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28 May 2009 02:05 PM EDT
A Quick Look at HDX 3D Professional Graphics
[ Tags: 3d graphics ,   hdx 3d ,   prism ,   apollo ,   catia ,   hdx ,   xendesktop ,   xd4 ]
posted by Derek Thorslund

In case you missed it, there's a brief video up on Citrix TV in which Thomas Nikl of our Advanced Solutions Group shows the latest iteration of project Prism (which you may remember as the 3D Accelerated Bitmap Remoting subproject of Apollo/HDX). Prism is an enhancement to HDX 3D for XenDesktop focused on delivering high-end professional graphics applications (e.g. CAD, CAM, GIS) to remote users. Prism leverages GPU hardware on the host (typically a blade or rack mount workstation) to render the OpenGL or DirectX graphics, then uses advanced compression technology to deliver the resulting images over a standard DSL or equivalent Internet connection. Look closely and you'll notice that this recent build supports Windows XP virtual desktops (whereas my previous post on this topic showed a Vista desktop).

 
Derek Thorslund
Product Strategist, HDX Multimedia Virtualization

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Comments (9)

 

  1. May 29

    Raul Gonzalez says:

    Will this feature ever be available in XenApp?

    Will this feature ever be available in XenApp?

    1. Jun 05

      Derek Thorslund says:

      Yes, that's the plan, but it is too early for me to share any details. Keep watc...

      Yes, that's the plan, but it is too early for me to share any details. Keep watching this blog!

  2. Jun 19

    LEROY Fabrice says:

    Hi derek, had the pleasure to see your presentation in Anvers at the Iforum Ben...

    Hi derek,

    had the pleasure to see your presentation in Anvers at the Iforum Benelux. I'm interested in the HDX prism because we are searching remote solution for Co workers in Brazil and others countries on Catia V5.

    Already on beta download ? have availability date ?

    We have tested the pictor project so we want to compare to HDX prism.

    How HDX is doing on xenapp server W2008 ?

    Thanks for comment

    1. Jun 22

      Derek Thorslund says:

      Thanks for attending my seminar, and for your comments. Our Prism technology for...

      Thanks for attending my seminar, and for your comments. Our Prism technology for XenDesktop is the perfect solution for delivering CATIA to remote workers. Prism can support bandwidths as low as 1 Mbps and latencies as high as 150 ms, while providing GPU hardware acceleration for both OpenGL and DirectX applications.

      Derek

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  3. Jul 15

    Michael Schubert says:

    I am extremely interesting in this additional feature set to XenDesktop. We are...

    I am extremely interesting in this additional feature set to XenDesktop. We are in the middle of a XenDesktop deployment to use with AutoDesk Revit software. Is there any update on availability?

    1. Jul 15

      Derek Thorslund says:

      The Prism technology for XenDesktop is ideal for delivering Autodesk Revit ...

      The Prism technology for XenDesktop is ideal for delivering Autodesk Revit Architecture. I will forward your inquiry to our product manager for Prism, Sakthi Chandra.

  4. Aug 13

    Steve Atkinson says:

    Hi Derek,  I am working on a project at present and need to provide access...

    Hi Derek,

     I am working on a project at present and need to provide access via either XenAPP or XenDesktop for 2D (Bentley MicroStation) and 3D (SolidWorks) to users across the WAN. I first looked at Apollo when i was working for a Bank over a year ago and would be very interested in knowing when Prism will actually be available and also a little more on the GPU hardware architecture...

    Many Thanks

    Steve

  5. Aug 24

    Anonymous says:

    Hi, we also want to deploy CAD programms to Xen Desktop. But we have a lot of p...

    Hi,

    we also want to deploy CAD programms to Xen Desktop. But we have a lot of performance trouble. Is there a release date for an update? 

    Thanks a lot

    Michael

    1. Sep 01

      Derek Thorslund says:

      Hi Michael, Yesterday we announced that this technology -- "HDX 3D for ...

      Hi Michael,

      Yesterday we announced that this technology -- "HDX 3D for Professional Graphics" -- will be available at the end of September as a feature of Citrix XenDesktop Advanced, Enterprise and Platinum editions for all new and existing XenDesktop customers at no additional charge. You can find more information at hdx.citrix.com/hdx-3d.

      Derek

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