Citrix Presentation Server 4.5
The standard for delivering Windows applications at the lowest cost—anywhere
Citrix® Presentation Server™ is an end-to-end application delivery
system that offers both application virtualization and application
streaming for optimal application performance. Presentation Server™
enables the best access experience for any user, with any device,
working over any network. With the secure application architecture,
organizations can centralize applications and data in secure data
centers, reducing costs of management and support, increasing data
security, and ensuring fast, reliable performance.
Presentation Server allows IT to deliver secure applications as a
service providing on-demand access to users, while affording IT the
flexibility to leverage future application architectures. It provides
several benefits that make it a strategic system for application
delivery.
Lowest-cost Windows application delivery
Deliver 100 percent of your Windows-based applications without leaving
the data center by using the state-of-the-art application streaming and
application virtualization technologies of Citrix Presentation Server.
Eliminate the need to install or manage applications on individual user
devices, making application testing, provisioning, management and
support easier and less costly. Let the underlying intelligence
automatically select the best delivery method for the user, the
application and the location, and watch application performance improve.
Strongest security for applications and intellectual property
Control, protect and retain intellectual property centrally to
dramatically reduce the chance for data loss and theft. Presentation
Server helps you prevent data from leaving the data center without your
explicit permission, supporting regulatory compliance and security
objectives. Built-in endpoint scans and policy controls take into
account each user’s role, device characteristics and network conditions
to determine which applications and data they are authorized to access.
These dynamic attributes also define where users may store and print
sensitive information. Such strong data and application security
measures decrease the potential for inadvertent exposure, and enhance
your ability to back up and restore information from one place for
greater fault tolerance and disaster recovery. Integrated single
sign-on and a secure SSL VPN gateway for remote access enable a “one
password, one path” approach to application and data access.
Outstanding application performance over any network
Improve application responsiveness and increase user productivity with
patented application virtualization techniques perfected over 15 years.
Many applications frustrate users as they wait for data to be pushed
across the network. Over high-latency or bandwidth-constrained WANs,
these problems are even worse. Presentation Server greatly reduces
network bandwidth requirements and mitigates latency issues, because
with virtualized applications, only mouse movements, keystrokes and
screen updates traverse the network. Even data-laden and graphics-heavy
applications perform better, keeping users active and productive.
Fastest application delivery to all users -anywhere
Accelerate the time-to-value of your applications so you can quickly
respond to changing business needs. Manage the delivery of all your
Windows-based applications from one centralized location-—no need to go
from desktop to desktop, travel from office to office, or wait for
laptops to return to headquarters. With Presentation Server, you
deliver applications and updates instantly anywhere, any time—-to
offshore employees, outsourcers, new branch offices, new mergers &
acquisitions, or mobile workforces.
Continuous availability and reliable, fast application performance
Provide high application availability for an “always-on” user
experience with application load management, automated server recovery
and failover. Rapidly troubleshoot issues by using detailed and
actionable reports that monitor the end-user experience and identify
root-causes anywhere in the system-—the application, server, network or
desktop. Presentation Server gives you end- to-end visibility into
application usage and performance, key to satisfying and verifying
application service level agreements (SLAs) and increasing user
satisfaction and productivity.
One interface, one logon, one great experience
Users need one simple way to access applications, regardless of where
they are or what device they are using. With SmoothRoaming, you can
ensure that applications and data move with your users as they change
locations, networks, or devices, so they can pick up exactly where they
left off without interruption.
In short, a Citrix solution allows IT to overcome many business challenges and do much more with fewer resources.
Presentation Server supports many of today’s IT and business initiatives
- Remote Office Connectivity
- Workforce Mobility
- Business Continuity
- Server Consolidation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Business Process Outsourcing
Citrix Presentation Server Editions
Citrix Presentation Server™ is available in three editions:
Platinum Edition
An end-to-end application delivery system that virtualizes and streams
Windows-based applications for the lowest total cost and highest data
security—to any user, with any device, over any network. Platinum
Edition includes all the features of Enterprise Edition and adds
critical capabilities for application performance monitoring, SSL VPN
remote access with SmartAccess control and single sign-on application
security.
Enterprise Edition
Delivers a wide variety of mission-critical Windows applications using
virtualization and streaming technologies. Enterprise Edition includes
all the features of the Advanced Edition and adds capabilities to
automate system resiliency, expand application compatibility, and
rapidly provision complex applications across any size server farm.
Advanced Edition
Provides the fundamental functionality for centralizing and
virtualizing Windows-based applications in mission-critical
environments.
Comparative Matrix - Download a detailed side-by-side comparison of each edition’s features.
