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What’s New withCitrix Presentation Server 4.5

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Citrix Presentation Server

Overview of benefits




U s e r

A p p s

6 Keys to Successful Application Delivery

5

AccelerateApps to

Branch Users6

Monitor EndUser

Experience4

Enable SecureApplication

Access

Deliver WebApplications1

Deliver WindowsApplications2

Deliver

Desktops3




Today’s Focus:Windows Application Delivery

U s e r

A p p s

Monitor End UserExperience

Accelerated Accessfor Branch Users

Enable SecureApplication

Access

DeliverWindows

Applications




Presentation Server 4.5 is…

Highest SecurityBest Performance

& Scalability

An end-to-end application

delivery system for all Windowsapplications, both client/server

and desktop

Lowest Total Cost

of Ownership




Key Benefits

• Lowest-cost Windows application delivery• Strongest protection for applications and intellectual property

• Outstanding application performance over any network

• Rapid application delivery to all users, anywhere

•Continuous application availability and reliability

• Best end user application experience

Presentation Server is used by more than

180,000 customers worldwide




Hardware

Maintenance

Strategic

Project

Work

Business

Process

ManagementApplication

Maintenance

25%

Only 30%!

35%10%

…and reduce time

spent maintainingapplications and

hardwareImprove app

management to

increase time

available for

strategic work…

Shift from “maintenance” to “strategy”




Traditional Windows Deployment

16-bit/32-bit

Client components

Desktop apps

Web Browser

Costly to manage and support

Difficult to secure

Limited in accessibility

Server component

Web apps

Custom apps

DesktopDesktop

Data Center Data Center




Two Steps to Application Delivery

Data Center Users

First, centralize applications in the data center

Easy to manage and support

Secure and control applications

Deploy and update easily

Presentation Server

Then, choose best delivery method

Virtualize or stream based on user, applications & network

Presentation Server




Centralize and host in data center

Easier to install, manage and support

Secure—Apps and data are protected

Application Delivery – Virtualization

Application Servers

Presentation Server

environment

Server component

Web apps

Custom apps


DesktopDesktop

Client component

Web browser

Desktop apps




Any Device, Any Network, Any Location

Accessible from any device or client operating system

High performance over any

connection from any location

Mouse clicks andkeystrokes sent to server

Application executes

entirely on server

Screen updates sent to

client device




Desktop apps are streamed to the desktop

Applications execute locally

Applications are portable—Perfect for laptop

Application Streaming

ApplicationProfile


Desktop,Desktop,

NotebookNotebook

Streamed

Application

Isolation

Environment

Application Hub




Analysts concur…

“This latest release of

Presentation Server with both

application virtualization and streaming

technologies provides even moreflexibility for enterprise Windows

customers with large application

portfolios.”

John Humphreys, program director of IDC




Application

Performance

Monitoring

SmartAccess Single

Sign-on

Health

Assistant

Isolation 2.0 ApplicationHub

ApplicationStreaming

SpeedScreenProgressive

Display

Presentation Server 4.5: NewTechnologies





• Centrally manage all Windows-based desktop applications

• Streams applications into an isolated environment onthe desktop

• Use them anywhere, anytime even when disconnected

• Automatically updates and repairs applications

• Eliminates application conflicts and regression testing

• Ideal for applications that need local CPU resourcesor peripherals

• Presentation Server dynamically selects the best delivery

method – virtualization or streaming

Application Streaming for Desktops add-on licenses available

Instant Application Delivery to desktops




Isolation 2.0

• Improves system and application compatibility

• Isolates and protects applications from conflicts

• Provides ability to configure degree of isolation

• Eliminates regression testing

• Next-generation isolation technology

• Increases performance of isolated applications

• Extends compatibility to more Windows applications

• Provides core technology for Application Streaming andApplication Isolation Environments

Broader application compatibility




Application Hub

• Provides central repository for application profiles

• Rapidly provision applications to PresentationServer or directly to end users’ devices

• Uses the same profile to virtualize or stream

Simplifies application inventory management




SmartAccess

• Improves access experience while maintaining security

• Users can securely access applications from anywhere

• Provides optional full VPN access to authorized users

• Flexible and extensible end-point analysis

• Manages access at the application level

• Policy-based sense and respond

• Controls access to applications based on user, device,or network

• Restricts application actions, such as print, save and cut/paste

• Select the appliance to fit the environment

• Appliances purchased separately for maximum flexibility

• Complete range to match needed performance and scalability

Powered by Citrix Access Gateway™




Single Sign-on

• Improves application security

• Centralizes and securely stores credentials

• Automatically changes passwords

• Generates strong passwords for policy enforcement

• Reduces help desk calls

• Simplifies application access with automated logons

• Provides self-service password reset

Powered by Citrix Password Manager™




Health Assistant

• Enhances server reliability and ensures consistentaccess experience

• Makes it easier to identify and fix server issues

• Includes default health checks for Citrix and

Microsoft services• Triggers automated server recovery actions

• Integrates with load balancing to direct users tohealthy servers

• Interoperates with standard system management tools

System resiliency and availability




SpeedScreen Progressive Display

• Accelerates graphics performance over the network

• Ensures great user experience with graphics-intensiveapplications

• Protects valuable intellectual property in the data center

• Dramatically reduces cost of deliveringgraphics applications

• Lowers bandwidth requirements by 95%

• Delivers to any client device

Up to 20X faster graphics performance




x64 Platform Support

• Increases user density per server—up to 500 users per server

• Dramatically reduces implementation costs

• Lowers costs of expansion

• Reduces recurring data center costs

• Bridges transition to x64 platform

Increasing server scalability and utilization




Windows Vista Support

• Eliminates application dependencies onclient-side OS

• Removes application compatibility issues

• Enables users to upgrade to Vista and stilluse their current applications

Citrix is committed toenabling customers to

leverage the latestMicrosoft products

Presentation Server client simplifies adoption




Comparison of New Features by EditionAdvanced Edition Enterprise Edition Platinum Edition

Application Virtualization Enhancements

100+ new and upgraded features

SpeedScreen

Progressive Display

x64 support


Application Hub

Isolation 2.0

Health Assistant

Performance Monitoring

SmartAccess

Single Sign-On




Presentation Server 4.5 Platinum EditionEnd-to-end system for delivering Windows Applications

U s e r

A p p s

ApplicationPerformance Monitoring

Powered by Citrix EdgeSight™

Citrix WANScaler™

Accelerate Appsto Branch Users

SmartAccessPowered by CitrixAccess Gateway™

Single Sign-onPowered by Citrix

PasswordManager™

ApplicationVirtualization and

ApplicationStreaming

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