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"XenApp" is brilliant!

I love the name XenApp. I didn't at first. My gut reaction was that this was a hasty marketing name change by Citrix. But once I got over the shock of change (the shock that would come with any name change), I whole-heartily agree with Citrix that the new name makes much more sense than the old name....

Published Wed, Feb 02 2008 5:56 PM by Gabe Knuth

Filed under: Citrix, Server Virtualization, VDI, Virtualization, Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Application Streaming, Editorials, XenApp

Is is time for Microsoft to create "User Center" to complement System Center?

All of the big vendors are so focused on managing "systems" (virtual, local, remote, streaming, on-demand, snap-shotted) that they're forgetting the "other half" of what customers have to deal with each day: the users! What if they took user management as seriously as system management?...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2008 3:53 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Business Information, The Future, Editorials

Quest Software buys Provision Networks! Finally a real challenger to Citrix in the app delivery space?

Quest Software has acquired Provision Networks. Provision's "Virtual Access Suite" is one of the lesser-known, yet very cool, products that competed with Citrix in the application delivery and desktop virtualization space. What will this mean to Citrix?...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2007 8:46 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, VDI, Business Information, Third Party Software, Editorials

Where is all this Virtualization going? Part Two (a year later)

It's been over a year since Ron Oglesby wrote about where he sees this "virtualization thing" going. It turns out that some of his crazy ideas are coming true. So what does he think now?...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2007 2:56 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Virtualization, The Future, Editorials

Is is time for VMware to enter the terminal server / application virtualization market?

In an instant, Citrix went from viewing VMware as a strategic partner to viewing them as Enemy #1. Where does that leave VMware? What if VMware fought back and entered the application virtualization space?...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2007 9:40 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Business Information, Virtualization, Editorials

Bye Bye "iForum." Hello "App Delivery Expo."

Citrix has modified the name of their annual marketing conference. What used to be called "Citrix iForum" is now called "iForum 07, the App Delivery Expo, presented by Citrix." They also raised the price, removed all references to actual Citrix products, and switched to a deep-blue / light-blue color scheme....

Published Wed, Jul 07 2007 4:45 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix iForum, Editorials

Is WANscaler poised to become Citrix's secret weapon?

Citrix bought Orbital Data and released the WANscaler product almost a year ago. After learning more about the products and how they work, I really think that WANscaler will grow to become a very important part of Citrix's application delivery platform....

Published Tue, Jul 07 2007 5:50 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, The Future, Editorials

Is it time for Citrix to create a service provider licensing program?

Many vendors, including Microsoft, have special licensing programs for service providers. They essentially let them "pay as they go," only charging them a small amount per user per month instead of some huge up-front costs. Is it time for Citrix to offer a similar program?...

Published Mon, May 05 2007 4:53 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Licensing, Editorials

Citrix honors enteo. How long will it last?

At the Citrix Summit 07, Citrix announced that enteo Software was their Solution Partner of the Year for 2006. enteo makes software for server imaging and application deployment. However, with Citrix's recent Ardence acquisition and the upcoming Tarpon Streaming Server, Citrix also makes software for server imaging and application deployment. This should be interesting....

Published Wed, Jan 01 2007 8:50 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Business Information, Application Streaming, Editorials

Are thin client devices still relevant in a world of $300 Dell PCs?

Now that fat client PCs are so cheap and manageable, is there a future for thin client devices? In this editorial, Michel Roth explores this issues by looking at the "traditional" advantages of thin client devices and whether those still apply in today's world of $300 Dell PCs....

Published Fri, Jan 01 2007 6:00 AM by Michel Roth

Filed under: Editorials, Thin Client Hardware

The realities of the new admin interface in Citrix Presentation Server 4.5

Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 will be released soon. While it has some cool new features, the first thing most people will notice is that you have to use two different admin consoles to do your job, and there is no rhyme or reason as to what's configured where....

Published Mon, Jan 01 2007 10:00 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Editorials

Citrix scalability problems at Kaiser Permanente? What's really going on?

An article in Computerworld this week claims that Kaiser Permanente, Citrix's largest Presentation Server implementation, is having major problems with Citrix. This has made some people nervous about using Citrix, but I'm not concerned about it....

Published Wed, Nov 11 2006 4:27 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Editorials

What's the value of Citrix Subscription Advantage?

Since Citrix did not announce the release of Presentation Server 4.5 at iForum this week, a lot of people are questioning the value of Subscription Advantage. What benefits do you get if you buy it, and is it worth it?...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2006 6:00 AM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Editorials

Where is all this virtualization going?

A lot of vendors have been talking about the future of virtualization. Ron Oglesby is not impressed. In this editorial, he paints a picture for how he sees virtualization in the next 2-3 years. The impact or the changes that he suggests could be as major as virtualization itself....

Published Sun, Aug 08 2006 10:00 PM by Ron Oglesby

Filed under: Server Virtualization, VDI, Editorials

Citrix's Marketing Message: Evolving from 'Access' to 'Application Delivery?'

In the Thought Leadership editorial I wrote last week, I criticized Citrix's 'Access' marketing message without offering any alternate suggestions. In this editorial, I make the case for why I think Citrix should switch the marketing message from 'Access' to 'Application Delivery.'...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2006 10:20 PM by Brian Madden

Filed under: Citrix, Business Information, Editorials