Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) today launched the new
Citrix Ready™ Open Desktop Virtualization program to further
accelerate large-scale enterprise virtual desktop deployments with
Citrix® XenDesktop™. The Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization
program includes more than 10,000 products from over 200 vendors
that have been validated as ready to deploy in production
environments with the recently launched XenDesktop 4. The Open
Desktop Virtualization program helps make virtual desktops a safe
choice for enterprise-wide deployment by eliminating the guess work
and ensuring customers that XenDesktop 4 has been tested to work
with the software, hardware and services they already uses in their
IT environments today. Products that have been verified to work
with XenDesktop 4 include thousands of applications, servers,
storage systems, backup solutions, client devices, printers,
desktop peripherals, security products, desktop management software
and systems management solutions.
Launched on October 6, 2009, (see press release) and now
available for download, XenDesktop 4, with its unique FlexCast™
delivery technology, is the first product in the industry to
support every major desktop virtualization model in a single,
integrated solution. The FlexCast delivery technology provides the
architecture that allows customers to choose from any of the hosted
or local virtual desktop delivery models available in one,
easy-to-use solution, without locking them into a single,
proprietary vendor model. Built with an open architecture,
XenDesktop gives customers the flexibility to run heterogeneous
environments, lowering costs and maximizing their return on
investment. It also makes it easy for customers to gradually add
desktop virtualization capabilities at their own pace, simplifying
desktop computing, increasing security and enhancing end-user
productivity. With its market-leading HDX™ technology, XenDestkop 4
also helps ensure that every user has a rich, high-definition
experience, regardless of where they are, or what type of device
they are using.
“For enterprises to adopt a desktop virtualization platform
effectively, they must be able to leverage the existing
technologies and networks they have in place. The key being the
ability to implement a solution that can address all users without
being cost-prohibitive. Desktop virtualization solutions that can
address all use cases while still easily integrating with 'any'
server virtualization platform and the breadth of add-on
technologies should have a lead in driving adoption,” said Steve
White, program director, Software Alliances Leadership Council,
IDC. Citrix continues to make great strides in developing these
partnerships across the server, storage, networking, and other
complementary technologies. This creates a strong ecosystem giving
customers the confidence that a wide range of technologies will
work with Citrix solutions.”
XenDesktop 4 and Citrix Ready Make Desktop Virtualization a
Safe Choice
Mainstream adoption of desktop virtualization requires a
solution that is built with an open architecture and leverages an
ecosystem of partner products. This combination helps customers
implement an end-to-end solution to enhance or replace their
traditional desktop computing environments. XenDesktop 4 supports
every major server virtualization platform, including Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Citrix
XenServer™, VMware ESX™ and VMware vSphere. The XenDesktop open
architecture further incorporates Citrix Ready and HDX Ready thin
clients, Windows, Linux and Mac devices, as well as most major
mobile device platforms.
Open Desktop Virtualization Program Ensures Interoperability
with Over 10,000 Products
The Open Desktop Virtualization program leverages XenDesktop’s
open architecture and verifies interoperability with over 10,000
products across the following categories:
Datacenter
Systems
- Virtualization Infrastructure
– Hypervisor-based virtualization platforms that host and
manage desktops and applications that run in virtual machines.
Includes Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESX, VMware vSphere and Citrix
XenServer
- Servers and Blade Systems
– Hardware platforms that power server-side virtual desktops
and applications running in the datacenter. Includes Dell, HP, IBM,
Fujitsu, Intel and AMD
- Storage and Backup Systems
– Software and hardware storage products that drive increased
performance, cost savings and reduced storage requirements for
desktop images, user profiles and end-user data. Includes CA,
Compellent, CommVault, DataCore, Dell EqualLogic, EMC, FalconStor,
Fujitsu, HP StorageWorks, Hitachi, IBM, LSI, NetApp, NEC, Pillar
Data Systems, RELDATA and Xiotech
- Applications –
Enterprise, line-of-business and personal productivity applications
that can be delivered more efficiently to end users through desktop
and app virtualization. Includes Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Google,
Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and over 1,000 additional software vendors
across a wide variety of industries
Client Devices
- PCs, Laptops, Netbooks, Thin
Clients and Mobile Devices – Devices used by employees and
other end users to access virtual desktops and applications.
Includes Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu, Research in Motion
(Blackberry), Sprint, 10Zig, Chip PC, Computer Lab, DevonIT, IGEL,
ThinLaunch, VXL and Wyse
- Printers and Desktop
Peripherals – Printing solutions and drivers for an extensive
range of cameras, scanners, card readers, hard drives, keyboards,
speakers and other popular desktop peripherals that have been
certified to work in virtual desktop environments. Includes Canon,
Dell, HP, Konica, Kyocera, Lexmark, Mita, Minolta, OKI, Samsung,
Xerox, ThinPrint, TriCerat, UniPrint and over 7,000 other popular
USB desktop devices and driver support software
- Unified Communications –
Real-time voice, meeting and communication systems that enable
users to collaborate seamlessly over multiple mediums. Includes
Avaya, Microsoft, ShoreTel, Citrix GoToMeeting, Citrix Hi-Def
Conferencing and Citrix EasyCall
Management Systems and
Services
- Client Systems Management
– Unified management of physical endpoint devices to virtual
environments providing a consistent cost-effective experience for
the desktop administrator. Includes CA Desktop Management Suite for
Windows, CA Unicenter, HP OpenView, Microsoft System Center, Novell
and Wyse
- Profile Management –
Software to ensure users’ personal settings are applied to the each
user’s virtual desktop and applications. Includes AppSense, RES
Software and TriCerat
- Security – Software and
hardware products to ensure secure access, business continuity,
data security and regulatory compliance for employees working in
any type of virtual desktop environment. Includes Kaspersky Labs,
McAfee, Novell, RES Software, RSA, Sophos, TrendMicro and Citrix
Access Gateway
- Solution and Deployment
Services – Services to ensure that all users have the best
experience when moving to virtual desktops, both for premise based
and cloud hosted environments. Includes Accenture, CSC, Dell, HP
Services, Fujitsu and IBM Global Services
“Customers who implement a client virtualization strategy are
looking for a solution that overcomes the current barriers of high
cost and performance bottlenecks,” said Paul Miller, vice
president, Marketing, Enterprise Storage, Servers and Networking,
HP. “HP has a comprehensive portfolio of virtualization-ready
solutions that span the desktop to the data center. Together with
Citrix and our participation in the Citrix Ready Open Desktop
Virtualization program, we ensure customers have successful virtual
desktop deployments.”
“The Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization program gives
customers confidence that third-party products will be verified to
work with XenDesktop 4 as they use desktop virtualization
technologies to migrate to Windows 7,” said Dai Vu, director of
virtualization solutions marketing, Server and Tools Business at
Microsoft Corp. “As proof of the expanded partnership between
Citrix and Microsoft, Hyper-V is distributed with XenDesktop 4
which utilizes Microsoft App-V and Citrix XenApp for hosted and
streamed applications, respectively. Now customers enjoy the
fastest, simplest way to deliver complete desktop virtualization
while maximizing their existing technology investments.”
A white paper providing more specific information about the
partner categories can be found at the Citrix Ready Open Desktop
program page.
For customers new to desktop virtualization and looking to
evaluate the interoperability of Open Desktop Virtualization
program partner solutions with XenDesktop, they can download the
free, easy-to-use XenDesktop Express edition. With XenDesktop
Express, customers can set up a 10-user VDI environment and
experience HDX technology.
Follow Citrix XenDesktop on the web for the latest news and
information at:
- Citrix XenDesktop 4 page
- Citrix XenDesktop Community
- Citrix on Facebook
- Citrix on Twitter: @XenDesktop
and #XD4
About the Citrix Ready Program
The Citrix Ready program identifies verified solutions that are
trusted to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing
solutions from Citrix, including Citrix® XenDesktop™, XenApp™,
XenServer™, NetScaler® and GoToMeeting®. The Citrix Ready
designation is awarded to third party products that have
successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix, and gives
customers an added confidence in the compatibility of the joint
solution offering. The Citrix Ready program leverages
industry-leading alliances across the Citrix partner eco-system to
meet a wide variety customer needs, and currently incorporates over
2,800 partners who have demonstrated more than 10,000 product
verifications. It also includes the Citrix Ready Community Verified
program which allows customers to see thousands of products that
have been verified by other customers to work in their production
environments. The Citrix Ready program received the Alliance
Excellence Award from the Association of Strategic Alliance
Professionals (ASAP) for creating a strong community of alliances
through implementation of new, innovative best practices. More
information about the Citrix Ready program can be found on the
Citrix website at www.citrix.com/citrixready.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions for more
than 230,000 organizations worldwide. Its Citrix Delivery Center™,
Citrix Cloud Center™ (C3) and Citrix Online product families
radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering
desktops and applications as an on-demand service to any user, in
any location on any device. Citrix customers include the world’s
largest Internet companies, 99 percent of Fortune Global 500
enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses and
prosumers worldwide. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies
worldwide in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1989, annual
revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.
For Citrix Investors
This release contains forward-looking statements which are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in
this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance.
Those statements involve a number of factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially, including risks associated
with revenue growth and recognition of revenue, products, their
development and distribution, product demand and pipeline, economic
and competitive factors, the Company’s key strategic relationships,
acquisition and related integration risks as well as other risks
detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking information contained in this press release or with
respect to the announcements described herein.
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Open Desktop Virtualization
Program Partners
10ZiG
“The combination of Citrix XenDesktop 4 paired with 10ZiG HDX
Ready thin clients offer enhanced graphic and multimedia
capabilities on virtual desktops providing users with a complete
desktop experience,” said Martin Pladgeman, 10ZiG Technology
president. “We are committed to the advancement of desktop
virtualization technologies and excited to be part of the Open
Desktop Virtualization program.”
AppSense
“AppSense collaborates closely with Citrix on more than 3,500
joint customers, and we are pleased to be a key partner in the Open
Desktop Virtualization program,” said Pete Rawlinson, vice
president, worldwide marketing at AppSense. “We believe the new
program will accelerate the adoption of desktop virtualization by
giving companies of all sizes the confidence to deploy XenDesktop 4
and benefit from a large, proven ecosystem of products including
AppSense Environment Manager that work with it to deliver a range
of capabilities and further reduce desktop management costs.”
Avistar
“With the introduction of the Avistar C3 Integrator™ - Citrix
Edition solution, Avistar now supports the Citrix XenDesktop 4
platform and its open architecture and FlexCast delivery
technology,” said Chris Lauwers, Avistar CTO. “This is important to
our clients and the market in general as Avistar can deliver a
scalable, interoperable and visually exciting desktop video
conferencing experience while supporting virtual desktops with all
the capabilities of physical desktops, and all the operational and
environmental saving that virtual desktops provide.”
CA
“Citrix’s advancements with their desktop virtualization program
will help in extending the cost and efficiency benefits of
virtualization to the desktop,” said Adam Famularo, senior vice
president and general manager for CA’s Recovery Management and Data
Modeling Business Unit. “We look forward to continuing our
collaboration with Citrix in offering mutual customers industry
leading, enterprise-class backup, recovery and availability to
provide data protection and business continuity for virtual
desktops.”
Chip PC
“We are excited to be part of the Citrix Ready Open Desktop
program and fully support XenDesktop 4,” said Adi Dulberg, CEO for
Chip PC Technologies. “Chip PC thin client devices seamlessly
integrate with XenDesktop 4 to provide a high-performance low-cost
replacement to traditional fat PCs. Chip PC thin-client devices,
reduce total cost of ownership by 75 percent compared to
traditional PCs and 50 percent compared to other thin-client
solutions.”
Compellent
“Compellent is excited to support an innovative program like
Citrix Ready Open Desktop, which will bring the benefits of
virtualization to the desktop for enterprises of all sizes in all
industries,” said Bruce Kornfeld, vice president of marketing and
alliances, Compellent. “Compellent’s industry-leading storage
virtualization and open, agile architecture support the Citrix
Ready Open Desktop Virtualization program by increasing storage
performance and efficiency to ensure the capabilities of physical
desktops are delivered seamlessly to virtual desktops.”
Computer Lab
“With so many choices in the Citrix arsenal it is great for
vendors to have the Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization
program for XenDesktop. This program allows CLI to provide highly
tested and certified products to our customers,” said Jason
Marshall, director of technology, Computer Lab. “This way they know
without a doubt that whatever they would like to provide end users
with, a rich desktop experience with high end multi-media or just a
single application, it will work without fail.”
DataCore
“Citrix’s refreshingly open XenDesktop 4 enables organizations
to fully leverage DataCore™ storage virtualization software to
smoothly and rapidly re-align their storage infrastructure to
accelerate the transition from physical to virtual desktops –
something that is especially important as the number of desktops
and their corresponding storage requirements multiply,” notes Augie
Gonzalez, director of product marketing at DataCore™ Software. “The
point is that the variety of use cases and performance profiles
that are possible dictates different virtualization models,
suppliers and storage configurations.”
Fujitsu
“The goal of the Fujitsu’s Dynamic Infrastructures strategy is
to provide our customers with dynamic, flexible and secure
infrastructures. We do this through our Virtual Workplace and
Managed Virtual Workplace solution and service offerings, which
leverage Citrix XenDesktop. XenDesktop was built with an open
architecture, providing our mutual customers with the flexibility
they require to deploy an end-to-end desktop virtualization on our
whole range of client systems – from FUTRO thin clients to ESPRIMO
desktops and LEFEBOOK laptops. Now, with the new FlexCast delivery
technology in Citrix XenDesktop 4, we can provide our customers
with any type of virtual desktop, to any user, on any device, all
with the same capabilities of physical desktops. The new Citrix
Ready Open Desktop Virtualization program is a testament to
Citrix’s commitment to providing both a superior desktop
virtualization solution and a comprehensive partner ecosystem. We
believe our participation in the program will further enhance our
ability to deliver the best technology and services to our
customers,” said Rolf Kleinwächter, Head of Managed Office /
Infrastructure-as-a-Service at Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
IGEL
“IGEL supports all Citrix desktop virtualization solutions with
nearly all our Universal Desktop thin clients as they give
customers the best PC-like user experience,” said Erhard Behnke,
president of IGEL Technology, Inc. “We also like the open
architecture of XenDesktop 4 along with the new FlexCast delivery
technology as it gives users flexible access to many alternative
desktop concepts like shared desktops, VM-based VDI-desktops,
hosted Blade-PC-Desktops, streamed local desktops and more."
IBM
“Citrix XenDesktop with HDX technology is a key component of the
IBM Smart Business Desktop Cloud Services for delivering a great
end-user experience for our customers and we are a proud
participant in the Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization
program. We share a common vision that with the right solution,
customers can easily make the transition from physical desktops to
virtual desktops and applications. IBM has developed a unique set
of tools and methods that enable customers to accelerate
virtualization of the desktop, allowing for maximum return on
investment and stronger end-user productivity and satisfaction. The
IBM Smart Business Desktop Cloud provides ‘anytime, anywhere’
access to applications, information and resources — and available
to clients as a project, managed, and subscription based private or
public cloud service,” said Jan Jackman, vice president, Global End
User Services, IBM.
RES Software
“RES Software has been a Citrix partner for 10 years, delivering
enhanced value to our joint customers. The combination of Citrix
XenDesktop 4 FlexCast delivery technology and RES PowerFuse
provides all the functionality of a physical desktop but with the
benefits of a virtual desktop with centralized management,” said
Ron Grevink, vice president, marketing RES Software. “RES PowerFuse
Workspace Extender™, a patented technology, enhances a virtual
desktop with applications that run locally, providing customers
with a true native-like experience. That, coupled with our ability
to dynamically compose a personalized, secure and consistent user
workspace, makes RES Software an ideal Citrix Ready Open Desktop
Virtualization program partner.”
Sophos
“Citrix is a luminary in the desktop virtualization market and
we’re pleased to support its Citrix Ready Open Desktop
Virtualization program,” said Malte Pollmann, Sophos vice
president, business development and general manager, LIMS/HSM.
“Sophos is committed to providing seamlessly integrated security
and data protection capabilities for simplified XenDesktop
deployments.”
ThinLaunch
“The Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization program
provides a new level of flexibility for organizations adopting
virtual desktops. Citrix Ready products from ThinLaunch Software
eliminate the barriers to adoption associated with client endpoint
devices,” said Mike Cardinal, general manager, ThinLaunch Software,
LLC. “Using a legacy PC, a (XPE) thin client, or
a netbook, ThinLaunch Software quickly and easily provides a
consistent user experience on any Microsoft client endpoint
device. Significantly reduced administration, greater security and
complete integration with existing processes is accomplished
in minutes. Deploying, securing and connecting the existing desktop
to the virtual desktop is greatly simplified and automated
with XenDesktop 4 and ThinLaunch Software products.”
ThinPrint
“As a Citrix Ready partner, we are glad to broaden our
collaboration with Citrix and show our support for and the value we
are able to add to the newly released XenDesktop 4 by participating
in the Open Desktop Virtualization program. As part of this
program, we are excited to highlight the ThinPrint .print family of
products, our proven V-Layer technology, and provide customers with
the best way to transition from physical to virtual desktops,” said
Henning Volkmer, president and CEO, ThinPrint Inc.
Trend Micro
“The market for desktop virtualization is hitting tremendous
growth and Trend Micro is committed to delivering security
solutions that offer the same premium level of security for these
virtualized desktops as we do for physical ones,” said Punit
Minocha, senior vice president of datacenter, Trend Micro. “Trend
Micro is pleased to be a part of the new Citrix Ready Open Desktop
Virtualization Program; the XenDesktop 4 open architecture will
allow us to create security solutions that seamlessly integrate
into virtualized desktops making it possible for customers to
tailor, simplify and secure their virtual desktop deployments.”
triCerat
“Reducing the cost and complexity of desktop management is on
every IT manager’s mind. The Citrix Open Desktop
Virtualization program is a testament not only to
its customer and partner commitment but to its leadership
vision. triCerat is proud to be a part of this industry leading
program,” said Steve Walman, vice president, sales and marketing,
triCerat.
UniPrint
“From physical desktop to virtual desktop, UniPrint is proud to
be an integral part of Citrix’s partner ecosystem,” said Arron Fu,
UniPrint’s vice president of software development. “UniPrint VDI
Edition helps realize the full potential of XenDesktop 4 in
printing. UniPrint VDI Edition enables users of thin- and
fat-client devices, PC and Mac, connecting to different platforms
to have consistently fast and reliable printing from anywhere,
anytime, to any printer. We also offer administration simplicity –
one universal printer driver, one console and one license key to
manage all print servers and services. It’s really that simple
“
VXL
“As more Citrix customers embrace the new desktop
virtualization environment, VXL remains ready to support
the unique thin desktop requirements and provide customized
solutions for desktop delivery,” said Eric Grayson, VXL.
Wyse
“The Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization Program enables
businesses to easily identify the best products for use with Citrix
XenDesktop. Wyse works closely with Citrix to ensure rich
compatibility and functionality for our respective customers,
enabling solutions for all type of users and usage scenarios," said
Jeff McNaught, chief marketing and strategy officer at Wyse. "The
combination of Citrix XenDesktop 4, HDX technology, and Wyse thin
clients and virtualization software forms a powerful option for
companies to achieve their TCO and productivity objectives through
client virtualization."
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