Citrix XenApp, on-demand application delivery solution, lets IT deliver applications as a cost-effective, on-demand service in a variety of ways, including published shared desktops, applications published to a rich client, applications streamed to a rich client and applications published or streamed to a desktop. RES Workspace Manager provides improved manageability, control, and security in all of these scenarios.

Multi-session Management

In the most common XenApp scenario, applications are published to a rich client. In this case, the user is working in two sessions simultaneously: the local Windows environment and a server-based XenApp session. For optimal productivity, the user needs consistency across both sessions, including:

• The same access to data and resources
  
• The same printer and network mappings
  
• Unified login to network resources
  

RES Workspace Manager lets you apply and maintain the same policies for the virtualized session as for the local session through a single point of control.

Persistent Personalization

Inconsistent personalization can be highly disorienting and disruptive for users, forcing them to interrupt work to recreate settings. RES Workspace Manager ensures that user personalization remains the same no matter which XenApp server delivers a session. Personalization settings are captured and applied no matter where or how the user accesses an application so the environment is always familiar, optimized, and ready for work.

The right resources in the right places

Effective IT governance depends on the ability to lock down and control applications centrally according to policy. RES Workspace Manager uses contextual awareness to recognize where a user is accessing hosted applications from and apply the appropriate policies for that location. This includes:

• Access to network resources, such as specific printers and drives
  
• The availability of specific applications
  
• The functionality made available through those applications

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