Citrix Desktop Master Class - XenApp/XD Feature Pack 2

1. 22nd/23rd July 2015 Start Time Desktop Master Class XenApp/XenDesktop Feature Pack 2 Patrick Irwin Lee Bushen Slide deck and supporting materials: http://bit.ly/mc-fp2

2. © 2015 Citrix. Overview of our XenApp Feature Packs • XenApp 7.6 FP1 & FP2 • XenApp 6.5 FP3 Windows 10 – What’s supported? Demos! • The new StoreFront • Publishing a Linux Desktop • Getting great UX over a really poor connection Competition! Agenda

3. © 2015 Citrix. XenApp & XenDesktop 7.6 Feature Pack 1 Released in March • Session Recording • Enhanced XenServer 6.5 performance • Optimization for Lync 2013 on Windows and Linux • Common Criteria and FIPS-120 certification Feature Pack 2 New! • New Receiver & StoreFront 3.0 • Linux Virtual Desktops • HDX with Framehawk for amazing mobile performance • Updated HDX RealTime Optimization Pack • Citrix X1 Mouse for unmatched Windows experience on iOS Docs: http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and- xendesktop/7-6/xad-whats-new.html

4. © 2015 Citrix. StoreFront 3 - Simplified Navigation, Familiar Experience Featured App Groups Simplifies application selection and Traditional Folder View Restored functionality Corporate branding Customized logos, colors

5. © 2015 Citrix. Consistency Across Platforms Consistent look and feel for all devices Common app selection aesthetic across form factors Create branding once and deploy everywhere Centrally managed store brand experience – logos, colors, etc Admins dictate changes to store look & feel Decouple Receivers from end user app selection experience Customer-paced UI changes Mobile Tablet Laptop/Desktop

6. © 2015 Citrix. Receiver for Windows 4.3 High-performance access to Windows apps and desktops Apps in Start Menu and as Desktop Shortcuts Receiver Desktop Lock Fast Connect APIs including Imprivata support Multi-Touch & Mobility VC for Windows And more…

7. © 2015 Citrix. Receiver for HTML 5 and Chrome 1.7 New Ways to Deliver Business-critical Windows Apps to Chromebooks File upload and download Access to Google Drive Interoperability with HDX Insight, CloudBridge & NetScaler Gateway Session Reliability App switch toolbar Local PDF printing Kiosk mode

8. © 2015 Citrix. An Overview Of The Receiver Updates Up to and including FP2 • Citrix X1 Mouse • External Displays • Touch Pad Mode • Multiple App Switcher • Workspace Control • Siri with iOS8 • Screen Sharing • Fit to display • Multi-touch • External keyboard/mouse • Session Reliability • Session Roaming • Lync Optimization • HDX Insight • Session Reliability • SHA2 • Smart Card to Storefront • Desktop Composition • Multi Monitor for OS X • Mandatory Apps • Lync Optimization • OSX 10.10 support

9. © 2015 Citrix. New! Citrix X1 Mouse Only Citrix provides the Citrix X1 Mouse to offer the complete Windows workspace experience on Apple iPad and iOS devices. Delivering the best user experience for Windows apps and desktops on any device. Citrix X1 Mouse enables iPad and iPhone devices to be powerful business tools that empower the mobile workforce.

10. © 2015 Citrix. Citrix Receiver https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/products- solutions/citrix-receiver-feature-matrix.pdf Windows Receiver Upgrade Guide: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135933

14. © 2015 Citrix. Windows 10 Endpoints - Citrix Receiver options Win 32, Store version, Clientless HTML5 Receiver X1 Receiver for Windows (Win 32) – Desktop, thin client, x86 tablet Receiver for HTML5 – Clientless access mode Classic Receiver Receiver for Windows Phone – Available on Windows Store

15. © 2015 Citrix. Receiver for Windows (Win 32) Most powerful virtualization client on Windows 10 Full HDX capable – 3D Graphics, A/V conf, multimedia, devices, data User login, smartcard, proximity card Fast connect API Desktop lock MS Lync support * NetScaler and CloudBridge integration Receiver feature matrix: https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/products- solutions/citrix-receiver-feature-matrix.pdf * Tech Preview until fully tested with Windows 10 GA

17. © 2015 Citrix. Receiver for HTML5 on Windows 10 HDX Engine hosted on StoreFront Browser based clientless access • IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox Use case • Productivity Apps, audio-video playback Benefits: • Zero install, consistent user experience across platforms • Ease of maintenance

19. © 2015 Citrix. XenDesktop Virtual Desktop Agent Tech Preview Supporting Windows 10 Desktops Available to existing Citrix customers with current SA/SWM Tech Preview Discussions forum to launch alongside July 2015 Tech Preview Tech Preview: http://blogs.citrix.com/2015/07/09/xendesktop-virtual-delivery-agent-technical-preview-for-windows-10 http://discussions.citrix.com/forum/1597-windows-10-tech-preview

22. © 2015 Citrix. New Features in Version 1.8 – June 2015 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6 FP2 and XenApp 6.5 FP3 Compatible with XenApp 6.x/7.x, XenDesktop 5.x/7.x Feature Description Support for Skype for Business Interop with new Skype for Business client in Lync UI mode and Skype for Business Server Mac support for Lync 2013 and Skype for Business clients RealTime Media Engine (RTME) for Mac, FaceTime camera support, USB phones (HID) Kerberos authentication New authentication option for domain-joined devices (in addition to client certificates and NTLM) [Tech Preview] Windows 10 support Windows 10 compatible Connector and RTME

23. © 2015 Citrix. Data Center User 1 User 2 VDA 1 VDA 2 Lync/Skype Server 1) Signalling over ICA 1) Signalling over ICA 3) Audio-video over RTP 2) Session initiation via SIP What does the Optimization Pack actually do? Offloading to the Endpoint. RT Connector Media Engine Media Engine RT Connector

26. © 2015 Citrix. Linux Virtual Desktop XenApp/XenDesktop 7.5 and 7.6 environments Hosted Shared desktop • 2D Thinwire+ and H.264 mode SLED/SLES 11 SP3 (x64) RHEL Workstation/Server 6.6 (x64) Basic Clipboard, Keyboard and Mouse EN on EN with tier 1 keyboard support Management through Studio & Director

30. © 2015 Citrix. Framehawk New virtual channel for broadband wireless Mobile users of desktop virtualization often experience sluggish performance on wireless and internet connections Spectral interference is a common problem Framehawk targets broadband network connections with packet loss, high latency, jitter and/or congestion Framehawk technologies speed up interactivity over a broad range of mobility scenarios

31. © 2015 Citrix. HDX graphics modes for common scenarios Use case Win 7 WS 2012[R2] WS 2008[R2] Task workers; Low-end thin clients Legacy Compatibility (Thinwire Plus) Legacy Highly graphical environments DCR* / TW-H.264 TW-H.264 TW-H.264 Broadband wireless Framehawk Framehawk Framehawk *use DCR only on high bandwidth connections

32. © 2015 Citrix. Cache A LAN, WAN and (New) Mobile Network Protocol Mobile networks • High latency • Packet loss Mobile protocol • Understands user’s intent • Eliminate redundant commands (runaway scrolling) Command Remoting Video Streaming Image Caching User Intent Network Compression graphics commands standard libraries (zlib) h.264 jpeg, bitmap scrolling, touching, navigating Render Render Render Render Compress Display Render Render Transform Intent Compress

36. © 2015 Citrix. Feature Pack 3 for XenApp 6.5 • StoreFront 3.0 and the new Receivers • HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8 • Director 7.6.300 (hotfixes) • Provisioning Services 7.6 • AppDNA 7.6 • XenServer 6.5 SP1 • Universal Print Server 7.6 • License Server 11.12.1 More Value Feature Pack 3 for XenApp 6.5

38. © 2015 Citrix. Feature Accessibility – XenApp/XenDesktop 7 FP2 XenApp/XenDesktop (All Editions) • HDX with Framehawk • Receiver X1 and StoreFront 3.0 XenApp/XenDesktop Enterprise • Above plus HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8 • Above plus Linux Virtual Desktop XenApp/XenDesktop Platinum • Above plus Session Recording Update http://www.citrix.com/go/products/xendesktop/feature-matrix.html

39. © 2015 Citrix. Feature Accessibility – XenApp 6.5 FP3 All versions of XenApp 6.5 XenServer 6.5, Service Pack 1 *except RAM Cache which requires XA Plat. StoreFront 3.0 and new Desktop and Web Receivers Director 7.6.300 Universal Print Server 7.6 Profile Management 5.2.1 License Server 11.12.1 XenApp 6.5 Enterprise Above Plus HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8 Above Plus VM Hosted Apps XenApp 6.5 Platinum Above Plus AppDNA 7.6 Above Plus Provisioning Services 7.6 – Plat (or VM hosted apps under Enterprise)

40. © 2015 Citrix. Summary of Options XenApp/XD 7.6 FP2 New! • New Receiver & StoreFront 3.0 • Linux Virtual Desktops • HDX with Framehawk for amazing mobile performance • Updated HDX RealTime Optimization Pack • Citrix X1 Mouse for unmatched Windows experience on iOS XenApp 6.5 FP3 StoreFront 3.0 and the new Receivers HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8 Director 7.6.300 (hotfixes) Provisioning Services 7.6 AppDNA 7.6 XenServer 6.5 SP1 Universal Print Server 7.6 License Server 11.12.1 New!

41. Other Stuff that’s coming

42. © 2015 Citrix. HDX Enhanced ThinWire Compatibility (Tech Preview) What does it fix Brand new graphics engine that – Uses up to 30% less bandwidth – Offers up to a 20% increase in server scalability. Real alternative to the H264 SuperCodec – Lower powered endpoint devices – Older thin clients that do not support the SuperCodec – Low bandwidth networks used to deliver Office applications https://www.citrix.com/downloads/xendesktop/betas-and-tech-previews/thinwire.html http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/10/22/whats-new-with-hdx-display-in-xendesktop-xenapp-7-x/

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