Citrix XenApp is back and simpler than ever to deploy, scale and manage. Built on the new FlexCast Management Architecture, XenApp 7.5 and Citrix XenDesktop 7.5 deliver five generations of Windows apps and desktops with built-in personalization, provisioning and user experience monitoring. The product team will explain how to migrate existing workloads or deploy new ones, and how to flex, grow or transform your virtual app and desktop environment with public cloud infrastructure.

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Simple Deployment and Management
• Easier than competitors to deploy and manage
• Publish dozens of apps in less than a minute
• Built‐in performance monitoring
• Up to 8% more users per server compared to previous versions
Hybrid cloud provisioning
• Eliminate CAPEX for seasonal needs
• Leverage global clouds for proximity to users
• Same management consoles and skillsets
HDX Mobile Optimization technologies
• Multi‐touch experience
• High‐performance over mobile networks
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AppDNA
• Full AppDNA product
• P2V app migration
• Windows XP/Server 2003 app migration
Platinum Promotion
• Free XenMobile MDM OR 20% off XenMobile Enterprise
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Hybrid cloud provisioning
• Eliminate CAPEX for seasonal needs
• Leverage global clouds for proximity to users
• Same management consoles and skillsets
Desktop Player for Mac
• Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac extends the benefits of XenDesktop to MacBook users, enabling them to
run Windows desktops on a Mac whether they are online, offline, or even experiencing a slow or
intermittent network connection. End users gain freedom while IT gains control by centrally managing
Windows virtual desktops deployed to corporate and BYO MacBooks
Remote PC Wake‐on‐LAN
• Enables broader support for unplanned remote access scenarios using SCCM
• Offers users more flexibility in the event of power outages
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AppDNA
• Full AppDNA product
• P2V app migration
• Windows XP/Server 2003 app migration
Platinum Promotion
• Free XenMobile MDM OR 20% off XenMobile Enterprise
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XenDesktop and XenApp 7.x platform provide a unified platform to deliver Windows‐as‐a‐service
ONLY XenDesktop and XenApp can address all the different use cases in your organization with seamless
mobility, centralized data security and improved desktop management.
• Deliver apps or complete desktops in the most cost‐efficient way possible for each use case
• Provide highly secure, seamless remote access to apps and desktops
• Optimize Windows apps for tablets and other mobile devices, and deliver excellent performance
even over 3G networks
• Enable laptop users to use centrally managed and secured virtual desktops, even off the network
• Integrate with MDM, file sync and sharing, and mobile app delivery to provide a complete solution
for enterprise mobility

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• Manage FlexCast deployments using a single architecture so you have one design, one console and one
monitoring solution for all your FlexCast apps and desktops
• The same architecture can be used to deploy XA/XD on cloud infrastructure
• Monitoring and support tools are built into the architecture and are not add on components
• The same XA/XD site/farm can support multiple OS
• This architecture provides the ability to just upgrade the VDAs to support new OS in the same site/farm
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One of the most important new features in this release, applicable to both XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5,
is the support of hybrid cloud provisioning
Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp have been redesigned as cloud ready solutions for delivering both
applications and desktops on any type of cloud infrastructure
by integrating with any virtual infrastructure technology, storage infrastructure and complex network
topologies to deliver a single, unified platform. XenDesktop and
XenApp now enable enterprise IT to build a common service delivery architecture for all Windows apps
and desktops leveraging common policies and tools that
simplify deployment and management.
By delivering Windows apps and desktops as a cloud‐like service, XenDesktop and XenApp can handle
multiple versions and instances of both Windows Server
and desktop operating systems from a single platform. XenDesktop and XenApp are built to leverage any
virtual infrastructure or cloud management platform.
Whether using the included XenServer, leveraging the performance and rising popularity of Microsoft
Hyper‐V, or building on an existing VMware vSphere infrastructure, XenDesktop is built to be hypervisor,
storage and network agnostic.

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Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp are the first solutions to be fully integrated for cloud solutions. Virtual
apps and desktops can be deployed on popular cloud platforms
including Apache CloudStack based Citrix CloudPlatform or Amazon Web Services (AWS) making it easier
than ever to dynamically expand the infrastructure footprint.

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The latest generation of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop delivers apps, data and desktops on a unified
platform, allowing organizations to define and scale their virtual infrastructure in more ways, quickly,
easily and economically. Citrix Director and EdgeSight complement this unified solution with
comprehensive, integrated management and monitoring for every part of the Citrix environment.
Customers can speed to resolution for user issues, monitor network performance and user experience,
and gain insight into current trends to better plan for the future
Desktop Director has been designed to make sure level 1 support can quickly and easily resolve the most
common issues and make end user who is having problems productive right away .
Most common problem – “I can’t connect”
Instrumented XD to provide various failure causes for connection and machine failures to determine root
cause
End user experience starts with logon
Director breaks the logon into each of the steps, providing the analysis so the admin is able to pinpoint
exactly where the slowdown is occurring
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Other Talking Points
• Built to scale from a few hundred to 10’s of thousands of users
Designed for simplicity, built for the cloud
• Single pane of glass across sites
Instant “real‐time” troubleshooting and environment health metrics across sites
• EdgeSight performance management
Performance management and network analysis
• End user experience monitoring
Integrated NetScaler network analysis to pinpoint issues or delays
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Let me start by quickly first explaining what is AppDNA for audiences who are not familiar with it.
Citrix AppDNA application migration software enables enterprises to confidently discover, automate,
model and manage applications for faster application migration, easier application virtualization and
streamlined application management. Taking application migration and management to a new level,
AppDNA software combines insight about applications with highly accurate application testing,
remediation and compatibility to reduce project time and cost. AppDNA software uncovers the
knowledge needed to guide business decisions about application compatibility, migration, management
and long‐term application portfolio evolution.
As Citrix admins, we all recognize how time consuming and painful application validation process is,
regardless if it’s from physical to virtual or migrating apps from one version of XenApp to the next.
Whether you have a well‐documented app validation cycle, or “3‐strike” rule – if app doesn’t work in 3
tries, you skip that app, or light a candle, and say a prayer and hope the apps will just work…. One thing
we can agree on is that… there must be a better way. At Citrix Synergy last May, we introduced the
AppDNA‐SBC module as a feature of Platinum editions of XenDesktop 7 and XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack.
With the 7.5 release for XenApp and XenDesktop, Platinum edition customers will be able to benefit
from the full feature set of AppDNA.

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• Let’s now talk about a popular feature of XenDesktop, Remote PC Access which allows employees the
flexibility and mobility of remoting into business applications located on their existing desktop from
any device. Remote PC Access has been a feature of XenDesktop for almost a year now. Customers love
the fact they can use this feature to connect to physical PC’s at their desktop, from their Receivers,
over HDX. One of the most requested feature has been the of Wake‐on‐LAN (WoL) support. In
XenDesktop 7.5, we now support WoL via Microsoft Systems Center
• Why System Center ConfigMgr 2012 R2? Citrix and Microsoft have a rich history of partnership, and
this new area of integration demonstrates that continued commitment. It was also very apparent
through the course of customer conversations, that the bulk of Remote PC Access customers looking
for Wake on LAN integration were in the midst of a transition to, or planning on deploying ConfigMgr
2012 R2. By embracing ConfigMgr 2012 R2 in this way, it provides unique capabilities that only our two
companies can provide together.

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HDX improves the experience of Citrix Receiver users working in supported Windows applications and
published server desktops on mobile devices. HDX includes a native interface control channel allowing
Windows Apps to be refactored for a touch experience while leveraging device features such as multi‐
touch gestures, native menu controls, camera and GPS support. Many touch features are available
natively in XenDesktop and do not require any application source code changes to activate.
Native touch features include:
• Automatic display of the keyboard when an editable field has the focus
• Windows combo box control replaced by larger picker control
• Multi‐touch gestures such as pinch and zoom
• Inertia‐sensed scrolling
• Touch pad or direct cursor navigation
Additional capabilities can be implemented using the HDX Windows Mobile Application SDK enabling
enterprise developers to update Windows applications just once for mobile devices using familiar
Windows programming languages. The SDK includes over 50 APIs. Examples of programmable mobility
enhancements include:

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Control how buttons are used on the mobile device; use local user interface controls instead of Windows
controls
Autosense and refactor apps to use available resolution and horizontal layout on a tablet or smaller
mobile device screen
Integrate device functions such as telephone, SMS, GPS, and camera with Windows app workflows

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• With technological advances in XD7, users experience smooth motion video even on challenging
network connections. We’re seeing 18 frames per second on 800 Kbps 3G connections, more than
double what was previously possible with such limited bandwidth. WAN link scalability is being
increased over 100% with no reduction in video quality. And our new technology can even deliver a
good experience playing HD videos over low speed connections by reducing the bit rate by an order of
magnitude.
• H.264 decoding is included in Windows Receiver, Linux Receiver 13.0 (August 2013), iOS Receiver 5.8
(released 2013‐07‐08), Android Receiver 3.4 (July 2013), Mac Receiver 11.8 (June 2013) and HTML5
Receiver 1.3 (March 2014).
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Citrix Storefront is the successor to Citrix Web Interface for XenApp and XenDesktop and helps IT enable
enterprise mobility – work and play from anywhere, from virtually any device. It also helps IT improve
enterprise security and simplify XenApp and XenDesktop deployments. StoreFront is essential for
managing multi‐site XenApp and XenDesktop deployments. It’s built on a modern, flexible and powerful
framework and now provides innovative tools for IT customization for XenApp and XenDesktop
deployments.
Introduced in conjunction with XenApp/XenDesktop 7.5, transitioning to StoreFront 2.5 has never been
easier or more rewarding.
Here are the highlights and look for accompanying blogs with more detail:
An updated Receiver for HTML5 engine adds breakthrough performance for zero install access to
business applications and desktops from popular browsers as well as Google Chrome devices. The new
HTML 5 Receiver also enhances the graphics experience for both 2D and 3D applications and provides a
very good audio‐video experience at significantly lower bandwidth than before. It also includes an
improved in‐session toolbar for clipboard and windows security desktop.
Pass‐through Authentication to Receiver for Web enables users on a domain joined end points to open
Internet Explorer and access resources using Receiver for Web without an additional authentication step.
One of the most asked for features.
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Smart Card Authentication to Receiver for Web enables Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows users to access
Receiver for Web using their smart cards for authentication. Domain‐joined Windows users with the
SSON service configured enter their pin only once. Mac, Linux, and non‐domain Windows users enter
their PIN for each app/desktop launch.
NetScaler Gateway single smart card sign‐on to Receiver for Web. Storefront 2.0 introduced support for
native Receivers to sign in with a Smartcard via NetScaler Gateway. Storefront 2.5 enables users to access
Receiver for Web via NetScaler Gateway using their smart card. Domain‐joined Windows users arranged
for pass through authentication (SSON) enter their PIN only once. In all other cases, users will need to
enter their PIN for each app/desktop launch.
Mandatory Applications automatically makes a specific set of apps or desktops available to all users.
Mandatory resources are silently added for each user. Works similarly to the existing “auto‐provisioned
apps” functionality but does not offer a way for Receiver for Web users to remove them. Administrators
can mark individual resources as mandatory (using the existing keyword mechanism in the
XenApp/XenDesktop admin console) with the keyword “mandatory” or configure a Store to make all the
resources mandatory.
Anonymous (Unauthenticated) enables StoreFront to provide access to XenApp 6.5 sessions without
authenticating. Generally this is used where applications themselves require their own authentication.
Allows administrators to optionally make a specific Store support anonymous (unauthenticated) access.
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Parallel resource enumeration. Where Web Interface and earlier Storefront releases enumerate
resources by contacting each Delivery Controller in turn. Storefront 2.5 communicates to all providers at
the same time and aggregates responses when all have responded.
Resource filtering by types or keywords enables you to filter which applications were shown to a user by
adding an artificial description element to the application name. In Receiver for Web, it has been
possible to filter out the display of either Applications or Desktops but the same level of control was not
available at the Store level.
And last but not least the Store Customization SDK enables you to expose only apps or desktops to users
or selectively restrict access based on the user’s location, the type of devices the user has, or smart
access policies. While most simple filtering requirements should be handled by simple configuration
changes, some customers have complex business requirements that require custom logic to be applied
to the decision making process of showing resources to users and adjusting launch parameters. Stay
tuned for more details and example projects.

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• Facilitate a longer runway for end users to transition from Web Interface to StoreFront
• Enable IT more time to plan their backend & infrastructure changes from Web Interface to StoreFront
• Farm aggregation to help customers adopt XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5, and continue to support
existing environments
• No enhancements or new OS support to Web Interface 5.4
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New Features in XenClient Enterprise 5.1
• Key Server Improvements
• Synchronizer Roaming to enable XenClient devices to communicate with any Synchronizer to deliver
greater scalability, seamless deployments and faster updates
• SQL Windows Authentication support for improved database management and security
• Microsoft Server 2012R2 support for the Synchronizer central management server
• Deeper XD/XC integration
• Expanded support for Citrix Receiver and USB redirection for a better hosted desktop user experience
• Support for NetScaler Layer 4 and Global Server Load Balancing to maximize availability
• Updated Personal vDisk integration between XenDesktop and XenClient to include support for
Windows 8.1
• Enhanced user experience
• Broader support for the latest devices with 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors
• USB NIC and USB WIFI device support enables a better Ultrabook experience
• Windows 8/8.1 support improvements with higher resolutions and multi‐monitor support
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What’s New in DesktopPlayer for Mac 1.1
• Enhanced Security & Control
• Synchronizer Roaming lets DesktopPlayer devices communicate with any Synchronizer server for
greater scalability, seamless deployments and faster updates
• Application Signing increases security for IT and makes the DesktopPlayer installation faster and
easier for users
• Improved User Experience
• Guest support for Windows 8.1 enables users to run the latest Windows technology on their
MacBooks
• Support for Native Resolution in Mac OS X allows DesktopPlayer users to navigate to and from Full
Screen mode by clicking expand button just like other Mac applications
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• Printing, USB, clipboard, touch, webcam and 2‐way audio

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• Integrated software deployment
• Deploy software to XenApp and XenDesktop
• Create published apps using Configuration Manager
• Gracefully log off users as needed
• Support Citrix provisioning
• Update master VM, deploy to clones
• ConfigMgr Maintenance window compatibility
• Avoid reboot loop hell
• Unified app deployment
• Enable ConfigMgr to deploy published Apps
• Policy control chooses HDX Published App / MSI / App‐V deployment
• Publishing via ConfigMgr enables apps in all Receivers

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