Citrix Receiver

Receiver
Developer(s) Citrix
Operating system Windows
Type Desktop Virtualization
License Proprietary
Website citrix.com

Citrix Receiver is a client application developed by Citrix Systems to connect individual devices to either XenApp or XenDesktop for desktop or application virtualization. It was first released in 2009.

Product overview

Citrix Receiver is a software client application developed by Citrix that is used in desktop and application virtualization to connect to XenDesktop or XenApp.[1] Devices with Receiver installed are able to access full desktops via XenDesktop or individual applications via XenApp from a centralized host, such as a server or cloud infrastructure.[2] The product's intended users are employees.[3]

Citrix Receiver is not a standalone product and is included with XenApp and XenDesktop.[4] Versions of Receiver are compatible with multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, and Windows, among others.[4]

Reviews praised Citrix Receiver's reasonably fast loading time[5] and flexibility in allowing remote desktop access from many different computer and mobile platforms.[6] However, reviewers also criticized the iPhone version of the software for the difficulty of formatting text and prolonged typing, tasks that normally required a keyboard and mouse.[6] The iPad version had similar accessibility issues, and the performance of flash applications was very limited.[5] As a remedy, Citrix developed a mouse for iOS devices.[7]

History

Prior to Receiver, Citrix had a different client for each of its products. The company developed Receiver to handle the management of those clients.[8] Citrix Receiver was announced in 2009 and the first version became available later that year.[9] Citrix Receiver won several mobility awards after its release, including a CRN Appy and "Best of Interop" award for Wireless & Mobility in 2011,[10] and a Global Mobile Award in 2012.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Frederic Lardinois (21 August 2014). "Google And Citrix Team Up To Launch A Better Citrix Receiver For Chrome OS". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Linda Musthaler (2 December 2011). "Citrix Receiver brings full-fledged desktop apps to smartphones and tablets". networkworld.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ David Weedmark. "How Does the Citrix Receiver for the iPhone Work?". everydaylife.globalpost.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 Ben Woods (May 27, 2011). "Citrix expands Receiver support to one billion devices". ZDNet. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 Blackwell, Gerry (July 29, 2010). "Review: Citrix Receiver for iPad". EnterpriseMobileToday. QuinStreet Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Battersby, Jeffery. "Citrix Receiver for iPhone". Macworld. IDG Consumer & SMB. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Broida, Rick (May 7, 2015). "Citrix to launch iOS-compatible mouse". CNET. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Thomas Koetzing (9 October 2012). "Understanding Citrix Receiver". koetzing.eu. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Brian Madden (19 May 2009). "What's the difference between the "ICA client," the "XenApp Plug-in," and the "Citrix Receiver?" A guide to Citrix's client names and variants". brianmadden.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Interop's Best Of The Best, Network Concerns". InformationWeek. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Sarmistha Acharya (3 March 2012). "MWC 2012: Winners of Global Mobile Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.