Balance performance and bandwidth with Citrix HDX technology to deliver a high definition user experience for any desktop, application, device or network.

Complete network and performance optimizations make desktop virtualization both scalable and practical, even over low bandwidth and high latency WAN connections.

Bandwidth-efficient, crystal clear voice, video, and multimedia

HDX technology supports the communication and collaboration tools and high-quality multimedia that users need to work productively, creatively and cost-effectively from anywhere.

• MultiStream ICA with RTP Audio enables the best audio performance, even over high latency networks.
• Seamless isochronous plug-and-play provides support for webcams and USB audio devices.
• Client-side webcam video compression reduces bandwidth requirements.
• Voice over IP SDK supports leading telepresence applications such as Cisco, Avaya, and MS Lync with Citrix Ready technology partners like Avistar.
• Peer-to-peer connections of popular unified communications applications, including Cisco's Unified Communications Application Suite and Microsoft's Lync 2010, enable enterprise-scale video conferencing.

Fast mobile and branch office delivery

Open new offices quickly and centralize control of applications, data and desktops while managing finely tuned Quality of Service (QoS) for all WAN traffic including printing, telephony and Web.

• MultiStream ICA and HDX WAN optimization, powered by Citrix Branch Repeater, reduce virtual desktop and application bandwidth by up to 90 percent.
• TCP/IP-based Citrix ICA protocol traverses difficult network topologies both inside and outside the corporate network.
• Adaptive protocol acceleration provides intelligent acceleration of the Citrix delivery protocol by sensing and responding to network and traffic conditions.
• Adaptive compression reduces bandwidth consumption by applying advanced compression and de-duplication techniques for common graphics and data.

Intelligent rendering reduces infrastructure impact and lowers overall costs

Built with scalability in mind, HDX examines screen activity and determines how best to display responses, graphics and media, and whether to render locally or remotely in real-time.

• HDX MediaStream leverages endpoint processing power to render multimedia content. On the datacenter side, compressed multimedia information is sent directly to the endpoint in its native format.
• Flash multimedia redirection over networks with as much as 300 milliseconds of latency ensures a native user experience even on mobile networks or at very remote locations.
• HDX RichGraphics and 3D Pro optimizes the performance of media rich and graphics-intensive 2D and 3D applications. HDX RichGraphics leverages Microsoft RemoteFX technology to extend these benefits to multiple users sharing a single Windows or Hyper-V server.
• HDX VoIP optimization SDK offloads voice traffic from virtual desktops and processes the voice stream locally using advanced voice routing.

High quality of service to meet stringent SLAs

HDX technology provides network administrators with the tools they need to prioritize and optimize traffic to deliver a great user experience day in and day out.

• MultiStream ICA Protocol splits virtual desktop traffic into 5 streams—real time, interactive, background, bulk and RTP Voice – to enable network administrators to prioritize traffic by type and maintain QoS with existing network tools.
• SmartAcceleration technology integrated with Citrix Branch Repeater offers complete visibility and control over your WAN link. QoS, an integral part of SmartAcceleration technology, allows you to prioritize the delivery of any application over others.

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