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Citrix desktop virtualization, application virtualization, server virtualization, application networking, cloud computing and Software as a Service offerings radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device.

Geek Labs Description

Learn how Citrix XenDesktop 4 provides high-definition user experience and FlexCast delivery technology, making it the leading virtual desktop solution. The Citrix Geek Lab will cover the architecture and design of XenDesktop, including Citrix FlexCast, HDX, Merchandizing Server, Dazzle and Receiver. Learn about the key technical advantages of XenDesktop over other virtual desktop products.

Also in the Geek Lab, Citrix will showcase Citrix^® NetScaler^®, an integrated Web application delivery controller that functions as an application accelerator through caching and HTTP compression, and provides advanced traffic management through Layer 4-7 load balancing and content switching functions. NetScaler also includes application security via a Web application firewall, including PCI-DSS security mandate protection, and SSL VPN. NetScaler further off loads application and Web servers to ensure application availability, increased security through SSL, and server consolidation. It reduces the TCO of Web application delivery, optimizes the user experience and makes applications run five times better. NetScaler’s parallel processing nCore™ technology leverages multi-core processors to provide unprecedented performance and scalability for even the most challenging Web applications. NetScaler appliances are available in three editions running on a wide ranging array of dedicated MPX-series hardware platforms or as server-based virtual appliances with NetScaler VPX for any throughput need-from 10 Mbps through 18 Gbps. In addition, NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow offers a simple, on-demand licensing model to easily scale NetScaler performance and provide investment protection, avoid costly hardware upgrades and minimize TCO.

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XenDesktop Citrix

XenDesktop™ is a desktop virtualization and VDI solution that delivers a complete Windows desktop experience as an on-demand service to any user, anywhere. Whether users are task workers, knowledge workers or mobile workers, XenDesktop can quickly and securely deliver individual applications or complete desktops while providing a high-definition user experience.

All of this is made possible by FlexCast™ delivery technology that enables IT to deliver any type of virtual desktop, on any device. With XenDesktop, IT can manage single instances of each OS (including Win7), application and user profile and dynamically assemble them to increase business agility and simplify desktop management.

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