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Citrix Presentation Server

Overview of benefits

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6 Keys to Successful Application Delivery

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Accelerate Apps to Branch Users

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Monitor End User Experience

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Enable SecureApplication Access

Deliver Web Applications1

Deliver Windows Applications2

Deliver Desktops3


Today’s Focus:Windows Application Delivery

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Accelerated Accessfor Branch Users

Enable Secure Application Access

Deliver Windows Applications


Presentation Server 4.5 is…

Highest SecurityBest Performance

& Scalability

An end-to-end applicationdelivery system for all Windowsapplications, both client/server

and desktop

Lowest Total Costof 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


HardwareMaintenance

StrategicProjectWork

BusinessProcess

Management ApplicationMaintenance

25%Only 30%!

35%10%

…and reduce time spent maintaining applications and

hardwareImprove app

management to increase time available for

strategic work…

Shift from “maintenance” to “strategy”


Traditional Windows Deployment

16-bit/32-bitClient components

Desktop apps

Web Browser

Costly to manage and supportDifficult to secure

Limited in accessibility

Server componentWeb apps

Custom apps

DesktopDesktop

Data CenterData Center


Two Steps to Application Delivery

Data CenterUsers

First, centralize applications in the data centerEasy 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 centerEasier to install, manage and supportSecure—Apps and data are protected

Application Delivery – Virtualization

Application Servers

Presentation Serverenvironment

Server componentWeb apps

Custom apps


DesktopDesktop

Client componentWeb 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 and keystrokes 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

StreamedApplication

IsolationEnvironment

Application Hub


Analysts concur…

“This latest release ofPresentation Server with both application virtualization and streaming technologies provides even more flexibility for enterprise Windows customers with large application portfolios.”

John Humphreys, program director of IDC


Application PerformanceMonitoring

SmartAccess SingleSign-on

Health Assistant

Isolation 2.0 Application Hub


SpeedScreenProgressive

Display

Presentation Server 4.5: New Technologies



• Centrally manage all Windows-based desktop applications• Streams applications into an isolated environment on

the 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 and Application Isolation Environments

Broader application compatibility


Application Hub

• Provides central repository for application profiles

• Rapidly provision applications to Presentation Server or directly to end users’ devices

• Uses the same profile to virtualize or stream

Simplifies application inventory management


Application Performance Monitoring

• Ensures the best end user experience • Proactively identifies poorly performing applications

• Helps IT pinpoint root-cause of bottlenecks

• Monitors and records historical application performance

• Assists in improving capacity planning

• Reduces support costs• Collects run-time application crash data

• Measures impacts of changes to production environment

• Assists in tuning custom-built applications

Powered by Citrix EdgeSight™


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 consistent access 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 to healthy 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-intensive

applications

• Protects valuable intellectual property in the data center

• Dramatically reduces cost of delivering graphics 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 on client-side OS

• Removes application compatibility issues

• Enables users to upgrade to Vista and still use their current applications

Citrix is committed to enabling customers to

leverage the latest Microsoft products

Presentation Server client simplifies adoption


Comparison of New Features by Edition

Advanced 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

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Application Performance MonitoringPowered by Citrix EdgeSight™

Citrix WANScaler™

Accelerate Appsto Branch Users

SmartAccessPowered by Citrix

Access Gateway™

Single Sign-onPowered by Citrix

Password Manager™

Application Virtualization and


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