Citrix Receiver To Ease Accessing Virtual Desktops And Apps

Citrix Systems has announced the general availability of Citrix Receiver – a new lightweight software client that makes accessing virtual desktops and applications on any device as easy as turning on your TV. Much like a satellite or cable TV receiver in a broadcast media service, Citrix Receiver allows IT organisations to deliver desktops and applications as an on-demand service to any device in any location. This approach simplifies desktop management for IT and gives end users more flexibility in how and where they work.

Centralised Control for IT –Flexibility for Users

Citrix Receiver functions in much the same way as a satellite receiver for corporate employees. Following an initial download and installation, Receiver sits quietly in the background and ’listens’ for signals from the corporate ‘delivery centre’. This allows IT to deliver any app or desktop from Citrix Delivery Center head-end controllers like Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop, to any device with a Receiver installed.

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Using Receiver, end users can even access enterprise applications on their smart phone, regardless of whether their application vendors have a software client specifically designed for their device or not.

How Citrix Receiver Works

Citrix Receiver is a lightweight software client with an extensible browser-like “plug-in” architecture. Receiver comes standard with a variety of optional plug-ins that communicate with head-end infrastructure in the Citrix Delivery Center product family such as XenApp, XenDesktop, Citrix Access Gateway and Branch Repeater. These plug-ins support functionality such as online and off-line app usage, virtual desktop delivery, secure access control, password management, app acceleration, multimedia acceleration, service-level monitoring and voice communications.

Ensuring a High-Definition Experience for Every User

Each of the Citrix Receiver plug-ins includes some aspect of Citrix HDX technology, designed to ensure a ‘high definition experience’ for end users based on their requirements. This approach gives IT flexibility to match service levels to specific user needs.

Gordon Payne, senior vice president and general manager, Delivery Systems Division, Citrix Systems, said, “Citrix Receiver coupled with Citrix Delivery Center can make ‘IT as a service’ a reality for organisations of any size.”

Pricing and Availability

Citrix Receiver is free and is available immediately for any Windows-based device, including PCs, laptops, netbooks and thin clients. Citrix Receiver for Apple’s iPhone is also available immediately as a free download from the Apple App Store. Citrix Receiver for Mac OS X, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS will be offered on a when and if available basis.