Technologies. XenDesktop. XenApp. CloudPortal. NetScaler. Receiver and Plug-ins. Citrix Receiver is a universal software client that provides secure, high-performance delivery of virtual desktops and applications.
Citrix Receiver provides: Simple, self-service access to virtual desktops, applications, and IT services Hi-definition user experience on any network or device Instant updates to users with IT control and visibility Easier management of Enterprise data, apps, desktops, and SaaS apps through secure, centralized deployment to any user device Citrix Receiver Plug-ins, such as the Offline Plug-in, provide advanced features and capabilities. Citrix Receiver Updater for Windows, Receiver Updater for Mac, and Merchandising Server are components that streamline the installation and management of Citrix Receiver on the user desktops.
Merchandising Server provides the administrative interface for configuring, delivering, and upgrading plug-ins for your users' computers. Product documentation is available for the following components: CitrixTools.Net Home. Blog Archive » Cloud Gateway Part 1 – Versions explained. Let’s start with explaining the somewhat confusing naming conventions you will find in the documentation regarding Citrix CloudGateway.
When you look at the Citrix product pages Citrix refers to the names Cloud Gateway Express and Cloud Gateway Enterprise. When you dig only a little bit deeper suddenly they start talking about stuff like “Storefront Services” and “AppController”. To make it even more confusing, in some docs you will find all the names mixed and matched. Let’s start with making things simple and short Citrix CloudGateway Express comprises of two components 1. When you go to the download page of the Citrix Cloud Gateway Express you are actually downloading the Storefron Services component, when you go to the Cloud Gateway Enterprise page you download the AppController. Cloud Gateway Express StoreFront The Cloud Gateway Express is the product that will replace the Web Interface as the portal to your XenApp and XenDesktop environment.
Archy.net. At many customer place and even more often now RDS and XenApp servers are virtual I see C: drives (System drives) full without a tiny byte left… This is even more painful when roaming profiles need to be store on the same drive. This is the default behaviour for roaming and local profile creation, their … Continued One more time for those who won’t have time to try another release here is a short and simple blog about Citrix CloudGateway 2.5, you’ll be able to read and see accross this blog post different steps and screens to setup the AppControler. New version are coming along with every time as much new features … Continued Now we can play with Excalibur, I will split Overview, Installation and Configuration into 3 separate blog, so you can check it ASAP and navigate more easily in the blog part you need to check. Of course this blog is here to give you an overview of this new release for the one who don’t … Continued. CTX112636 - Application Streaming Licensing Explained.
Summary This article describes how licensing works for Application Streaming.
Licensing for Application Streaming is not directly applicable. When the streamed application is launched, the Offline Plug-in (through Citrix Receiver) looks for an available XenApp license; however, Application Streaming does not consume this license. This is applicable for all the editions of XenApp. CTX125277 - How to Configure Auto Launch for a Single Published Application on Web Interface 5.x. Application delivery on mobile devices: App Store/Native vs. Browser/HTML5. I was noting to an entrepreneur friend Facebook’s recent decision to deliver their mobile apps via HTML5 ( “Mobile is the primary focus for our platform this year,” [CTO Bret Taylor] said, noting that 200 million people are currently accessing Facebook on mobile devices.
Not only is that group twice as active as their desktop counterparts, that user segment is growing faster than any other, he said.That growth, combined with what Taylor called the “inherent engineering challenge” of mobile today, represents a major headache for him and the tech team he leads at Facebook.Namely, whenever they update a feature on the site, they have to do seven versions, so it can run on the iPhone, Android and other platforms now in use. “HTML5 is the future platform,” he said. “That’s where we’re putting a huge amount of our resources.” By developing for the browser, they don’t have to create separate versions for iOS, Android, Symbian, Blackberry, etc. Jeroen Tielen, Blog about RES Citrix Microsoft VMWARE.