Over 50% of the attendees held C-Level positions, with more than 3,000 CEOs in attendance. So why the record crowds? Because being mobile is the next big thing. Citrix was in the house, or ...

Read More

Tablets and smartphones are everywhere – Citrix Receiver turns them into valuable business tools

As we progress through Citrix Summit and Synergy week we are extremely excited about the vast array of mobile and tablet devices that are being announced or are soon-to-be released by device manufacturers. Many, like Apple's iPad, are focused on the consumer, while a few, like the Cisco Cius, Avaya Flare, HP Slate and Blackberry Playbook are more targeted at the Enterprise space. ...

Read More

Do You Want To Run Windows 7 From the BlackBerry PlayBook

The PlayBook looks like it could be the ideal companion tablet for the millions of corporate Blackberry users tired of iPad envy. With built-in tethering and BES ( Blackberry Enterprise Server ) compatibility, IT won't have the same reservations they have about the iPad ( even though there are secure iPad deployment options ) plus RIM is probably already on the company approved vendor list. No ...

Read More