GEC NEWS WIREXenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 will be available in September 2014
Citrix has announced new releases of XenApp and XenDesktop, extending its market and technology leadership in application and desktop virtualization and in business-ready workspaces. XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 deliver an unmatched user experience with instant app access, and virtually eliminate the costs of ensuring storage performance. The new releases set a new industry standard for security, and include many new capabilities that can be integrated seamlessly into existing Citrix environments without disruption. Cornerstones of the Citrix Workspace Suite, the industry’s most complete mobile workspace solution, XenApp and XenDesktop are built on the third-generation FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA), and are designed to be deployed in the cloud, on-premise and in hybrid environments.
The new releases provide new renditions of features made popular in earlier versions of XenApp, such as application pre-launch, session linger and anonymous logon. These features combine to deliver instant app access, which not only improves user experience, but also can be absolutely critical in industries such as healthcare, where doctors are able to increase their quality of care as a result. Not only is access accelerated, but also even more highly available and resilient, with new features that are able to withstand the temporary loss of a database connection.
Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, “For many years now, IT organizations have spent considerable amounts of time and budget supporting and managing desktop computing environments. While the desktop virtualization market continues to see increased adoption in new application delivery and VDI deployments, a key challenge for IT has remained in the high costs associated with traditional storage performance requirements for these implementations. With the significant reduction in IOPS, the new enhancements to Citrix Provisioning Services has the potential to greatly improve user experience without the need for customers to purchase expensive storage acceleration solutions.”
XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 will be available in September 2014.
