Cisco and Citrix Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Rich-Media-Enabled Virtual Desktops
October 12 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Cisco and Citrix Systems today announced that they have entered
into a strategic alliance to develop and deliver solutions that
help customers simplify and accelerate large-scale desktop
virtualization deployments. Through this alliance, Cisco and Citrix
will drive innovations that simplify the deployment of
high-definition virtual desktops and applications and improve
end-user experiences over a highly secure Citrix HDX™-enabled
Cisco® network. The companies will also continue to enhance and
build upon their data center solutions and cloud technologies to
help accelerate deployment of cloud services.
As the industry transitions from the PC era to the cloud era
where mobile work forces need to access media-rich applications
from any device, anywhere, anytime, enterprises are turning to
desktop virtualization to give them the benefits of the security,
flexibility and cost-savings by delivering desktops and
applications as a centralized service. Innovative solutions like
Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) with Citrix
XenDesktop® span desktop virtualization, networking, datacenter,
multimedia and endpoint devices to support customers through this
transition.
Delivering Virtual Desktops Services Anywhere, Anytime on Any
Device
Combining Cisco leadership in networking, datacenter, endpoint
devices and collaboration, with Citrix leadership in virtualization
and the delivery of desktops, applications and data, this alliance
is aimed at delivering solutions that help enterprises easily and
cost effectively deploy virtual desktops to millions of PCs, Macs,
tablets, smartphones and thin clients. This alliance will also
deliver data center solutions that make it easier for organizations
to deploy the infrastructure required to deliver IT as a service
across multiple networks and geographies. Cisco and Citrix are
committed to collaborating and exploring innovative new technology
integrations in key areas such as:
- Enhancing Cisco networking products
with full support for Citrix HDX Technology: The companies are
committed to supporting Citrix HDX technology in targeted Cisco
industry-leading networking solutions to deliver an enhanced
high-definition experience for users of Citrix XenDesktop and
XenApp™ solutions.
As the first result of the strategic alliance
agreement, Cisco will deliver a new release of Cisco Wide Area
Application Services™ (WAAS) optimized for Citrix XenDesktop and
Citrix HDX technology in the fourth quarter of this year. Announced
today as part of the next phase of Cisco’s VXI, an open, validated
virtual workspace solution, WAAS will further enhance the
performance of virtual desktops and applications over Cisco
networking infrastructure (see related announcement).
- Enhanced device and integrated
multimedia support: Cisco and Citrix will collaborate to deliver an
optimized user experience for virtual desktops and applications for
Cisco endpoint devices. This will include collaboration across
Cisco rich media, voice, video and collaboration endpoint devices
such as the Cisco Virtual Experience Clients (VXCs) and the Cisco
Cius™ enterprise tablet – with the virtual desktop and application
capabilities of Citrix XenDesktop, and the Citrix Receiver™
universal software client.
- Accelerating Datacenter Innovation with
Cisco UCS, Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenServer: Over the past
year, Cisco and Citrix have been bringing the reality of virtual
desktop computing to our customers. With the Cisco Unified
Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) extended memory and Unified Fabric
Cisco and Citrix virtual desktop solutions, the companies deliver
the industry’s highest virtual desktop densities and best
performance available on the market today. Building on this
success, the companies will continue to extend the collaboration to
drive further design validation and optimization enhancements with
Cisco UCS and XenDesktop and Citrix XenServer®.
Joint Go-To-Market Investment
In addition, the two companies will invest in joint go-to-market
activities that will focus on driving primary product and services
demand in high growth market areas such as desktop virtualization
and cloud markets.
During Citrix Synergy in Barcelona taking place on October 25 -
27, Cisco will be showcasing the first deliverables of this
strategic alliance and other VXI solutions at the Cisco stand #
204.
Joint Customer Success Fuels Expanded Collaboration
Early successes of the companies’ collaboration around desktop
virtualization are evident with Seattle Children’s Hospital and
University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
- The University of Tennessee at
Knoxville selected Citrix XenDesktop running on Cisco
infrastructure to provide free, anytime access to desktops,
applications, resources and personal files to more than 27,000
students. (Link to the announcement)
- To provide a faster, more mobile and
fully transparent computing experience for its practitioners,
Seattle Children’s Hospital recently selected hosted virtual
desktops powered by Citrix XenDesktop and the Cisco Unified
Computing System. Today, nearly 5,500 workstations have been
transitioned throughout the hospital. (Link to case study)
Supporting Quotes
Phil Sherburne, vice president, Enterprise Systems and
Architectures, Cisco
“Cisco is collaborating with Citrix on a broad range of
virtualization technologies. Our first deliverables will be focused
on giving end users a rich multimedia experience of voice, video
and data on their virtual desktops and apps over the Cisco
Intelligent Network, so that from any device from wherever they
are, IT managers can deliver the same superior experience at a
lower cost.”
Bob Schultz, group vice president and general manager,
Enterprise Desktops and Apps group at Citrix
“Citrix and Cisco have completed the first year of a very
successful collaboration in desktop virtualization that has helped
to expand the market and accelerate the success of customers
worldwide. This expanded agreement will lay the groundwork to
deliver a wide range of market-leading, integrated solutions that
allow customers to embrace consumerization and deliver IT services
with unparalleled efficiency and impact.”
Related Links
- Blog: Can an Alliance make Desktop
Virtualization Easier? Gary says yes! by Pamela Ferrill, Cisco
- Blog: Citrix-Cisco Alliance Means
Faster Innovation for our Customers by Sumit Dhawan, Citrix
- Blog: Customers Drive Citrix and Cisco
to Expand Collaboration in Desktop Virtualization by John Fanelli,
Citrix
- Blog: The Future is now with Cisco VXI
and Citrix by Brad Peterson, Citrix
- Announcement: Oct. 12, 2011 - Cisco
Desktop Virtualization Solution Brings Unified Voice and Video to
Virtual Environments
- Announcement: Sept. 8, 2010 - Cisco and
Citrix Deliver Comprehensive Desktop Virtualization Solution
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