Citrix® XenDesktop™ offers a desktop and application virtualization solution for any user in any location. This includes Citrix FlexCast™ delivery technology that delivers every type of virtual desktop: hosted shared desktops, hosted virtual machine-based desktops, hosted blade PC desktops, local streamed desktops and local virtual machine-based desktops. This flexibility enables administrators to customize individual performance, security and mobility requirements.
The XenDesktop user experience rivals a local PC experience, including a local PC configured with multimedia, real-time collaboration, USB peripherals and 3D graphics. And the XenDesktop simplifies desktop lifecycle management. The desktop OS, applications and user settings are stored in master images that are easy to update and deploy.
The Citrix XenDesktop incorporates the following technologies:
- Citrix XenDesktop with FlexCast delivers Windows desktops 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.
- HDX™ delivers high-definition resources to users from any device, over any network. This user experience rivals that of a local PC equipped with multimedia, real-time collaboration, USB peripherals and 3D graphics.
- FlexCast delivers any type of virtual desktop to any user on any device.
- On-demand applications by XenApp™ enable IT to control data access, manage fewer desktop images, eliminate system conflicts and reduce application regression testing. Users can access applications instantly from anywhere while retaining a high-definition user experience.
