Today at Citrix
Synergy™, Citrix announced the new Citrix
Workspace Suite, which unites its market-leading virtualization,
mobility, networking and cloud services technologies to make it even
easier for people to work anywhere. Providing instant, secure access to
all apps, desktops, data and services from any device over any network,
Citrix Workspace Suite enables businesses to empower people to choose
when, where and how work gets done, giving them a new level of freedom,
flexibility and choice.
"Mobility in the workplace has become both an expectation and necessity very quickly," said Steve Daheb, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Citrix. "Until now, businesses have had to rely on disparate technologies to address desktop, mobile and app infrastructure challenges, but those standalone products are no longer meeting the needs of a newly mobilized workforce. The new Citrix Workspace Suite brings together desktop, mobile, app and data services to provide people with a personal mobile workspace that follows them no matter where they go, what device they use or how they are connected. For the last 25 years, Citrix has built solutions based on real-world production deployments that enable people to work better. It is only fitting that we would now provide the most comprehensive and integrated solution for empowering mobile workers." (Photo: Business Wire)
The availability of Citrix Workspace Suite follows the company’s recent
announcement about the emerging mobile workspace market. In fact,
analysts predict that this market will grow 15 times in the next three
years1 as organizations look to embrace business mobility.
Citrix is the only vendor that offers the established leadership and
proven technologies in all the areas needed – from app and desktop
virtualization, to mobile app and device management, to cloud networking
– to enable the delivery of comprehensive and personalized mobile
workspaces. With today’s announcement, customers can now leverage an
integrated solution for securely delivering apps, desktops, files and
services to any user, on any device over any network with a high
performance user experience.
With the rapid emergence of new devices and app platforms, combined with
the explosion in consumerization, mobility and BYOD initiatives,
organizations must find a way to manage and secure the diversity of
today’s IT environments. Currently, 61 percent of information workers
are working outside the office2, yet 72 percent of workers do
not feel equipped with the technology necessary to get their jobs done
in these locations3. In addition, people are using more than
three different devices a day to get their jobs done4 and
looking forward, analysts predict that by 2017, half of employers will
require employees to bring their own personal devices to work5.
To keep pace with this fast progression in mobility and consumerization,
many businesses have made multiple technology purchases to address
challenges as they arise. As a result, they are now managing multiple
and costly infrastructures that each require separate support and
different skillsets, yet don’t always meet workers’ needs.
The new Citrix Workspace Suite provides a single, flexible solution that
will support multiple corporate or BYO devices per user, instant access
to apps, data and services, and simplify how organizations manage and
secure their end user computing environment. It combines key Citrix
technologies, including application and desktop virtualization, mobile
application and device management, native mobile productivity apps,
enterprise file sync and share, WAN optimization and an access gateway
to enable comprehensive management and support of application, desktop
and mobile infrastructures. As a result, businesses can improve employee
productivity and fully secure enterprise content. Key features include:
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High-performance user experience. Citrix Workspace Suite
delivers an optimal experience for any app or desktop. Using a
universal client available on all tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs or
thin clients, IT can always deliver high-performance content whether
over low bandwidth, high latency WAN, a highly variable 3G/4G mobile
network or a reliable corporate LAN. And IT can deliver an optimized,
native experience on any mobile device while securing the delivery of
any type of app.
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Secure by design. Citrix Workspace Suite offers
enterprise-grade security to ensure data and applications are always
secure and compliant. This enables workers to access and sync all of
their data from any device and securely share it with people both
inside and outside the organization. At the same time, IT has the
flexibility to manage that data on-premises, in the cloud or use a mix
of both for the best economics. Organizations can minimize the loss of
intellectual property and sensitive private information through the
centralization of applications and desktops, which keeps all data in
the datacenter. In addition, IT can add features, such as data
encryption, password authentication, secure lock and wipe, inter-app
policies and micro VPNs to mobile apps to further secure data on the
device.
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Single, flexible solution. The diversity in today’s workforce
has forced multiple desktop, mobile and app infrastructure deployments
that each require their own management and support. Citrix Workspace
Suite addresses this challenge with a single, flexible solution that
can streamline application and desktop deployment and lifecycle
management to reduce IT costs. By centrally managing and delivering
on-demand standard images, IT can improve the success rate of
application and desktop image updates and provide role-based
management, configuration, security and support for corporate and
employee-owned devices.
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Self-service access to all apps. Citrix Workspace Suite
provides a unified app store that aggregates Windows, web, SaaS and
mobile apps for delivery to any device. The app store allows IT to
host all enterprise services in a single place where workers have
self-service access to the content they need to be productive. In
addition, Citrix Workspace Suite includes native mobile apps for
secure email, calendar and browsing to maximize productivity and
security for mobile workers.
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Personalized content to every user. Today’s workforce demands
the flexibility to work from anywhere on any device. With Citrix
Workspace Suite, workers can access all of their applications, data
and even their personalized desktops from any corporate or BYO device,
including tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs or thin clients. At the same
time, IT can customize and secure the right set of applications,
desktop and data to deliver to workers while optimizing the content to
meet the performance, personalization and mobility requirements of
each individual.
Availability
Citrix Workspace Suite is available immediately. Please visit here
for more information.
Promotions
For a limited time, Citrix is offering several Citrix Workspace Suite
promotions:
Also for a limited time, XenApp, XenDesktop, XenMobile and ShareFile
Enterprise customers can take advantage of special savings of up to 70
percent for trading up to Citrix Workspace Suite. Trading up to
Citrix Workspace Suite provides customers with all of the functionality
they are accustomed to with their current Citrix products, combined with
new, powerful capabilities to complete their mobile workspace.
Quotes
Steve Daheb, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Citrix
“Mobility in the workplace has become both an expectation and necessity
very quickly. Until now, businesses have had to rely on disparate
technologies to address desktop, mobile and app infrastructure
challenges, but those standalone products are no longer meeting the
needs of a newly mobilized workforce. Citrix Workspace Suite brings
together desktop, mobile, app and data services to provide people with a
personal mobile workspace that follows them no matter where they go,
what device they use or how they are connected. For the last 25 years,
Citrix has built solutions based on real-world production deployments
that enable people to work better. It is only fitting that we would now
provide the most comprehensive and integrated solution for empowering
mobile workers.”
Sudhakar Ramakrishna, senior vice president and general manager,
Enterprise and Service Provider Division, Citrix
“Helping people work better is the core goal for every Citrix solution.
Citrix Workspace Suite builds on the expertise we have gained in
building market-leading virtualization, mobility, networking and cloud
services technologies and brings working better to a new level. We have
integrated our key technologies in a single solution that not only
automates the processes behind delivering access to all apps, data and
services to any device, but also ensures the user experience is
optimized for greater productivity.”
Mark Bowker, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
“Mobile workspaces are playing a key role in addressing the new
organizational imperative around secure mobility. Citrix Workspace Suite
addresses these needs by providing a comprehensive platform that arms
employees with the flexibility to securely access apps, data, and
services from anywhere, on any device.”
Sujai Hajela, senior vice president, Enterprise Networking, Cisco
“The need for mobility, security and usability in today’s businesses
don’t have to clash. Cisco and Citrix are leading the emerging mobile
workspaces market by easing the complexity of delivering apps, data and
services while personalizing the user experience – no matter what
device, where or how the work needs to get done. Cisco’s expertise in
networking, security, unified communications and collaboration combined
with the leading technologies for virtualization, mobility and cloud
services provided in Citrix Workspace Suite, give our joint customers
access to the most comprehensive business mobility solution available
today.”
Cameron McNaught, executive vice president, solutions, Fujitsu Global
Delivery
“Fujitsu manages some of the largest workplace solutions around the
world by seamlessly integrating applications and data and communicating
to end-users wherever they need to undertake their work activities.
Citrix Workspace Suite will enable the delivery of enhanced mobile
services to customers with integration and the best possible service
experience.”
Chris Moyer, vice president of mobility and workplace solutions, HP
Enterprise Services
“By integrating Citrix Workspace Suite technology into our Client
Virtualization Services and Managed Mobility Services, HP can deliver
instant and secure mobile access to information and applications. This
solution uses the HP managed cloud to accelerate clients’ seamless
transition to an environment where work happens anytime, anywhere on any
device.”
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Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leader in mobile workspaces, providing
virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services to
enable new ways to work better. Citrix solutions power business mobility
through secure, personal workspaces that provide people with instant
access to apps, desktops, data and communications on any device, over
any network and cloud. This year Citrix is celebrating 25 years of
innovation, making IT simpler and people more productive. With annual
revenue in 2013 of $2.9 billion, Citrix solutions are in use at more
than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Learn
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1 Gartner, Inc., Market Guide for Workspace Aggregators,
January 2, 2014
2 Forrester Research Inc., Business Technographics
Application and Collaboration Workforce Survey, Q4 2013
3 Forrester Research Inc., Business Technographics Telecom
And Mobility Workforce Survey, Q2 2013
4 Forbes.com, http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2013/02/18/one-in-five-americans-work-from-home-numbers-seen-rising-over-60/
5 Gartner, Inc., Market Guide for Workspace Aggregators, January 2, 2014
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