Google and Citrix Collaborate on New Ways to Deliver Business-critical Windows Apps to ChromebooksChromebooks for Business with Citrix XenAppEnterprises looking to adopt Chromebooks for their users have to address a fundamental challenge – how to deliver all those business-critical line-of-business apps to Chrome devices. XenApp with the HTML5 Receiver powers Chromebooks with Windows apps, and offers the performance, power and bandwidth efficiency of our industry-leading HDX technology. Chromebook users get high fidelity, seamless access over the cloud directly to Windows apps. With millions of Windows applications hosted on XenApp already, this helps pave the way for Chromebooks in the enterprise. To accelerate the adoption of Chromebooks for business, Citrix is announcing a promotional discount of 25 percent for XenApp Platinum edition – the flagship version that also includes Citrix AppDNA™ application management technology. AppDNA technology simplifies and speeds up the migration for Microsoft customers from Windows XP to the newest versions. The promotion begins today – April 8, 2014 – the date that Windows XP reaches end-of-life. To help customers understand the benefits of Chrome with XenApp, Citrix and Google are running a joint educational seminar series, the first of which is on April 22, 2014, with another on May 13, 2014. In addition, Citrix, Google and joint partner, MTM Technologies, are holding the first in a series of customer roadshows at Google’s New York Chelsea Market office on April 23, 2014. Citrix and Google have been working together since Chromebooks were first released to deliver business apps to Chromebooks. Along with the availability since day-one of Citrix Receiver, Citrix has built a Citrix Ready® verified ecosystem of Chromebook OEMs such as HP, Dell, Acer, Samsung and Toshiba to help ensure that customers can use the latest Chromebooks with the confidence that they will work with XenApp and XenDesktop® solutions. Enterprises have been steadily
adopting Google Chromebooks as an easy-to-use and cost-effective
alternative to traditional computing platforms. Citrix and Google have
been working together since 2010 to ensure our customers have access to
enterprise-critical Windows apps in the Chrome environment. The
approaching Windows XP end-of-life brings a tremendous opportunity for
organizations of all types to rethink their approach to computing and
transition to Chromebooks for improved manageability, security and cost
savings.
With the unpredictable weather
conditions this winter, Google Chromebooks became the primary tool in
our disaster recovery readiness arsenal to ensure we can keep trucks
moving nationwide. Employees were given a Chromebook for use inside or
outside of the office and virtual access to their productivity, CRM and
ERP apps. Combined with Citrix virtual desktop and app delivery
technology, Chromebooks are an economical, maintenance-free computing
device that provides critical mobile access to our employees.
“Applications remain at the core
of what business users need to get their jobs done. Citrix has been at
the forefront of enabling technologies for delivering applications,
securely, to users regardless of their device type or location. With the
growing acceptance of new computing platforms in the enterprise, like
Chrome, we are helping Chromebook users get access to these
business-critical apps anywhere and at any time. New customer
deployments such as Woolworths, which is transitioning to Chromebooks,
is a clear demonstration of the strength of our collaboration. We see a
very bright future for Google and Citrix in the enterprise.”
Chromebooks for Business with XenApp at Citrix Synergy™There will be more innovations and insights into Chromebooks for Business with Citrix at the Citrix Synergy™ conference, which takes place May 6-8, 2014, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. |
