What's new in XenDesktop and XenApp

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute * XenDesktop only 2

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 4

5. Pooled Desktop Profile Base Image with Apps Profile Base Image with Apps Profile 5

6. Personal vDisk App PvD Profile App PvD Base Image Profile App PvD Profile 6

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute 7

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute 8

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 14

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 16

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute

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 23

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute 24

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 © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute 26

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 29

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 30

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 31

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 32

33. 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* © 2012 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute * XenDesktop only 34

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35. 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

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