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Citrix Summit - Get Smart

Get Smart in 2008 to sell smart and deliver smart in 2009 Welcome to Citrix Summit – the premier training conference exclusively designed for Citrix partners. Citrix Summit in October gives you the opportunity to power up for 2009. With so many...

Published Oct 07 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 255 views, 0 comments

Choosing a XenDesktop ICA Client

I have had several customers, and even other Systems Engineers here at Citrix, ask me about the differences between the newly released XenApp plugin, formerly known as the ICA client, and the Desktop Receiver which ships with XenDesktop. So, I figured...

Published Oct 07 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 350 views, 0 comments

Geek Speak at Summit

Those of you who attended Synergy this year may have taken part in our first ever Geek Speak Live, where we ran an "unconference" in parallel with the main event. Folks like Shawn Bass, Doug Brown and Rick Dehlinger got up and spoke about the...

Published Oct 06 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 386 views, 0 comments

Citrix Blog Wordle

A few weeks ago I came across an interesting new web site called Wordle . A Wordle is "a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source...

Published Oct 06 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 762 views, 0 comments

Citrix and Virtual Display Manager

Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop have support for multiple monitors. But there are scenarios in which even that capability can be made to be even more flexable. This is where Virtual Display Manager, VDM, from teknica software comes in. Virtual Display Manager...

Published Oct 05 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 399 views, 0 comments

Why Virtualize XenApp on XenServer?

The new XenApp template for XenServer has generated a great deal of interest. There have been a several posts about XenApp on XenServer on the Citrix Blog (read Dan Feller's posts here , here , here and here ). You can listen to an interview with...

Published Oct 03 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 998 views, 0 comments

Application Virtualization Benchmark Study

AdmiStudio recently put together a project to study the impact of using their products with the Application Virtualization feature of Citrix XenApp. Preparing applications for a virtual deployment can be one of the largest hurdles in an application virtualization...

Published Oct 03 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 960 views, 0 comments

Delivering AutoCAD from XenApp

Several people applying to join the Tech Preview program for Apollo Accelerated Bitmap Remoting (ABR) for 3D professional graphics have asked about AutoCAD. While Apollo ABR can certainly be used to deliver AutoCAD, this sort of 2D graphics application...

Published Oct 03 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 934 views, 0 comments

Reduce Rollout Risks for XenApp

In my eight and a half years at Citrix, one constant I have seen in successful large rollouts is extensive detailed testing both during a pilot and prior to final rollout. In my opinion, it is essential to test the applications running with actual work...

Published Oct 02 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 1,010 views, 0 comments

Secrets of Successful Outsourcing and Offshoring

Companies are under intense pressure to reduce costs, streamline processes and quickly add new capabilities. But outsourcing brings unique challenges, including control and security issues. On October 21, join Forrester Research Vice President and Principal...

Published Oct 02 2008 by The Official Citrix Blog , 826 views, 0 comments

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