Citrix unveils virtual networking solutions

CALIFORNIA, USA: Citrix Systems Inc. announced Citrix Branch Repeater VPX, a WAN optimization virtual appliance that provides a desktop and application experience, and Citrix Access Gateway VPX, a secure access virtual appliance.

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With these new products Citrix is extending the benefits of server and desktop virtualization to virtual network services running at both the datacenter and the branch office.

The two new virtual appliances join Citrix NetScaler VPX, an application acceleration and load-balancing virtual appliance.

The Citrix virtualization networking solution enables cloud service providers to offer value-added services, such as application acceleration, secure access and WAN optimization on a per-tenant basis.

Cloud service providers can leverage Citrix Service Provider subscription pricing to offer on-demand network services to their customers, eliminating large, up-front capital expenditures and enhancing the elasticity and profitability of service offerings.

Troy Trenchard, group vice president and general manager, Security and Acceleration Product Group, Citrix, said: "With the introduction of Branch Repeater and Access Gateway as virtual appliances, we are bringing together the company's expertise in both networking and server/desktop virtualization to deliver the industry's only complete end-to-end application networking virtualization solution."

Citrix Access Gateway VPX is available now and Citrix Branch Repeater VPX will be released later this month.