Tag: vdi

  1. XenDesktop 7 Reference Architecture Newsflash: Cisco+Microsoft+EMC

    Working closely with key industry partners, Citrix solution architects have been busy preparing for the announcement of Citrix XenDesktop 7 (a.k.a., Project Excalibur). This release marks a new chapter in how Citrix software changes the delivery of Microsoft Windows apps and desktops, transforming them as secure, centrally managed services that users can access on any device, anywhere. The new release is exciting because it follows ...

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  2. Citrix VDI-in-a-Box 5.3 with Windows 8 Support, Single Sign-On, and UI-Driven SSL Certificate Installation

    Greetings from the sunny Southern California! Mark Templeton just announced XenDesktop 7 today at the Synergy Keynote here in Anaheim, and we are all sharing the excitement from the audience. So I wanted to give you an update on VDI-in-a-Box, as the next version of VDI-in-a-Box shares some important Citrix technologies with XenDesktop 7. You may remember a blog post I wrote a month ago on ...

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  3. HDX session SYN322 doubled to 90 minutes!

    Thank you! Due to the high level of interest that Synergy attendees have expressed in learning about the enhancements to our HDX technologies in the upcoming Excalibur release of Project Avalon, my Synergy session SYN322  has been doubled in length! After my initial anxiety subsided, I realized this is good news because it allows me to include more topics on the agenda, show more video/demos and invite ...

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  4. Congratulations to the Citrix Best of Synergy 2013 Finalists

    We are pleased to announce the finalists of the Citrix Best of Synergy awards for 2013. These awards recognize Citrix Synergy sponsoring partner companies who best excel in delivering products and solutions that solve customer challenges in combination with Citrix technology. A panel of judges, consisting of Citrix executives & product leaders collectively reviewed nominations and selected three finalists from each of the four major ...

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  5. Experience the latest Dell innovations at Citrix Synergy

    Are you attending Synergy next week? If so, you’ll have the opportunity to experience Dell innovations from servers to end-points, including zero & thin clients, and Windows 8 tablets, to a host of exciting new device management and desktop virtualization solutions. Stop by the Dell booth at the Expo Hall to see these solutions in action, attend their in-booth sessions, and also get a sneak ...

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  6. Coming Soon: New VDI-in-a-Box Tech Preview

    With all the excitement around the upcoming XenDesktop Excalibur release, you may be wondering: what about VDI-in-a-Box? Well, the team is hard at work on many new and exciting features, and I would like to give you an opportunity for a sneak peek of what's coming: announcing Project Curacao, a tech preview of VDI-in-a-Box. Project Curacao is coming soon in early May and will deliver the ...

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  7. US DoD! Citrix Apps and Desktops on Android with CAC is a reality.

    We at Citrix are extremely fond of buzz words, which couples nicely with the DoD's love of acronyms. Today we are formally introducing the CACdroid. Hrmmm. That sounds like a robot. How about the CAC Receiver Android Mobile Platform and SmartCard (CRAMPS). No, That sounds uncomfortable. Citrix CAC Android Receiver (C2AR). No, that's too military sounding. OK, we'll just call it Receiver for Android. After all, ...

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  8. Citrix VDI-in-a-Box Office Hours!

    Yes, that’s right, office hours!  It seems we have plenty of innovative partners and customers who are trying to do something unique with VDI-in-a-Box or they want to know more about some of its underpinnings.  Well, that’s now possible.  Starting February 27th, we are providing office hours where you can ask VDI-in-a-Box experts about any problems you are facing or ask detailed questions that you ...

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  9. IBM SmartCloud for XenDesktop gets smarter!

    In today’s mobile workplace, enabling employees to work from anywhere on any device is no longer an “if” but a “how soon & for how much”.  Companies want to support mobile work styles by delivering desktops and apps with cloud-like efficiency. Citrix and IBM are partnering together around desktop virtualization to address this need.   We have jointly transformed desktops and applications for customers across industries ...

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  10. Citrix VDI-in-a-Box V5.2 runs with Hyper-V ’12 and Citrix Cloud Gateway

    Version V5.2 is now ready for prime time.  The focus of this release was to support the latest hypervisors and Citrix components.   Actually we did a lot more because we added a few features that our users have been clamoring for.   Support for the latest hypervisors: As always we need to stay current and so version 5.2 supports vSphere 5.1, XenServer 6.1 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012.  ...

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