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Trade-up to XenDesktop 4 Program
A unique opportunity for customers to add desktop virtualisation to their proven XenApp implementation and save up to 80%.

The Trade-up to XenDesktop 4 Program gives XenApp customers a simple and cost-effective path to the most complete desktop virtualisation solution - XenDesktop 4. With XenDesktop 4, customers can do everything they do today with XenApp and deliver high-definition virtual desktops to every user across the enterprise.

Customers who trade-up all their licences at once can receive two XenDesktop 4 user licenses for every one XenApp license they trade-up. This 2-for-1 offer gives customers an 80% saving compared to buying new desktop virtualisation licenses.

For further information and pricing, contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email info@phoenixs.co.uk

Citrix XenDesktop 4
The virtual desktop revolution is here ... for everyone!
Citrix XenDesktop 4 is a desktop virtualisation solution that delivers a complete Windows desktop experience as an on-demand service to any user, anywhere. It is the first-ever solution to provide all the desktop and application delivery technologies needed to bring desktop virtualsation to every user.

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Citrix XenDesktop
Reduce your desktop management costs by up to 40% while improving security and delivering a superior user experience with Citrix XenDesktop - the next-generation desktop virtualisation solution.

In addition to the many advantages afforded by shifting from a deployment to a delivery solution, XenDesktop also provides the following benefits ...

For IT Administrators:

• Streamlines manageability and increases flexibility
• Improves adherence to regulatory compliance standards
• Eliminates conflicts and provides flexible, on-demand delivery by separating the desktop OS and applications

For End Users:

• Delivers pristine and personalised desktops each time users log on
• Provides users with 'instant on' access to virtual desktops in seconds
• Improves security by centralising the desktop and data in the data centre

To learn how application and desktop delivery streamlines desktop operations and bridges the gap between users and their applications, click here to download your complimentary Forrester Consulting white paper, Optimizing Desktop Performance, Security and Availability

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For further information and pricing, contact your Phoenix Account Manager on 0845 265 1265 or email info@phoenixs.co.uk

Citrix XenApp Fundamentals
(Former Name: Citrix Access Essentials)
Citrix XenApp Fundamentals is a simple, cost-effective remote access solution that enables small to mid-size businesses with up to 75 remote users to securely access corporate Windows applications and files from anywhere at any time.

With XenApp Fundamentals, users experience seamless and consistent application access, whether on the LAN, at a branch office, at home or on the road - with just an Internet connection. Applications are securely stored on a central server and delivered to users, ensuring the utmost security of sensitive business data and reducing management costs. Role-based user access further ensures data security with central control over user access to applications, as well as printing and storage rights. Automated wizards take the guesswork out of installing, configuring and managing the remote access environment, with relatively little effort or training needed.

XenApp Fundamentals is available in two editions:

• XenApp Fundamentals 3.0 for Windows Server 2008
• XenApp Fundamentals 2.0 for Windows Server 2003

XenApp 5 Feature Pack
Citrix XenApp 5 is already proven to be the lowest cost end-to-end application delivery solution on the market today. XenApp 5 Feature Pack offers your organisation even more value and functionality than ever before - at no additional cost.

The Feature Pack offers a collection of new technologies and enhancements that make XenApp 5 the best option for delivering all Windows applications as an on-demand service to users anywhere.

Citrix Essentials
Advanced automation and management for the virtual datacenter
Citrix Essentials for XenServer and Hyper-V provides a set of management and automation capabilities that extends the capabilities of either the free Citrix XenServer or Microsoft Hyper-V to help customers transform datacenters into proactive and automated delivery centres.

Citrix Essentials for XenServer
Advanced virtualisation management for XenServer
Citrix Essentials for XenServer extends advanced virtualisation management capabilities to Citrix XenServer environments to help customers create highly scalable, manageable and agile virtual infrastructures. The solution extends the enterprise management capabilities of XenServer in the areas of lab automation, storage management, provisioning services, workflow automation and high availability.

With the enterprise-class, cloud-proven XenServer platform now available for free unlimited use, customers with mixed Windows and Linux environments, significant investments in Citrix application delivery solutions, or plans to build private clouds can turn to Citrix XenServer.

Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V
Advanced virtualisation management for Hyper-V environments
Citrix introduces a new solution called Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V, offering advanced virtualisation management capabilities for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to help customers create highly scalable, manageable and agile virtual infrastructures. The new solution will extend the enterprise management capabilities of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Center in the areas of storage management, provisioning services and lab automation.

Citrix Branch Repeater
(Former Name: Citrix WANScaler)
Citrix Branch Repeater is a branch optimisation solution that accelerates application delivery to globally distributed users while dramatically reducing bandwidth costs and simplifying branch infrastructure. Branch Repeater solutions reduce IT costs and increase user productivity by simplifying branch start-up and management, improving network utilisation and providing high definition experience to users. Comprising four products, the Branch Repeater family provides architectural choices to address the full range of enterprise user scenarios and deliver unparalleled acceleration and optimisation benefits - especially for Citrix XenApp customers.

Citrix Delivery Center
Citrix Delivery Center is an application delivery infrastructure system that transforms IT into an on-demand service by centralising the management and delivery of applications and desktops. It simplifies IT operations by managing a single image of applications, desktops and servers, accelerating application roll-outs and reducing IT operating costs up to 50 percent.

Citrix Delivery Center optimises delivery by integrating network optimisation with application, desktop and server virtualisation to make it easy for users to work productively from anywhere with the best application performance and security regardless of location.

Citrix Delivery Center will help your IT organisation:

• Simplify IT with centralised management of apps and desktops to dramatically reduce TCO
• Optimise delivery across locations, users and devices to provide the best user experience
• Accelerate business with a single, efficient infrastructure that can quickly respond to change

For further information, contact your Phoenix Account Manager on
0845 265 1265 or email info@phoenixs.co.uk

Citrix XenApp 5

Citrix XenApp 5, is the next generation of the world's most widely-deployed application virtualisation solution. The new release of Citrix's flagship product breaks through performance and operating-cost barriers, making application start times up to 10 times faster, dramatically improving end-user experience and lowering application management costs by more than 25 percent over previous versions.  In total, XenApp 5 introduces more than 50 new major enhancements and is the best solution for delivering all Windows applications to both connected and mobile users.

Citrix XenDesktop 3
Citrix XenDesktop 3 is the newest release of Citrix market-leading desktop virtualisation solution. XenDesktop 3 incorporates several new Citrix HDX technologies, giving virtual desktop users a richer 'high-definition' experience with enhanced support for multimedia and peripherals. XenDesktop 3 also dramatically improves scalability, hosting twice as many virtual desktops per server as previous versions. And with version 3, XenDesktop becomes the first product on the market to deliver Microsoft Windows desktops from a common set of centrally managed images that can be run either in the datacenter (hosted), or directly on a PC or thin client device (local). This new capability gives IT organisations far more flexibility, reducing desktop management costs by making efficient use of distributed processing power across both servers and end point devices.

Citrix Password Manager
Citrix Password Manager increases application security for all applications, whether delivered by Presentation Server or deployed to the desktop. Organisations may now centralise password management with IT for greater control, while users experience the productivity gains of fast, automated logons to Web, Windows, and host-based applications.

citrix Access Gateway

Access Gateway is the only SSL VPN to securely deliver any application with policy-based SmartAccess control. Users have easy-to use secure access to the applications and data they need to be productive. Organisations can cost effectively extend access to data centre resources from outside the office while maintaining unprecedented control through comprehensive SmartAccess policies. Access Gateway is available in Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise variants.

citrix NetScaler 

Citrix NetScaler web application delivery solutions are purpose built appliances that accelerate application performance up to five times, while simultaneously reducing data centre costs and improving Web application security. Platforms range from the entry level 7000 to the latest MPX-series appliances that provide an industry-leading 15 gigabits per second of throughput at both Layer 4 and Layer 7 with maximum simultaneous use of all functional modules. They provide visibility into the end-user application experience and comprehensive Web application security in concert with advanced traffic management. NetScaler, a member of the Citrix Delivery Centre product family, is an ideal network management solution for any enterprise seeking accelerated Web application performance, improved Web application security and increased application availability. 

Enterprise Licensing (formally known as Open Licensing)
Follows a transaction-based model with corporate levels of discounts, allowing you to combine points across all selected products in order to establish your corporate discount level. One additional education programme level discount is provided solely for eligible Academic entities. Pricing and discounts are based on the level of points attributable to your initial purchase order or additional orders. Enterprise Licensing offers five (2 - 1500 points, 3 - 3000 points, 4 - 6000 points and 5 - 10,000 points, 6 - 15,000 points) discount levels based on an initial purchase. A points-based programme with no purchasing commitments, your first transaction sets the discount level for the term of your contract (two years). All products on the initial order count toward your discount level.

GELA

Is an extension to the Citrix Open Licensing Programme and provides government organisations with extended discount. You must be fully owned/governed by the government and non-profit making. Open Licensing follows a transaction-based model with levels of discounts, allowing you to combine points across all selected products in order to establish your corporate discount level. Pricing and discounts are based on the level of points attributable to your initial purchase order or additional orders. Initial order Levels 1 - minimum 100 points, Level 2 - minimum 2500 points, Level 3 - minimum 5000.

Academic Licensing

Is specially designed for non-profit and educational institutions. The Academic Licensing programme provides K-12 schools, universities, colleges, school boards and non-profit organisations with a volume discount off the suggested retail price of qualified Citrix products. This unique Academic discount option is available to eligible entities through the Citrix Open Licensing Programme. Citrix Academic Licensing offers the highest possible discount to the education market with only a fraction of the minimum purchase requirements. As an eligible primary/secondary or higher education institution, you may take advantage of the Academic discount (Level E) for all versions of Citrix access infrastructure products and services. Purchase requirements - the programme requires a minimum purchase level of 20 points, which are determined based on the mix of Citrix products in your configuration.

Easy Licensing

Provides you with greater flexibility in licensing, purchasing, installing and maintaining Citrix products. Easy licensing follows a transaction-based model. The Easy Licensing Programme is easy to administer and works well for all types of organisations - centralised or decentralised.