Citrix Announces XenClient Enterprise and Acquisition of
Virtual Computer
New Offering Combines Power of XenClient Hypervisor with
Enterprise-Class Management of Virtual Computer
India, May 11,
2012: Today, at Citrix Synergy™, the conference
where mobile workstyles and cloud services meet, Citrix announced the
acquisition of Virtual Computer, provider of enterprise-scale management
solutions for client-side virtualization. Citrix will combine the newly-acquired
Virtual Computer technology with its market-leading XenClient® hypervisor to
create the new Citrix XenClient Enterprise edition. The new XenClient Enterprise
will combine all the power of the XenClient hypervisor with a rich set of
management functionality designed to help enterprise customers manage large
fleets of corporate laptops across a distributed enterprise. The combined
solution will give corporate laptop users the power of virtual desktops “to go”,
while making it far more secure and cost-effective for IT to manage thousands of
corporate laptops across today’s increasingly mobile enterprise.
The number of highly mobile
workers as a segment of total employees is growing dramatically. IDC expects
that by 2015 they are expected to make up nearly 40 percent of the workforce*.
As a result, the number of laptops used by professional workers is exploding.
Industry analysts see the growth in mobile devices like tablets and smartphones
as complementary to PCs, making it more important than ever to have a holistic,
enterprise-wide desktop virtualization strategy that enables anywhere, anytime
access to desktops, applications and data from any device. IT will continue to
invest in laptops for mobile and office-based workers, and must address the
deployment, management and security challenges that go with these devices, while
faced with the added demands mobile devices introduce to the
enterprise.
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*Source: IDC press release, “Mobile Worker Population to Reach 1.3 Billion by 2015, According to IDC,” January 5, 2012
*Source: IDC press release, “Mobile Worker Population to Reach 1.3 Billion by 2015, According to IDC,” January 5, 2012
XenClient is a key component of
the Citrix portfolio of desktop virtualization solutions, which includes
market-leading products like Citrix XenDesktop® and Citrix XenApp®. Together,
these solutions make it easy for people to access their business apps and
desktops on any device they choose, including more than two billion PCs, Macs,
laptops, tablets and smartphones. XenClient is specifically designed to target
corporate laptop users, giving them all the benefits of virtual desktops on the
go, even while disconnected from the network.
Virtual Computer is an ideal
choice to accelerate the XenClient strategy. The company, located minutes from
the Citrix Boston area offices in Bedford, MA, has long focused on scalable,
centralized management solutions for Xen-based client hypervisors. Its
technology includes world-class backup, disaster recovery, provisioning,
security and monitoring capabilities that make it simple for administrators to
create, deploy and synchronize virtual desktops running on corporate
laptops.
The terms of the acquisition of
Virtual Computer were not disclosed.
Quotes
“We have seen a tremendous amount of success with XenClient in our customer base, enabling enterprises to extend the benefits of virtual desktops to mobile workers. These customers are looking to take their virtual desktop deployments even further, and with the acquisition of Virtual Computer, we are able to rapidly accelerate innovation in client virtualization. This will lead to more highly-scalable centralized management, a high-performance user experience, and tighter integration with XenDesktop, which will help customers deliver virtual desktops to mobile workers.”
- Mitch Parker, Group Vice
President and General Manager, Client Virtualization at
Citrix
“Virtual Computer had been on
the ambitious journey to bring client-hosted virtualization to the masses. As we
evaluated our options for the future, it became clear that the synergy we share
with Citrix, its vision for XenClient, and the complementary nature of the work
we have both done in this space would be a stellar combination. We’re excited to
become part of the de-facto leader in desktop virtualization, and accelerate our
plans to create a win-win for our combined customers and business
partners.”
- Dan McCall, Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Computer Inc.
- Dan McCall, Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Computer Inc.
“IDC expects that the
percentage of mobile workers will only increase over time. As companies adopt
desktop virtualization, they will require the ability to deliver the same IT
services to workers on the go that they can to office-based users. Solutions
like Citrix XenClient and Virtual Computer can address this population. The
combination of these powerful technologies into one solution has the potential
to really make an impact, and Citrix is showing a strong commitment to advancing
its client virtualization strategy.”
- Brett Waldman, Senior
Research Analyst, Cloud and Virtualization System Software at
IDC
“We are using Citrix XenClient
today as a key part of our innovative SmarTop® virtualized workplaces service.
Our customers are already seeing great value in the solution and we believe the
addition of Virtual Computer to the Citrix XenClient team will help us to
further accelerate adoption of our service and to deliver the continued
innovation our customers demand.”
- Heiko Timmerkamp, Product
Portfolio Manager for Workplace Services at Swisscom IT
Services
“We’re very excited about the
combination of Virtual Computer and Citrix. We already use Virtual Computer
NxTop in an integrated deployment with XenDesktop, and we know that adding the
resources Citrix brings to the table will further accelerate the innovation for
this market-leading client virtualization solution. With this acquisition,
Citrix will be the only company that completely addresses all of the use cases
for desktop virtualization – ranging from stationary task workers to highly
mobile laptop users.”
- Hal Smith, Head of PC
infrastructure Support for BryanLGH
(a hospital system with over
4,000 staff members)
Three XenClient
Editions
With the addition of the Virtual
Computer technology to the XenClient portfolio, XenClient will be available in
three editions covering a variety of uses.
- XenClient Enterprise – will be available in Q2, 2012 as a
standalone product and will also be included as part of XenDesktop Enterprise
and Platinum. Customers can get a taste of what’s coming next for XenClient
Enterprise by downloading the
Virtual Computer NxTop solution today.
- XenClient XT – is currently available and designed to
deliver the most extreme isolation and security available.
- XenClient Express – is currently available and designed
for IT pros and test and development professionals as a free, high performance
local virtual desktop solution for running multiple virtual machines.
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CTXS) transforms how businesses and IT work and people collaborate in
the cloud era. With market-leading cloud, collaboration, networking and
virtualization technologies, Citrix powers mobile workstyles and cloud services,
making complex enterprise IT simpler and more accessible for 260,000
organizations. Citrix products touch 75 percent of Internet users each day and
it partners with more than 10,000 companies in 100 countries. Annual revenue in
2011 was $2.21 billion.
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