Today, Microsoft and Citrix announced a comprehensive joint promotion for Virtual Desktops, enabling mainstream adoption of desktop virtualization adoption.This new strategy will extend the desktop virtualization technology collaboration between Microsoft and Citrix with a joint collaboration agreement. One of those extensions are new integrations with the Microsoft platform in XenDesktop 4 Feature Pack 1.One of […]
VMware has released an updated version of their ThinApp software. Here is a quick overview of what’s new in ThinApp 4.5: The 4.5 release adds the following features to improve usability, performance, and updates: Support for Windows Server 2008 R2, 32-bit Windows 7, and 64-bit Windows 7 operating systems. ThinApp version updates to incorporate the […]
Virtual Bridges, makers of the VERDE™ suite for desktop management and provisioning, today announced the immediate availability of VERDE Hosted™ Powered by Rackspace®,the world’s leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry., This new offering provides the first and most comprehensive hosted desktop virtualization solution for VDI, disconnected, and branch-office desktop users worldwide. Complementing Virtual […]
Delfigo Security, the pioneer in intelligent authentication solutions, today announced that it has joined the Citrix Ready™ Program. Delfigo has collaborated with Citrix Systems, Inc to certify DSGateway™ for use with Citrix® Access Gateway. DSGateway is a multi-factor security platform which utilizes keystroke and machine identification to assign each user a Confidence Factor (CF) and […]
eG Innovations, Inc., a global supplier of performance management software for virtual and physical IT infrastructures, today announced that its eG Enterprise SuiteTM has been verified as Citrix ReadyTM. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that add the greatest value in Citrix Delivery Center Infrastructure solutions. eG Enterprise completed a rigorous verification […]
Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced that its OneConnect™ Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) have been selected by NetApp for 10Gb/s Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) host server connectivity for use with NetApp® Ethernet storage solutions. Emulex FCoE connectivity will help enable NetApp customers to build a complete FCoE infrastructure and unify their Ethernet […]
Citrix XenServer 5.6 Beta aka “Project Midnight Ride” now available for download. What’s new in XenServer and Essentials for XenServer 5.6? Quite a lot, really. XenServer 5.6 Beta includes a number of new features and ongoing improvements, including: Granular Role-based Access Controls. Administrative users can be assigned one of several roles, which govern the actions […]
At 2X, we strive to continuously offer training opportunities to partners and users alike, to allow them to be fully aware of the numerous benefits offered by our products. Our most recent training webinar covering new features in our 2X ApplicationServer and 2X VirtualDesktopServer Version 8 release has been posted online, and is viewable here: […]
Through 2012, 60 percent of virtualized servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replace, according to Gartner, Inc. Although Gartner expects this figure to fall to 30 percent by the end of 2015, analysts warned that many virtualization deployment projects are being undertaken without involving the information security team in the initial […]
Software Enables VMware vSphere™ Users to Securely Manage Privileged User Access with Microsoft Active Directory within Windows Environments Likewise, the leader in delivering integration and authentication software for mixed networks, today announced a technology licensing agreement with VMware, enabling Likewise software to be directly integrated and included with VMware vSphere™. The integration will enable VMware […]
