Citrix Presentation Server

Citrix Presentation Server™ is the de facto standard for delivering Windows® applications at the lowest cost - anywhere. Used by more than 180,000 customers worldwide, Presentation Server is an end-to-end application delivery system that reduces total costs associated with provisioning, testing, upgrading and maintaining Windows applications; provides maximum information security by centralising user data; and reduces network bandwidth necessary to achieve superior application performance and the most responsive user experience.

Issues / Challenes Addressed

• Reducing costs of delivering Windows applications
  Installing and managing applications on every device escalates costs and resources needed to test, provision, manage and support applications. Migrations and maintenance of Microsoft® Office 2007, Windows Vista andother strategic applications, such as SAP, Oracle, Notes, etc., compound the problems.
• Securing and protecting data
  Laptop theft, data protection, intellectual property control and other risks are difficult to address due to increasing user mobility, teleworking, outsourcing, branch office expansion, etc.
• Reducing network impacts on application performance
  High-latency and bandwidth-constrained networks, like those used for offshoring, outsourcing, branch offices, home or mobile offices, cause poor application performance, user frustration and high-networking costs. Need to guarantee SLAs for all mission-critical applications.
• Satisfying diverse application deployment needs
  Globalisation, employee mobility and telework are requiring organisations to provide flexible access to applications from any location, device or connection.
  The diversity of access scenarios presents a huge IT challenge.

Key Benefits

• Lowest-cost Windows application delivery.
  Virtualisation and streaming eliminate the need to install or manage applications on individual user devices, making application testing, provisioning, management, upgrades and ongoing support easier and less costly. 
• Strongest protection for sensitive information.
  Control, protect and retain records centrally to dramatically reduce the chance for data loss and theft, and at the same time, help ensure regulatory compliance and successful security audits.
• Outstanding application performance over any network.
  Only mouse movements, keystrokes and screen updates traverse the network. Even graphics-heavy applications perform better.
• Fastest application delivery to all users - anywhere.
  Deliver applications and updates instantly - anywhere, anytime - to offshore employees, outsourcers, new branch offices, new mergers and acquisitions, teleworkers and mobile workforces.
• Continuously available applications with fast, reliable performance.
  Application load management, automated server recovery and failover ensure an “always-on” access experience. Rapidly troubleshoot issues with detailed and actionable reports that monitor the end-user experience and identify root causes anywhere in the system - the application, the server, the network or the desktop.

Associated Document Links

– Case Studies - http://www.citrix.com/casestudies
– Detailed Product Information - http://www.citrix.com/presentationserver
– Product Demonstrations - http://www.citrix.com/demo
– TestDrive - http://www.citrix.com/testdrive
– ACE Cost Analyzer - http://www.acecostanalyzer.com
– Courses/eLearning/Certifications - http://www.citrix.com/training
– Knowledgebase - http://support.citrix.com/kb
– accessAnswers - http://www.citrix.com/accessanswers