Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS), a provider of virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions, Monday announced the general availability of Citrix Dazzle for Windows and Mac, along with new versions of Citrix Receiver for Windows, Mac, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android to further accelerate the mainstream adoption of desktop virtualization.
Dazzle is a user-facing application that runs on any Windows or Mac computer. It acts as the storefront for all the applications IT has centrally staged in head-end infrastructure products like XenDesktop. To select an application in Dazzle, users simply browse and search based on application name, description or type. Dazzle also interfaces directly with Citrix Merchandising Server, the head-end management system that makes it easy for IT to actually start "merchandising" apps to users, not just delivering them, the company noted.
The company also said that Citrix Dazzle gives corporate employees 24x7 self-service access to a broad array of applications, desktops and content, allowing them to choose exactly what they need, when they need it.
Citrix Receiver is a lightweight software client that makes accessing virtual desktops and applications on any device as easy as turning on a TV. Dazzle is fully integrated with Citrix Receiver. Dazzle and Receiver work with the company's market-leading desktop virtualization solution Citrix XenDesktop to power self-service IT for a wide range of virtual desktops. It gives every user in the enterprise instant access to their corporate desktops and applications from whatever device is most convenient at the time, Citrix noted.
The company also said that Citrix Dazzle, Citrix Receiver and Citrix Merchandising Server are free of charge to any Citrix XenDesktop or Citrix XenApp customer. Dazzle 1.1 for Microsoft Windows, Dazzle 1.2 for Apple Mac, Receiver 1.2 for Windows and Mac, Receiver 2.0 for Apple iPhone, Receiver 1.0 for RIM Blackberry and Receiver tech preview for Android by Google will be generally available to all Citrix customers in December.
As per the company, an increasing number of enterprises are rolling out large-scale virtual desktop implementations to thousands of users, improving security and reducing desktop management costs by up to 50% in the process. The desktop virtualization market is expected to accelerate further in 2010 with the arrival of Windows 7. While server virtualization currently has an addressable market size of approximately 35 million servers worldwide, desktop virtualization has the potential to impact more than 600 million desktop users in corporate environments alone, the company stated.
Further, Citrix said that its HDX technology ensures a high definition experience for all end users regardless of their location or device.
CTXS closed Friday's trading at $39.41, up $0.73, on a volume of 1.69 million shares.
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