Dell Unveils Powerful End-To-End Cloud Client Computing Solutions for Citrix Virtualized Desktop Environments to Enable Increasingly Mobile and Cloud-Based Work Styles
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Dell Unveils Powerful End-To-End Cloud Client Computing Solutions for Citrix Virtualized Desktop Environments to Enable Increasingly Mobile and Cloud-Based Work Styles

ANAHEIM, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 22, 2013 — Today at Citrix Synergy, the premier industry conference on mobile work style solutions powered by cloud services, Dell announced a broad range of innovative cloud client computing technologies that deliver turnkey solutions purposefully built to complement and enhance corporate IT environments based on Citrix XenDesktop® and XenApp.

Specifically built for Citrix, Dell Wyse Xenith Pro 2 dual-core zero client (Photo: Business Wire)

Specifically built for Citrix, Dell Wyse Xenith Pro 2 dual-core zero client (Photo: Business Wire)

When organizations of all sizes are increasingly looking to empower their employees with access to corporate information across application platforms and devices, Dell and Citrix’s new cloud client computing solutions provide customers with powerful tools to work securely and productively. The combination of simplicity, flexibility, and power in Dell’s technology creates an unmatched end-to-end virtual computing experience and alleviates customer pain points from the data center to the endpoint devices, including: the Dell DVS Enterprise - Active System 800 for Citrix XenDesktop, Dell DVS Enterprise for Citrix XenDesktop, Dell Wyse Xenith Pro 2 zero client and the Dell Wyse D90Q7 and Z90Q7 thin clients.

“Our strong relationship with Citrix is evident more than ever within the innovative new technologies for Citrix’s desktop virtualization solutions here at Citrix Synergy,” said Steve Lalla, vice president and general manager, Cloud Client Computing at Dell. “We have been able to raise the bar not only in our virtualized desktops, but also in the functionalities that we bring to our data center infrastructure solutions that give users an improved computing experience and help to bring down the cost and complexity of managing a desktop virtualization environment.”

DVS Enterprise end-to-end solutions for Citrix XenDesktop

Dell introduced enhanced DVS Enterprise end-to-end solutions that will support Citrix XenDesktop 7 and its unified communications functionality. Dell offers three different deployment offerings based on customer needs: a pre-integrated system based on Dell’s Active System 800 solution, DVS Enterprise supporting NVIDIA’s GRID for virtualized graphics and a cost effective DVS Enterprise Integrated Storage solution. These three end-to-end deployment options make it easier and less expensive to roll out virtual desktops with Citrix.

Dell is demonstrating the capability to automate the deployment of Citrix XenDesktop 7 environments through Active System Manager’s template based automation and orchestration at the Dell booth #200.

Incorporating Citrix XenDesktop and unified communications within all three of these solutions provides an unprecedented range of application support in a desktop virtualization environment and a state-of-the-art management experience. Citrix XenDesktop 7 unifies applications, desktops and hosted VDI environments with a common management platform, all while supporting virtualized workloads based on Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012, and HDX 3D enabling virtualized graphics for OpenGL applications. Our end-to-end unified communications solutions includes deployment services and support for Microsoft Lync 2010, enabling customers to extend the range of applications they can deliver to include voice, data, and video teleconferencing within their VDI environment.

Powerful end user computing solutions for virtual desktops

Additionally, today Dell is introducing a range of new client devices specifically developed for virtual desktop environments:

Dell Wyse Xenith Pro 2 – Specifically built for Citrix and Dell’s first dual-core zero client, Xenith Pro 2 is a high performing endpoint for Citrix desktop virtualization environments combined with secure firmware. The combination provides an unrivaled user experience that is ideal for unified communications, HD multimedia creation and consumption, and other applications where endpoint performance is vital. The high performance, flexible zero client also offers:

Dell Wyse D90Q7 and Z90Q7 – Dell has raised the thin client bar by introducing quad-core thin clients based on Windows Embedded with superior compute performance, energy efficiency and HD multimedia for a broad range of desktop virtualization environments, including Citrix, Dell, Microsoft and VMware. These ultra-high performing fan-less and diskless thin clients also provide:

Dell Continues Channel Enablement with Citrix

Dell is extending its commitment to serve partners who sell joint Dell-Citrix solutions with targeted rewards and tools offered through Dell PartnerDirect and Citrix Solution Advisor.

Quotes

"Dell has shown strong technology leadership and innovation with its virtualized infrastructure and end points built specifically for Citrix," said Bob Schultz, group vice president and general manager, Desktops and Apps at Citrix. "Dell and Citrix have a strong collaboration around desktop virtualization to help drive innovation and cost optimizations that help accelerate successful virtual desktop deployments."

“Organizations need to enable an increasingly mobile workforce to work in and out of the office with the flexibility to use a variety of devices,” said Bob O’Donnell, IDC program vice president. “But many of them also realize the potential complexities in making this work, so what they're really looking for are complete solutions that can help them quickly turn on and leverage Citrix-based virtual desktop environments.”

Availability

Dell DVS Enterprise - Active System 800 is available now for Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 in US, UK, France, Netherlands, and Germany, with support for Citrix XenDesktop 7 coming in Q2.

Dell DVS Enterprise solutions are available now for Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 in US, UK, France, Netherlands, and Germany, with support for Citrix XenDesktop 7 coming in Q2.

Dell Wyse Xenith Pro 2 will be available at the end of July 2013 worldwide for $399.

Dell Wyse D90Q7 and Z90Q7 will be available early July 2013 in US and Europe.

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