13 Mar 2008 03:46 PM EDT


 So I was thinking a demonstration of XenApp desktop integration might be in order. "Citrix Applications" formerly known as "Program Neighborhood Agent" allows you to deliver Citrix applications seamlessly to the Windows Start Menu, Desktop, Quick Launch bar, Sidebar and the Windows Notification Area (AKA The Systray). Virtually everywhere you can place a Windows shortcut you can place a Citrix delivered app shortcut. Check it out ...

These were created on my Vista desktop but this all works equally well in Windows XP with the exception of the Sidebar which isn't available. The important take away is that users can interact with Citrix delivered apps in the same way they do with local apps.

 Our Motto - "If we do this right users wont know we've done anything at all."

 Al-

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Are these applications locally installed on XenApp in this demo? It seems they are not streamed to the desktop.

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 19, 2008 06:55 | Reply To This

Some of the apps are virtualized on the Server while others are virtualized on the client. If you look down in the right hand corner you can see the client side virtualized app launch indicator. I believe that one was OneNote.

Al- 

Posted by Albert Grandville at Mar 19, 2008 08:11 | Reply To This

Vista VPN Client ???

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 19, 2008 14:55 | Reply To This

Is that a question ? Are you asking about whether or not we have a Vista client for the Citrix Access Gateway ?

Posted by Albert Grandville at Mar 19, 2008 15:00 | Reply To This

I noticed that the hint text for the application links say something like, "Program Neighborhood Agent link". If the purpose is to get rid of irrelevant names, then that would be a good one to do away with!

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 19, 2008 21:37 | Reply To This

Yes that's a question !
Where can I find a non BETA Vista client for the Citrix Access Gateway.

Cool demo by the way

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 20, 2008 03:59 | Reply To This

I probably should have noted that I'm using an early build of the 11.0 XenApp client. We are still working through the transition away from PNA. When we ship later on this year we intend to have all of the strings changed. Thanks for paying that close attention
Al-

Posted by Albert Grandville at Mar 20, 2008 07:52 | Reply To This

Al do you know when the final release of the Vista CAG client will be available ?

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 20, 2008 12:14 | Reply To This

Here's what I got from the Access Gateway PM

Access Gateway Standard Edition, Vista client available now

Access Gateway Advanced Edition, Vista client in beta in Q2, full client in 2H 2008.

Access Gateway Enterprise Edition, Vista client in beta now, full client in 8.1, available in Q2.

Al-

Posted by Albert Grandville at Mar 20, 2008 13:11 | Reply To This

Thanks ! it's taking about 1,5 half year after Vista was released...

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 20, 2008 14:38 | Reply To This

No. No. Thank you for taking the blog so far off topic.

Posted by Albert Grandville at Mar 20, 2008 15:55 | Reply To This

Applications being streamed or run remotely - is that determined before hand, or dynamically when the app is ran?

Posted by Anonymous at Apr 10, 2008 20:57 | Reply To This

Whether an application is published using Server side App Virtualization (Publishing) or Client side App Virtualization (Streaming) is determined by the administrator when the app is published. The admin can publish the same app using both methods creating two separate icons allowing the user to choose the method or the system can display one icon that, when chosen, will launch the appropriate method depending on system preference.

Posted by Albert Grandville at Apr 11, 2008 08:02 | Reply To This

I have never seen my "XenApp" published applications launched so quickly in my environment.

Posted by Anonymous at May 20, 2008 09:00 | Reply To This