Citrix has announced availability of Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac, a client virtualization solution, which extends benefits of the market-leading Citrix XenDesktop solution to mobile MacBook users. DesktopPlayer gives users the ability to work on their Windows virtual desktops in any network scenario - including over low-quality connections, congested Wi-Fi hotspots, and even when no connection is available.
Using DesktopPlayer with XenDesktop will enable the users to switch between local and hosted virtual desktops with ongoing synchronization of personal profiles and data. This allows users to work on their MacBook laptop, then seamlessly switch to any other device to access their cloud-hosted virtual desktop. This new introduction will help the end-users to gain freedom to work anywhere, independent of network conditions, and IT gains control with the ability to centrally-manage Windows virtual desktops delivered to either corporate or personally-owned “bring-your-own” (BYO) MacBooks.
DesktopPlayer for MacBooks will provide local and offline capabilities, full centralized management and control for IT, and data security. Used with XenDesktop, it provides a powerful combination of the ability to work in a local, offline environment optimized for laptop users, while preserving the ability to access their cloud-hosted virtual desktop from anywhere on any device – whether from a home PC, thin client or public computer.
“With the introduction of DesktopPlayer, these organizations can now address a rapidly-growing set of users: mobile employees who need to access their virtual desktops on their MacBooks while disconnected. No other virtual desktop solution on the market provides the centralized management and security that DesktopPlayer and XenDesktop can,” said Calvin Hsu, Vice- President, Product Marketing, Desktops and Apps, Citrix.
DesktopPlayer is now available as a XenDesktop FlexCast add-on at $75 per user/per device.
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