Citrix adds VM-based delivery to Citrix XenApp

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: Citrix Systems Inc. announced significant new enhancements to Citrix XenApp 5 that add the ability to deliver on-demand applications from virtual machines (VMs) running desktop operating systems such as Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP.

The new VM-based model complements delivery methods already included in XenApp, including the ability to host shared applications centrally via Windows Terminal Services or stream them to a PC or laptop to run

locally. With the addition of VM hosted applications, XenApp 5 now offers 100 percent application compatibility with minimal testing and validation requirements - making XenApp the fastest, simplest and most cost-effective way to deliver Windows applications to any user in any location.

In addition to VM hosted applications, XenApp 5 also features new capabilities for power and capacity management as well as Citrix HDX Technology enhancements, such as HDX MediaStream for Flash, that deliver a high-definition experience for even the most intensive multimedia applications.

Mick Hollison, vice president, product marketing, XenApp product group at Citrix Systems, said: "With over 230,000 customers using XenApp daily to deliver applications across their enterprises, our core terminal services-based approach has proven time and time again to be the most cost-effective way to deliver applications. With the diversity of users in most companies - from mobile or office-based to task workers, it`s critical that we provide customers innovative and flexible options for on-demand application delivery."

"While no one technology can serve this diverse set of users, there is one company that can. The combination

of shared, streamed and VM-based delivery, working together with Citrix Receiver and Dazzle, give our customers the ability to dynamically deliver on-demand applications to any user in any location."