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vSphere 5.1 GPU acceleration now supported on XenDesktop with HDX 3D Pro and XenApp with HDX 3D
VMware recently introduced GPU hardware acceleration support for its latest hypervisor release, vSphere 5.1. XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 and XenApp 6.5 FP1 have tested successfully with the new GPU acceleration capabilities on vSphere 5.1 and Citrix officially supports these configurations. vSphere 5.1 introduced two GPU acceleration methods: Direct graphics acceleration (vDGA) and Shared graphics acceleration (vSGA). vDGA is similar to XenServer’s GPU pass-through method where each graphics ...
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Get started with desktop virtualization and demonstrate quick time to value with new Citrix validated projects
Prioritizing initial IT projects that can take advantage of desktop virtualization technology is an important exercise. While each organization will have its own unique priority list based on factors such as business imperatives , existing IT infrastructure and future IT strategy, here at Citrix we’ve identified several projects you can adopt to get started with app and desktop virtualization and demonstrate quick time to value. ...
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OpenGL GPU sharing on XenApp introduces GPU acceleration of virtualized 3D graphics apps to millions more 3D users
Today, Citrix released the much anticipated OpenGL GPU sharing feature add-on which is available for immediate download. It’s exciting to see GPU acceleration technology that was accessible only to designers and engineers now extending to millions of tier 2 power users that view and edit large 3D models and can be sufficiently supported with shared GPU at much lower cost. Virtual delivery of high-end 3D graphics apps is ...
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Virtualizing the design engineer workstation is achievable today!
Until recently, virtualizing design engineer workstations and graphics-intensive applications such as CAD/CAM was not seriously considered due to technology limitations. With today’s advancements in deep compression for improving network utilization and new GPU acceleration technology for virtualized environments, many organizations have begun to successfully virtualize their high-end graphics apps not only over LANs but also WANs. A number of business drivers are accelerating the trend to ...
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What’s New in XenDesktop Feature Pack 1
Today, Citrix proudly announces the release of XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1, which builds upon the themes of the last release which are about reducing cost and making it easier to do desktop virtualization. Below, is an overview of new or updated technologies and capabilities contained in Feature Pack 1: Remote PC – Extends the FlexCast physical delivery model to include secure remote connections to office-based PCs with a high-definition user ...
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What’s New in XenDesktop 5.6
On Friday March 9th, 2012 XenDesktop 5.6 was released to the web for general availability. This new release fully integrates personalization technology acquired last year with Ringcube, as well as integration with the upcoming release of Microsoft System Center 2012. Below, is a summary of new features and enhancements contained in this release: Citrix Personal vDisk technology - Drives down the cost of implementing desktop virtualization by allowing IT to supply even ...