This document summarizes new features in Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp releases in Q1 and Q2 of 2012. Key updates include Personal vDisk for VDI, optimized unified communications, and new HDX 3D Pro deep compression. XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1 and XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 1 were released in Q2 2012, adding capabilities like Remote PC, universal printing, and mobile app access. Integration with Microsoft System Center 2012 also provides seamless management of physical and virtual desktops.

1. SUM 227:
What’s New in XenDesktop & XenApp
Cris Lau Yvonne Dresser
Sr. Product Manager Sr. Product Marketing
Manager
May 7 & 8, 2012

2. Releases
Q1
2012
Q2
2012
XenDesktop
5.6
–
XenDesktop
5.6
Feature
Pack
1
Available
3/12
XenApp
6.5
Feature
Pack
1
–
Available
6/29
• Includes
XenApp
6.5
• Personal
vDisk
for
VDI
• Remote
PC*
• Microso;
System
Center
2012
• Universal
PrinEng
integraEon
• Mobile
App
Access
for
XenDesktop
• Mobile
App
Access
for
XenApp
hosted
• OpEmized
Unified
CommunicaEons
shared
• HDX
3D
Pro
new
deep
compression*
• CloudGateway
Express
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only
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3. Personal
VDI
desktops
with
Personal
vDisk
Op;mized
Unified
Communica;ons
HDX
3D
Pro
New
Deep
Compression
New
devices
for
HDX
SoC
ini;a;ve

4. Dedicated VDI
Image
Image
Image
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5. Pooled Desktop
Profile
Base Image
with Apps
Profile
Base Image
with Apps
Profile
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6. Personal vDisk
App
PvD
Profile
App
PvD Base Image
Profile
App
PvD
Profile
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7. Highly personalized for users
Increased user acceptance
Reduced infrastructure requirements
~65% savings in storage
Pooled desktop management Centralized management
for dedicated VDI use cases Uptime and predictability
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8. XenDesktop optimized unified communications
Lowers
Cost
• Point to point audio and video
• No compromise voice and video quality
• Cisco VXI Unified Communications
solution first to support
• Will support Microsoft Lync 2010 in
XenDesktop 5.6 FP1
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9. HDX RealTime: Complementary approaches
• Generic: Media-over-ICA • Optimized: Peer-to-peer
• Unmodified softphone • Softphone modified or hooked to
○ Very broad app compatibility J offload media processing to user
• Audio-video traffic transported over device
ICA ○ Maximum server scalability J
• Citrix audio/video codecs, echo • Real-time audio-video traffic
cancellation, jitter buffering, etc., to bypasses Citrix server
maximize audio-video quality ○ Zero degradation J
(no “hairpinning”)

10.
High
Level Call Flow
Place Call
3
Receiver Call
Lync Server
4
B
Lync User
Lync User A
(with HDX Connector)
(with HDX Connector)
SIP Registration
1
1
2
Initialize Media Initialize Media
Engine Engine
Call Established
ICA
5
Signaling
(SIP)
User Device User Device Media
(RTP)
(with HDX Media (with HDX Media
Engine) Engine)

11. Data
Center
VM-­‐User
1
ICA
Uncompromised
user
experience
for
Cisco
CommunicaEons
Manager
VXC
6215
Routes
voice
and
video
Signalling
point-­‐to-­‐point
(no
hairpinning)
Signalling
(SIP)
(SIP)
OpEmized
resources
CUCM
VXI
Cloud
Media
Flow
Bandwidth
reducEon
from
Signalling
Signalling
megabytes
to
kilobytes
(SIP)
(SIP)
Reduced
processing
in
data
center
(high
scalability)
VXC
4000
ICA
Enterprise-­‐grade
voice
and
video
VM-­‐User
2
based
on
Cisco
UC

12. Cisco VXI Solution Summary
• VXI collaboration solutions enable integrating rich media, voice,
and video collaboration within a virtual desktop
• Cisco VXC Linux-based devices leverage Citrix’s Virtual Channel
SDK for inter-process communication to offload media processing
and improve user performance while making video and audio calls
• Offloading of audio calls (and video in future) on repurposed
Windows PCs increases lifespan of existing assets
• Great news for call center initiatives using VXC thin clients or
software appliances

13. What’s
new
with
HDX
3D
Pro?
Enhancements
in
XenDesktop
5.6
Feature
Pack
1
• CPU-­‐based
implementaEon
of
Deep
Compression
codec
• Doesn’t
consume
GPU
CUDA
cores
so
allows
less
expensive
graphics
cards
to
be
used
• Even
deeper
compression
(up
to
50%
improvement)
and
50-­‐100%
faster
frame
rate
• NVIDIA
VGX™
API
• Direct
frame
buffer
access
à
More
fluid
user
experience
• Support
for
full
screen
apps
(e.g.
games)

14. Designer virtual workstation
GPU accelerated 3D graphics
Fluid experience with full screen
3D apps
Empowers global collaboration
Conquers massive design data
Now! Lower GPU and CPU
hardware cost
50% reduction in bandwidth requirements
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15. Designer Engineer Virtual Workstation solution
Citrix ready design engineer ecosystem around HDX 3D technologies
ISV
HDX
Systems
SIs
3D
Devices

16. HDX Ready System-on-a-Chip
All the power of HDX in silicon
• New class of devices for virtual
desktops and apps
• Hardware-based HDX optimizations
• Open standards-based program
• Designed to keep up with new innovations
Full HD experience at a fraction
of the cost
• Reference designs from NComputing
and IT
• First devices in market in early 2012
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17.
Mobile
App
Access
Universal
Prin;ng
Enterprise
App
Store
Microso`
System
Center
Secure
remote
access
to
office-­‐based
PCs
XenClient
Enterprise
Project
Accelerator

18. Mobile App Access – with
Making
it
easier
Mobile App Access6.5
Edit box
• Native touch-friendly experience
Keyboard Pop-up
• Auto keyboard pop-up
• Device specific selector controls
• Additional Mobility controls such as
GPS, camera available through the
Mobility Pack SDK. Combo Box
Picker Pop-up

19. Making
it
easier
Universal Printing
• Virtual desktop printing from any device
• Locally attached or network printers
• Simple driver management
• Significant WAN improvements
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20. Universal Print Server
• Network
print
server
soluEon
providing…
• Ability
to
use
Citrix
universal
prinEng
regardless
of
client
capabiliEes
• Efficient,
open,
and
firewall
friendly
protocols
• OpEmized
print
traffic
flows
(host
à
print
server)
• Removes
need
for
printer
drivers
on
the
XA/XD
hosts!
• Significant
WAN
performance
improvements
• Less
sensiEve
to
latency
than
prinEng
using
SPOOLSS-­‐RPC
protocol

21. Universal print server components
Windows Print Server XenApp/XenDesktop Farm
plus UPServer plus UPClient
UP-WS over HTTPS
UP-WS
SpoolSS-RPC
Print Data (XPS/EMF)
Compressed CGP/SSL
Tunneled via print data
TCP TCP ICA
ICA
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22. Self-service app store
Single sign-on
Windows, web & SaaS apps
User self-service
Integrated file sync
Centralized management
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23. Unified Storefront
Secure, single-click access to all apps and data on any device
Content Controllers
Gateway services
PC
StoreFront™
Mac
services
Smartphone
Tablet
Thin Client
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24. Provisioning a new hire
Setting up an employee app store
Self-service access
On-the-go
Follow-me apps and data
SmartAccess Controls
Employee status change
App and data wipe
License management
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25. Microsoft System Center 2012

26. Making
it
easier
• Seamless management for
Microso;
pooled/personal desktops
System
Center
• Common console to manage
ConfiguraEon
physical and virtual desktops
Manager
2012
• Leverage reporting,
monitoring and policy tools
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27. XenDesktop
5.6
and
Configura;on
Manager
2012
Seamless
Physical
and
Virtual
Desktop
Management
• New
virtual
desktop
aeributes
• Unique
machine
ID’s
for
shared
image
virtual
desktops
• Update
control
for
shared
image
desktops

28. XenApp
and
Configura;on
Manager
2012
Seamless
Physical
and
Virtual
Desktop
Management

29. Remote PC: Fast on-ramp to virtual desktops
Desktop
with
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30. Remote PC
Getting started with desktop virtualization
• Instant benefit to end-users
• Secure, mobile access to office-based PCs
• Auto-provision for thousands of users
• Simplified on ramp for desktop virtualization
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31. Local desktops with XenClient Enterprise
Local Execution Centralized Management
Preferences Preferences
Data Data
11011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 101101110 SSL 1011 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 1011011010 SSL 101101 1011
Apps Apps
Desktop OS Desktop OS
Fast, secure, extensible,
client hypervisor Synchronizer
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32. Desktop virtualization with Citrix
The proven expertise and practical guidance needed for success
Assess Design Deploy
Identify your business and Create a detailed Build, test and rollout a
user requirements to architecture design that solution in an effective,
deliver the most value allows you to install, timed manner to ensure a
quickly through desktop configure and build a solution consistent virtual desktop
virtualization that leverages your existing experience for your users
infrastructure
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34. Releases
Q1
2012
Q2
2012
XenDesktop
5.6
–
XenDesktop
5.6
Feature
Pack
1
Available
3/12
XenApp
6.5
Feature
Pack
1
–
Available
6/29
• Includes
XenApp
6.5
• Personal
vDisk
for
VDI
• Remote
PC*
• Microso;
System
Center
2012
• Universal
PrinEng
integraEon
• Mobile
App
Access
for
VDI
• Mobile
App
Access
for
XenApp
hosted
• OpEmized
Unified
CommunicaEons
shared
• HDX
3D
Pro
new
deep
compression*
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37. Basic
network
prinEng
scenario
Print
Server
XenApp/XenDesktop
Environment
plus
UPServer
UP-­‐WS
over
HTTP
UP-­‐WS
SpoolSS-­‐RPC
Print
Data
(XPS/EMF)
Compressed
print
data
TCP
ICA