Company:Citrix Virtual Desktops

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Short description: Desktop virtualization product

Citrix Virtual Desktops (formerly XenDesktop) is a desktop virtualization product.

History

The virtualization technology that led to XenDesktop was first developed in 2000 through an open-source hypervisor research project led by Ian Pratt at the University of Cambridge called Xen Project for x86.[1][2] Pratt founded a company called XenSource in 2004, which made a commercial version of the Xen hypervisor.[2] In 2007, Citrix acquired XenSource, releasing XenDesktop version 2.0 in 2008.[3][4] The company continues to release updated versions, with XenDesktop 7.6 featuring HDX technology enhancements for audio, video and graphics user experience, as well as a reduction in storage costs associated with virtual desktop deployments as a result of improvements to Citrix provisioning services.[5][6]

In 2018, the software was renamed Citrix Virtual Desktops.[7]

Product overview

The product's aim is to give employees the ability to work from anywhere while cutting information technology management costs because desktops and applications are centralized.[8] XenDesktop also aims to provide security, because data is not stored on the devices of end users, instead being saved in a centralized datacenter or cloud infrastructure.[9] Citrix developed the software for use by medium to large enterprise customers.[10][11]

Citrix Workspace is able to manage and deliver applications and desktops using a connection broker called Desktop Delivery Controller.[11][12] It supports multiple hypervisors, including Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix Acropolis to create virtual machines to run the applications and desktops.[11] The software allows for several types of delivery methods and is compatible with multiple architectures, including desktops and servers, datacenters, and private, public or hybrid clouds.[8][13][6][11] Virtualized applications can be delivered to virtual desktops using Virtual Apps.[10]

Release history

  • Version 7.5 - March 26, 2014
  • Version 7.6 - September 30, 2014
  • Version 7.6 Feature Pack 1 - March 31, 2015
  • Version 7.6 Feature Pack 2 - June 30, 2015
  • Version 7.6 Feature Pack 3 - September 30, 2015
  • Version 7.6 LTSR - January 11, 2016
  • Version 7.7 - December 29, 2015
  • Version 7.8 - February 24, 2016
  • Version 7.9 - June 1, 2016
  • Version 7.11 - September 4, 2016
  • Version 7.12 - December 7, 2016
  • Version 7.13 - February 23, 2017
  • Version 7.14 - May 23, 2017
  • Version 7.15 LTSR - August 15, 2017
  • Version 7.16 - November, 2017
  • Version 7.17 - February, 2018
  • Version 7.18 - June, 2018

References

  1. ↑ Buytaert, Kris (March 26, 2008). "The Current State of Open Source Virtualization". Virtualization. http://virtualization.com/2008/03/26/open-source-virtualisation-today/. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Waters, John K (March 15, 2007). "Virtualization topics covering definition, objectives, systems and solutions". CIO. http://www.cio.com/article/2439494/virtualization/virtualization-definition-and-solutions.htm. Retrieved 25 June 2015. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. ↑ "Release: Citrix XenDesktop 2.0". Virtualization. May 20, 2008. http://virtualization.info/en/news/2008/05/release-citrix-xendesktop-20.html. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  4. ↑ Babcock, Charles (October 22, 2007). "Citrix Launches First Product From XenSource Acquisition". InformationWeek. http://www.informationweek.com/citrix-launches-first-product-from-xensource-acquisition/d/d-id/1060624?. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  5. ↑ "Citrix makes VDI faster, secure, more reliable and cheaper on storage with the latest XenApp and XenDesktop". Cloud Computing Intelligence. August 20, 2014. http://www.cloudcomputingintelligence.com/news/item/1411-citrix-makes-vdi-faster-secure-more-reliable-and-cheaper-on-storage-with-the-latest-xenapp-and-xendesktop. Retrieved 15 July 2015. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cox, Mark (August 25, 2014). "New Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop releases to take down adoption barriers". Channel Buzz. http://www.channelbuzz.ca/2014/08/new-citrix-xenapp-xendesktop-releases-take-adoption-barriers-10528/. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  7. ↑ Keumars Afifi-Sabet (16 May 2018). "Citrix quietly ditches Xen and NetScaler brands days after Synergy 2018". https://www.itpro.co.uk/virtualisation/31128/citrix-quietly-ditches-xen-and-netscaler-brands-days-after-synergy-2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ricknäs, Mikael (April 14, 2008). "Citrix sets price and release date for XenDesktop". Network World. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2278079/data-center/citrix-sets-price-and-release-date-for-xendesktop.html. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  9. ↑ Howsw, Brett (July 14, 2015). "Citrix brings full support for Windows 10 to its desktop virtualization products". AnandTech. http://www.anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products. Retrieved 14 July 2015. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 McMillan, Robert (May 20, 2008). "Citrix's New XenDesktop Options Include Free Edition". CIO. http://www.cio.com/article/2436183/virtualization/citrix-s-new-xendesktop-options-include-free-edition.html. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Becker, Randy. "Components, features and use cases for XenDesktop 7.5". TechTarget. http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Components-features-and-use-cases-for-XenDesktop-75. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  12. ↑ Ruest, Danielle; Ruest, Nelson (January 1, 2009). "Xen and the Art of Hosted Desktops". Virtualization. https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2009/01/01/xen-and-the-art-of-hosted-desktops.aspx. Retrieved 25 June 2015. 
  13. ↑ Rouse, Margaret. "Citrix XenDesktop". Search virtual desktop. TechTarget. http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/definition/Citrix-XenDesktop. Retrieved 13 July 2015. 



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