Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey

While “the cloud” may be the tech buzzword of the year, many Americans remain foggy about what the cloud really is and how it works. A new national survey by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Citrix, showed that most respondents believe the cloud is related to weather, while some referred to pillows, drugs and toilet paper.… Continue reading Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey

New Citrix VDI-in-a-Box Release Makes Simple, Affordable Virtual Desktops More Personal

Citrix today announced the release of Citrix VDI-in-a-Box™ 5.1, which just won the 2012 Best of Interop award for delivering a simple, affordable yet complete VDI solution with personalized end-user experiences. The latest release of VDI-in-a-Box delivers complete end-user personalization with personal vDisk technology that allows end-user applications and data to be preserved while giving… Continue reading New Citrix VDI-in-a-Box Release Makes Simple, Affordable Virtual Desktops More Personal

Array Unveils New Virtualized App Delivery Appliances and Software Delivery Controllers

Array Networks Inc., a global leader in application delivery networking, today announced the immediate availability of its new APV 800 Series multi-tenant virtualized application delivery appliances and vAPV soft-ADCs. Powered by Array’s award-winning 64-bit SpeedCore™ platform, these new products give enterprises and service providers the ability to run multiple instances of Array APV Series application… Continue reading Array Unveils New Virtualized App Delivery Appliances and Software Delivery Controllers

Citrix service partners see SME boom in desktop virtualization

Service providers are reaping the rewards of a boom in desktop virtualization adoption amongst smaller businesses, according to Citrix Systems. According to one provider, uptake of desktop services is seeing user revenues more than double every three months. “We have seen a growth in desktop as a service of more than 400% over the past… Continue reading Citrix service partners see SME boom in desktop virtualization

Citrix Enters Mobile Data and Video Market with Acquisition of Bytemobile

Citrix today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Bytemobile, a leading provider of data and video optimization solutions for mobile network operators. This acquisition gives Citrix a key strategic foothold in the core infrastructure of more than 130 mobile operators in 60 countries around the world, significantly extending the company’s… Continue reading Citrix Enters Mobile Data and Video Market with Acquisition of Bytemobile

Liquidware Labs Introduces FlexApp UIA Technology in Its User Virtualization Software

Liquidware Labs, the leader in desktop transformation solutions, announced today that ProfileUnity 5.0 with FlexApp user installed applications (UIA) technology is available. ProfileUnity with FlexApp allows virtual desktop users to seamlessly install their own applications into any non-persistent Windows® environment, including virtual desktop solutions from VMware®, Citrix®, and Red Hat®, without affecting master images or… Continue reading Liquidware Labs Introduces FlexApp UIA Technology in Its User Virtualization Software

Dell Introduces the First Multi-User 2U Rack Workstation for Virtualized 3D Workloads

Dell announced today it is expanding its client virtualization solutions with the introduction of the first virtualized 2U rack workstation enabling up to four concurrent professional graphics users to work from a single workstation from virtually anywhere. The Dell Precision R5500 rack workstation is the first four-GPU (graphics processing unit) configuration to be certified by… Continue reading Dell Introduces the First Multi-User 2U Rack Workstation for Virtualized 3D Workloads

Citrix Project Avalon Delivers Windows as a Cloud Service

At Citrix Synergy™, the conference where cloud computing, networking and virtualization meet, Citrix announced Project Avalon, the next phase in the evolution to transform any Windows application or desktop into a cloud service delivered across any network, to any device. Citrix today delivers Windows apps and desktops to over 100 million users. With Project Avalon,… Continue reading Citrix Project Avalon Delivers Windows as a Cloud Service