Citrix Acquires Unidesk
January 09 2017 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
To make it simpler and easier for partners and customers to
securely deploy and manage apps and desktops through XenApp and
XenDesktop, Citrix today announced the acquisition of Unidesk, the
inventor of the groundbreaking Windows application packaging and
management technology known as layering.
“Unidesk has been recognized by customers and industry analysts
as the clear leader in application layering, offering multiple
unique advantages that streamline secure app delivery and VDI
deployments and make them easier to manage,” said Jeroen van
Rotterdam, senior vice president of Engineering at Citrix. “By
incorporating Unidesk technology into XenApp and XenDesktop, Citrix
advances its industry leadership by offering the most powerful and
easy to deploy application layering solution available for
delivering and managing app and desktops in the cloud, on-premises
and in hybrid deployment environments.”
Application layering has emerged as the best way to separate
apps from the underlying operating system, so they can be managed
once and delivered from any end user computing solution to any
device. Application compatibility is one of the most important
criteria to getting the value out of any layering solution, and
Unidesk stands apart in the industry as having vastly greater
application compatibility compared to the competition.
Only Unidesk offers full-stack layering technology, which
enhances compatibility by layering the entire Windows workspace as
modular virtual disks, including the Windows operating system
itself (OS layer), apps (app layers), and a writable persistent
layer that captures all user settings, apps, and data. With its
groundbreaking Unidesk 4.0 architecture, Citrix customers will be
able to leverage the most scalable and feature-rich app-layering
solution that simplifies the transition to the cloud, with the need
to only manage a single app image across both on-premises and
cloud-based deployments.
“Citrix and Unidesk are a natural combination, and we see
tremendous value for customers and partners, along with significant
potential for growth for our solution,” said Don Bulens, president
and CEO of Unidesk. “Citrix created the market for VDI and secure
app and data delivery and is the clear industry leader, so it makes
the most sense to integrate our offerings into a comprehensive
solution that makes deployment and management easy, while
delivering an unbeatable user experience.”
Citrix will continue to sell Unidesk as a standalone product for
VMware Horizon and Microsoft virtual desktop deployment
customers.
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