Citrix Virtual Desktops

The virtualization technology that led to XenDesktop was first developed in 2000 through an open-source hypervisor research project led by Ian Pratt at the University of Cambridge called Xen Project for x86.{{cite news |title=The Current State of Open Source Virtualization | first =Kris | last = Buytaert|url=http://virtualization.com/2008/03/26/open-source-virtualisation-today/ |work=Virtualization |date=March 26, 2008|accessdate=25 June 2015}}{{cite news|title=Virtualization topics covering definition, objectives, systems and solutions |first=John K |last=Waters |url=http://www.cio.com/article/2439494/virtualization/virtualization-definition-and-solutions.htm |work=CIO |date=March 15, 2007 |accessdate=25 June 2015 }}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}} Pratt founded a company called XenSource in 2004, which made a commercial version of the Xen hypervisor. In 2007, Citrix acquired XenSource, releasing XenDesktop version 2.0 in 2008.{{cite news |title=Release: Citrix XenDesktop 2.0 | url= http://virtualization.info/en/news/2008/05/release-citrix-xendesktop-20.html |work=Virtualization |date=May 20, 2008 |accessdate=25 June 2015}}{{cite news |title= Citrix Launches First Product From XenSource Acquisition | first = Charles | last = Babcock |url=http://www.informationweek.com/citrix-launches-first-product-from-xensource-acquisition/d/d-id/1060624? |work=InformationWeek |date=October 22, 2007 |accessdate=25 June 2015}} The company continues to release updated versions, with XenDesktop 7.6 featuring HDX technology enhancements for audio, video and graphics user experience, as well as a reduction in storage costs associated with virtual desktop deployments as a result of improvements to Citrix provisioning services.{{cite news |title=Citrix makes VDI faster, secure, more reliable and cheaper on storage with the latest XenApp and XenDesktop |url= http://www.cloudcomputingintelligence.com/news/item/1411-citrix-makes-vdi-faster-secure-more-reliable-and-cheaper-on-storage-with-the-latest-xenapp-and-xendesktop |work=Cloud Computing Intelligence |date= August 20, 2014 |accessdate=15 July 2015}}{{cite news |title=New Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop releases to take down adoption barriers | first =Mark | last = Cox |url= http://www.channelbuzz.ca/2014/08/new-citrix-xenapp-xendesktop-releases-take-adoption-barriers-10528/ |work= Channel Buzz |date= August 25, 2014 | accessdate= 25 June 2015}}

In 2018, the software was renamed Citrix Virtual Desktops.{{Cite web |url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/virtualisation/31128/citrix-quietly-ditches-xen-and-netscaler-brands-days-after-synergy-2018 |title=Citrix quietly ditches Xen and NetScaler brands days after Synergy 2018 |author=Keumars Afifi-Sabet |date=16 May 2018}}

The product's aim is to give employees the ability to work from anywhere while cutting information technology management costs because desktops and applications are centralized.{{cite news |title= Citrix sets price and release date for XenDesktop | first =Mikael | last = Ricknäs| url= http://www.networkworld.com/article/2278079/data-center/citrix-sets-price-and-release-date-for-xendesktop.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102811/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2278079/data-center/citrix-sets-price-and-release-date-for-xendesktop.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= September 25, 2015 |work= Network World |date= April 14, 2008 |accessdate=25 June 2015}} XenDesktop also aims to provide security, because data is not stored on the devices of end users, instead being saved in a centralized datacenter or cloud infrastructure.{{cite news |title=Citrix brings full support for Windows 10 to its desktop virtualization products | first =Brett | last = Howsw |url= http://www.anandtech.com/show/9439/citrix-brings-full-support-for-windows-10-to-its-desktop-virtualization-products |work=AnandTech |date= July 14, 2015 |accessdate= 14 July 2015}} Citrix developed the software for use by medium to large enterprise customers.{{cite news |title= Citrix's New XenDesktop Options Include Free Edition | first =Robert | last = McMillan|url= http://www.cio.com/article/2436183/virtualization/citrix-s-new-xendesktop-options-include-free-edition.html |work= CIO |date=May 20, 2008 |accessdate=25 June 2015}}

Citrix Workspace is able to manage and deliver applications and desktops using a connection broker called Desktop Delivery Controller.{{cite news |title= Components, features and use cases for XenDesktop 7.5 | first = Randy | last = Becker |url= http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Components-features-and-use-cases-for-XenDesktop-75 |work=TechTarget | accessdate=25 June 2015}}{{cite web |title= Xen and the Art of Hosted Desktops | first1 =Danielle | last1 = Ruest | first2 = Nelson | last2 = Ruest |url= https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2009/01/01/xen-and-the-art-of-hosted-desktops.aspx |work= Virtualization |date=January 1, 2009 |accessdate=25 June 2015}} It supports multiple hypervisors, including Citrix Hypervisor, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix Acropolis to create virtual machines to run the applications and desktops. The software allows for several types of delivery methods and is compatible with multiple architectures, including desktops and servers, datacenters, and private, public or hybrid clouds.{{cite web |url=http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/definition/Citrix-XenDesktop |title=Citrix XenDesktop | first =Margaret | last = Rouse | work= Search virtual desktop |publisher=TechTarget |accessdate=13 July 2015}} Virtualized applications can be delivered to virtual desktops using Virtual Apps.

• Version 7.5 - March 26, 2014
• Version 7.6 - September 30, 2014
• Version 7.6 Feature Pack 1 - March 31, 2015
• Version 7.6 Feature Pack 2 - June 30, 2015
• Version 7.6 Feature Pack 3 - September 30, 2015
• Version 7.6 LTSR - January 11, 2016
• Version 7.7 - December 29, 2015
• Version 7.8 - February 24, 2016
• Version 7.9 - June 1, 2016
• Version 7.11 - September 4, 2016
• Version 7.12 - December 7, 2016
• Version 7.13 - February 23, 2017
• Version 7.14 - May 23, 2017
• Version 7.15 LTSR - August 15, 2017
• Version 7.16 - November, 2017
• Version 7.17 - February, 2018
• Version 7.18 - June, 2018

• EmbeddedXEN, Type-1 (bare metal) hypervisor

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