Vector Rockets into New Frontiers with Citrix
December 04 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Company leverages digital workspace solutions
to fuel next-generation satellite launch platform, collaborate in
space
The commercial space industry is hot, and if Vector has its way,
it is going to get even hotter. With the help of Citrix Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), Vector is pioneering a next-generation platform
to provide affordable access to the Final Frontier and an
efficient, intelligent way for entrepreneurs to collaborate and
bring their innovations to life.
“We want to give a blank canvas to the artists of the mind who
will develop new use cases that create value in society,” says Jim
Cantrell, CEO, Vector.
Building on its relationship since 2017 to develop the next
generation of satellites, Vector is now extending its use of Citrix
technology to include remote launch capabilities.
Combining dedicated, low-cost launches with software-defined
satellites, Vector aims to increase the speed of going into orbit.
“We want to make it possible for users who don’t have a lot of time
to launch when they want so that we can realize the 21st century
that we were all promised,” says John Garvey, President, Launch
Services, Vector.
The company also wants to make work simpler and more efficient.
“Our ultimate vision is one of space app developers being able to
develop satellite applications on their desktop computer and upload
them to an already orbiting satellite constellation yielding nearly
instant data and revenue,” Cantrell said.
Enter Citrix. “Citrix technologies allow Vector to manage
launches anywhere in the world from their California-based mission
control faster, better and cheaper,” says Steve Wilson, Vice
President, Product for Cloud and IoT, Citrix. “An even more unique
use of Citrix, by Vector is that our solutions are the foundation
of the compute cloud Vector is building that will enable the
next-generation of the space-based economy by enabling
entrepreneurs to put their applications into orbit and build new
businesses.”
Using Citrix virtualization technologies, Vector is creating a
virtualized satellite environment that will host customer
applications running in space. And with Citrix® Workspace™ and
Citrix networking solutions, it has built an intelligent and secure
digital workspace through which mission control can collaborate
with remote teams wherever they happen to be to launch, monitor and
control rockets.
“Satellites right now are about as smart as your dishwasher,”
Cantrell says. “With Citrix, we’re adding a smart layer where
entrepreneurs don’t actually have to build satellites and our teams
can collaborate from wherever they are to drive optimal
results.”
Like Vector, more than 400,000 companies around the world are
using Citrix solutions to transform the way work gets done. To
learn more about the offerings and the value they can deliver for
your organization, visit www.citrix.com
About Vector
Created by the original founding team of SpaceX, Vector connects
space startups and innovators with dedicated launch services and
enabling platforms to access space more efficiently than ever
before. Vector is proud to design, build and launch its vehicles
and enabling platforms in the United States of America. For
more information, please
visit http://www.vector-launch.com
About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is powering a better way to work with
unified workspace, networking, and analytics solutions that help
organizations unlock innovation, engage customers, and boost
productivity, without sacrificing security. With Citrix, users get
a seamless work experience and IT has a unified platform to secure,
manage, and monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud
environments. Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000
organizations including 99 percent of the Fortune 100 and 98
percent of the Fortune 500.
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