1. Citrix XenApp 6.5
What's New

2. XenApp
Deliver Windows apps as an on-demand service
Low Cost I Self-service I Secure

3. Announcing XenApp 6.5
• The de facto standard for on-demand app
delivery to any desktop
• Work from anywhere on any device from PC
to Mac, tablet to smartphone
• Hi-def experience for rich multi-media
applications over any network
• Simplified management experience for
administrators and help-desk

4. What’s new in XenApp 6.5
Anywhere access from over 1 Billion devices
Turbo-charged multi-media experience over the WAN
XenApp 6.5
Screaming fast app launch
Single point of control for all apps
Cost effective private desktop clouds

5. Key features
New Receiver for Windows, Instant App Access Desktop Director
Mac & Linux
Streamed App Acceleration Dynamic Data Center Provisioning
Tablet & Smartphone support
• iPhone/iPad HDX MediaStream for Flash v2 HDX policy templates
• Android
• BlackBerry/Rim Playbook Multi Stream ICA XenApp Migration Tool
• Windows Mobile
Built-In Printing Optimization Enhanced Power and Capacity
• Chrome OS
Management
• HP WebOS Enhanced Desktop Experience
Next Gen XenApp Connector for SCCM
HDX Plug n Play Multi Audio

6. Access from over 1 Billion
Devices

7. Citrix Receiver
Desktops and apps from any device
• Over a billion devices now served!
• Extreme multi-tasking
• 3X faster performance
• Advanced Linux device support

8. Desktops &
Apps as a
Service

9. Making the industry-leading
user experience even better

10. Screaming fast app launch
Instant app access and streamed app accelerator
• Prelaunch XenApp Virtual Desktops
Sessions for instant
access to hosted apps
• Cache streamed apps
in shared VHD for
instant startups

11. Screaming fast app launch
Better than local experience with Instant app access
• Session Pre-Launch
• Session Linger
• Fast Re-connect

12. HDX MediaStream Flash Redirection “Generation 2”
• Support for WAN-connected users
– Protocol abstraction for high latency tolerance
for Flash videos (target 300ms RTL)
• Linux device support
–Client-side rendering
• URL whitelist option
• Intelligent fallback to server-side
rendering
XenDesktop &
Hosted Shared (XenApp)

13. ICA
ICA 14 Virtual Streams
HTTP

14. Multi-stream ICA (Granular QoS)
ICA Real Time
ICA Interactive
ICA Bulk
ICA Background
HTTP

15. Enhanced Desktop Experience
Session-based desktops get personal
• Cost & management benefits of
Hosted Shared Desktops
• Look and feel of an updated
Windows desktop
• Windows Media Player
• High-resolution wallpapers
• Greater User Personalization

16. Built-in Printing Optimization
High speed printing from anywhere
• Advances in HDX Plug-n-Play
reduce print data and increase
performance
• Create new printer sessions in
seconds
• Use 10% of current bandwidth
requirements

17. Citrix Universal Print Server
Makes printing more easy
• Needs to be installed on a Windows
Server 2008 32-bit (not on XenApp)
• Available for XenApp 6.5 and
XenDesktop 5.5 using Policies
• Dramatically reduces the amount of
native printer drivers
• Using network printer like local
printer (EMF connecting)

18. HDX Plug-n-Play
Multi-Audio Support
• Multiple speakers supported
• Multiple microphones supported
• Opens up more options in call center
scenarios

19. Proven enterprise class
scalability and management

20. Granular enterprise support for desktops and apps
Desktop Director 2.0
• Unified view of apps and
desktops
• End-user details empower
the help desk
• Includes HDX Monitor
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21. Dynamic Data Center Provisioning
Scale up deployments in record time
• Allows for creation of “worker” and
“controller” roles
Private • Requires less data
Cloud synchronization
• Add or remove XenApp servers
“on the fly”
• Ideal for creating private clouds

22. Easier Management for the Enterprise
• XenApp Connector for SCCM
• Power and Capacity Management
• HDX Policy Templates
• XenApp Migration Center