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What’s New in Citrix Presentation Server ™ 4.5. Customer Presentation. 3. © 2006 Citrix Systems, Inc.—All rights reserved. Citrix Presentation Server 4.5. End-to-end application delivery system for delivering all Windows applications, both client /server and desktop.
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What’s New in Citrix Presentation Server™4.5 Customer Presentation
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Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 End-to-end application delivery system for delivering all Windows applications, both client /server and desktop LowestTotal Cost ofOwnership BestPerformance & Scalability HighestSecurity
PresentationServerA Strategic Application Delivery System Lowest-cost Windows application delivery TCO Strongest protection for applications and intellectual property Outstanding application performance over any network Flexible architecture ensures rapid application delivery to all users—anywhere Continuous application availability and reliability Best end user experience Presentation Server provides Presentation Serveris used by more than 180,000 customers worldwide
Completing the Application Delivery System with 4.5 Application Performance Monitoring Health Assistant Isolation 2.0 SmartAccess Application Hub Application Streaming Single Sign-on SpeedScreen
Application Streaming Instant Application Delivery to Desktops Expands benefits of centralized management to Windows-based desktop applications Streams applications into an isolated environment on the desktop for use anywhere, anytime – even when disconnected Automatically updates and repairs applications Eliminates application conflicts and costly regression testing Ideal for applications that need local CPU resources or peripherals Presentation Server dynamically selects the best delivery method – virtualization or streaming – based on the user, application, device and network Application Streaming for Desktops add-on licenses available
Isolation 2.0 Broader Application Compatibility Improves system and application compatibility Isolates and protects applications from conflicts Provides ability to configure degree of isolation Eliminates regression testing Next-generation isolation technology Increases performance of isolated applications Extends compatibility to more Windows-based applications Provides core technology for Application Streaming,Application Isolation Environments, and Application Hub
Application Hub Central Application Repository Simplifies application inventory management Provides central repository for application profiles Enables IT to use the same application profile to virtualize or stream the application to end users Accelerates application provisioning to Presentation Server environments Reduces server set-up time and eliminates regression testing using Isolation 2.0 technology Makes it easy to change, move and add applications among servers for planned outages and maintenance
Application Performance MonitoringVisibility Into the Access Experience Ensures the best end user experience Proactively identifies poorly performing applications Pinpoints root-cause of bottlenecks Monitors and records historical application performance and utilization Increases accuracy of capacity planning Reduces support costs Displays user experience data in real-time and collects run-time application crash data Helps measure impact of change to production environment Assists in tuning custom-built applications
SmartAccess Access Security and Control Improves access experience while maintaining security Provides the only purpose-built secure remote access solution for Presentation Server Deploys quickly and easily and provides full VPN access to specified users Simplifies end user access and provides desk-like experience Manages access at the application level Senses and responds to user access scenarios based on IT-configured policies Controls who can access which applications and data, and from where Restricts printing, downloading and local caching as appropriate
Single Sign-on Strongest Application Security Improves application security Centralizes password management to securely store credentials and reduce risk of sharing passwords Automatically changes passwords to make it easy for end users Enforces password policies with automatically generated strong passwords Reduces help desk calls Simplifies application access with automated logons Provides self-service password reset from desktop PCs or Web Interface
Health Assistant System Resiliency and Availability Enhances server reliability and ensures consistent access experience Makes it easier to identify and address server issues early Includes default health checks for Citrix and Microsoft infrastructure services Triggers prescriptive actions: Alerts administrators, takes server offline, restarts service, reboots server Works with load balancing to direct sessions tohealthy servers before users are impacted Interoperates with standard system management tools such as IBM Tivoli, HP OpenView and Microsoft Operations Manager
SpeedScreen Progressive Display20X Faster Graphics Performance Accelerates graphics performance over the network Ensures great user experience with graphics-intensive applications Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Business Intelligence graphics 2D image editing Protects valuable intellectual property by keeping files in the data center Dramatically reduces cost of delivering graphic-intensive apps Lowers bandwidth requirements by 95% Delivers to any client device
64-bit Platform Supportfor Maximizing Return on Investment Increases server scalability and efficient utilization Increases user density per server – up to 500 users per server Dramatically reduces initial implementation costs and lowers costs of expansion Reduces recurring data center costs Fewer servers and lower space requirements lowers costs of provisioning, maintaining and managing servers Bridges transition to 64-bit platform Delivers both 32-bit and 64-bit applications
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Presentation Server 4.5 Line-Up Enterprise Edition 4.5 Access Suite 4.2 Enterprise Edition 4.0 Advanced Edition 4.5 Advanced Edition 4.0 Standard Edition 4.0 Platinum Edition 4.5 Previous Presentation Server Line-up New Presentation Server 4.5 Line-up
Presentation ServerPlatinum Edition Platinum Edition Standard Edition Advanced Edition Access Suite Step-Up Subscription Advantage Benefits For customers with active Subscription Advantage… No ChargeMigration No ChargeMigration No ChargeMigration
Key changes to Presentation Server Editions • Consolidated and streamlined Presentation Server product line • No longer available as of May 15, 2007 • Citrix Presentation Server Standard Edition • Citrix Access Suite • Citrix Access Suite Step-Up
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Extend Presentation Server to manage every desktop in your company • Add-on licenses extend specific features to additional users • Example: Company ABC uses Presentation Server Platinum Edition for most employees, but has several mobile workers that are usually disconnected from the network. ABC supplements their Platinum Edition purchase with Application Streaming for Desktops add-on licenses
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Presentation Server 4.5 Pricing Pricing for all licenses includes one year of Subscription Advantage