Generation Unified Platform for Application and Desktop Virtualization

Extends Citrix Leadership in App and Desktop Virtualization with Unmatched User Experience, Security and Performance.
Citrix today announced new releases of XenApp and XenDesktop, extending its market and technology leadership in application and desktop virtualization and in business-ready workspaces. XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 deliver an unmatched user experience with instant app access, and virtually eliminate the costs of ensuring storage performance. The new releases set a new industry standard for security, and include many new capabilities that can be integrated seamlessly into existing Citrix environments without disruption. Cornerstones of the Citrix Workspace Suite, the industry’s most complete mobile workspace solution, XenApp and XenDesktop are built on the third-generation FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA), and are designed to be deployed in the cloud, on-premise and in hybrid environments.
The new releases provide new renditions of features made popular in earlier versions of XenApp, such as application pre-launch, session linger and anonymous logon. These features combine to deliver instant app access, which not only improves user experience, but also can be absolutely critical in industries such as healthcare, where doctors are able to increase their quality of care as a result. Not only is access accelerated, but also even more highly available and resilient, with new features that are able to withstand the temporary loss of a database connection.
The releases also provide new enhancements to the audio, video and graphics experience. New high-performance graphics acceleration using GPUs provide high quality DirectX/2D rendering, an important requirement for engineers and designers. In addition, support for unified communications such as Lync Server 2013 and generic redirection of the latest USB 3.0 peripherals like webcams, headsets and Lync phones for Windows devices are perfect for contact center agents, contractors and remote workers. These updates add to the existing wide array of app delivery user experience functionality that competitors lack, such as driver-less printing, profile management, client drive access, seamless local app access and more – all critical to business-ready workspaces.
To enhance the user experience of Windows apps on mobile devices, Citrix is also releasing a new update to the HDX Mobile SDK. In a fraction of the time it takes to re-architect apps for mobile operating systems, developers can customize their Windows applications to be mobile-aware and provide features that enable GPS location awareness, picture and video capture, and screen rotation re-factoring.