Well at long last XenApp 6 was officially announced this week, and hot on the heals of the announcement came the Citrix Partner Accelerator in the UK with lots of strong messaging coming from Citrix on XenApp 6 and the integration with Windows 2008 R2.
A clear move for them is the ability to deliver applications to any device, anyone who is familiar with Citrix will know this was a strong message with them years ago, and now it has come back full circle since the proliferation of smart phones and the demand placed on business by consumers. So Citrix now support a multitude of end points including Android, Blackberry soon and of course the world dominating Apple devices…..
The receiver client is what makes this all so easy to work and integrate which was launched last year. Its uses a number of plug-ins to support different features including online and offline application usage, password management and WAN acceleration.
Also, Macs can now be used with Citrix's Dazzle, a self-service "enterprise application storefront" that is controlled by the IT department and lets users pick the applications they want access. The concept is fantastic, the reality is just as good if you are familiar with iTunes you will understand Dazzle straight away and enjoy what it has to offer.
Citrix has expanded the number of USB devices it supports when attached to the local device and ported through to a XenApp session, including cameras, scanners and webcams.
At long last there is no Java based management console, everything is through a single management console (AppCenter) with a single policy engine that will ultimately transcend both XenApp and XenDesktop worlds, the policy engine is one of the areas that has had a big makeover.
There is exceptionally tight integration into other Microsoft technologies such as App-V and SCCM.
And if you think that is good, wait until you see XenClient – now that is impressive!
Want to see the official Citrix site:
http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=1854257