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New whitepaper about Citrix and Microsoft integration (XenApp, MDOP, SCCM)

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

With the release of XenApp 6 and its support for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2010 and its new System Center Configuration Manager Connector, enterprise administrators are now able to leverage a fully integrated solution that can be managed through the familiar user interface within Microsoft System Center.
The whitepaper explains how to simplify application delivery by [...]

My first experiences with Citrix XenClient Hypervisor

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Since Citrix first client hypervisor is public available I decided to directly install it to my machine. Whoops…XenClient needs formatting your complete harddisk! Allright, I’ll go for it, show me what you can and I agree to start the installation process. After the installation completed there is an excellent graphical and easy to use interface [...]

XenClient Express – local virtual machine desktops

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Citrix XenClient Express is a trial and evaluation package to help users experience the benefits of local virtual machine desktops. Please ensure that your laptop meets the technical specifications for running XenClient. Watch the demonstration videos and download product documentation to help you get started.
Citrix XenClient enables virtual desktops to go. Desktop virtualization is rapidly [...]

Windows XP Logon Screen Saver in VDI disturbed Single-Sign-On (SSO)

Friday, May 7th, 2010

When you are using Windows XP desktops within a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) lots of desktops are often provisioned and started a long time before they will be actually connected to a user. By default, if you do not press a key for 10 minutes, the Windows logon screen saver (Logon.scr) starts. This behavior disturbed [...]

Bug found: Citrix XenDesktop 4.0 Browser Acceleration – Image compression level ?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

While configuring Citrix XenDesktop VDI and trying to get the best end-user-experience I decided to apply the “Browser Acceleration – Image compression level”. After configuring the image compression level to “High” and verifying my settings in the “Read-only Properties” I saw that my setting was configured to “Low”. Again I did a reconfiguration to “Low” [...]

Citrix Partner Exchange 2010

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

  Today, Citrix Systems Benelux announced that the next Citrix Partner Exchange will be on Wednesday the 7th April 2010 within the Netherlands and Tuesday 23 March 2010 in the Benelux. Although there is not much information available right now, this year focus on Desktop Virtualisation with a special attention to XenApp 6! Also known [...]

AdminStudio 9.5 annouced

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Today Flexera Software announces the launch of the latest release of the award-winning AdminStudio®. AdminStudio 9.5 enables users to accelerate Microsoft® Windows® 7 and application virtualisation migrations with a single application readiness toolset, minimizing the risk, time and cost of migrations. AdminStudio speeds traditional MSI preparation time by up to 70 percent and can accelerate [...]

Citrix XenDesktop 4 available for download today!

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Today, 16th November 2009, Citrix XenDesktop 4 is available for download from the MyCitrix downloads page.
Citrix XenDesktop 4 is a groundbreaking new product that makes virtual desktops a mainstream reality for hundreds of millions of corporate users for the first time ever. Unlike first-generation solutions that were applicable only to a narrow set of users, [...]

XenDesktop 4 with HDX or View 4 with PCoIP?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Now that the VDI-war is still starting big players around the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) market such as VMware and Citrix are presenting their unique features. Citrix XenDesktop comes up with HDX and VMware View focus is on PCoIP. We all know that display protocols are essential within a VDI environment. Performance for multimedia and [...]

Update Java on Citrix XenApp server or not?

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Last week I get the question to update Java on a Citrix XenApp server or not? My first impression was; oh no, you better can’t do that! What about the application compatibility and support from Citrix? On the other hand it is not preferable to install multiple versions of Java because that gives you an [...]

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