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Cisco and Citrix have deployed tens of thousands of new virtual desktops to small and large customers across the globe through the successful implementation of Cisco’s Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) Smart Solution with Citrix XenDesktop.

Cisco and Citrix recognize the transformation taking place in enterprise networks as companies support more mobile, anytime, anywhere access to enterprise applications. As a result, we’re capitalizing on the opportunity to align and deliver unique solutions for mobile workstyles and cloud services. By combining Cisco’s industry leading compute, networking and collaboration capabilities with Citrix’s desktop virtualization software, the companies are delivering the industry’s first true rich-media virtual desktop solution.

Desktop Virtualization
Cisco VXI Smart Solution with Citrix XenDesktop incorporates the most cost-effective and scalable platform for desktop virtualization. Deployed on the UCS platform, which was built from the ground up to support virtualized environments, the solution delivers an uncompromised user experience for every user in the enterprise, helps IT organizations improve compliance with centralized and secured desktops and their associated operations, and better supports the lifeblood of business: people.
Learn more about how Cisco and XenDesktop can accelerate your deployment of desktop virtualization

Cloud Networking
Cisco and Citrix intend to jointly integrate the Citrix NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) to seamlessly coexist with other Cisco network and security services, such as Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The companies also intend to integrate Cisco Nexus 1000V with Citrix XenServer to enable enterprise and service provider customers to build clouds based in part on key open source technology. Cisco will continue to fully support existing customers of its Application Control Engine (ACE) product line and will recommend Citrix NetScaler as an alternative to customers who want to deploy a next-generation ADC.
Learn more about Cisco and NetScaler integration

Cloud Orchestration
Cisco and Citrix intend to develop an integrated cloud solution for enterprise and service provider deployments based on the companies’ best-in-class portfolios. This will include the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), Cisco Nexus Series switching, and Cisco Open Network Environment (ONE) components, as well as Citrix’s leading cloud orchestration solution — Citrix CloudPlatform, powered by Apache CloudStack. When developed, this integrated solution will help enterprise and service provider customers deliver highly efficient public, private and hybrid clouds.

Mobile Workstyles
Cisco and Citrix intend to develop “mobile workstyle and BYOD” solutions that give mobile users a unified way to securely access business apps, data, voice and collaboration services from any device, anywhere. The joint solution, when developed, will link Cisco collaboration technology, including tighter integration of the Cisco Jabber client, with the Citrix Receiver self-service mobile access client and Citrix Mobile Solutions Bundle for enterprise mobility management. The joint solution will also include Citrix ShareFile for secure, cloud-based “follow-me data” services across any mix of user devices. To enable an optimized, monitored and managed rich-media experience for accessing virtual Windows apps and desktops from mobile devices, Citrix will incorporate Cisco MediaNet into Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp. To secure mobile workers, Cisco and Citrix will link Citrix Receiver, Citrix Access Gateway, and Citrix Mobile Solutions Bundle with the Cisco secure access portfolio including Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco ASA, and the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

An uncompromised branch experience enabled by Citrix HDX technology and the Citrix Ready Cisco Wide Area Application Services  (WAAS) and ISR-AX routers

The Cisco branch solutions for Citrix HDX have been developed based upon licensed technologies and protocol specifications from Citrix.  These solutions have been verified and tested for scale, performance and protocol conformance in Citrix's solution labs so that customers can confidently deploy Citrix HDX solutions on Cisco's Citrix Ready WAAS and ISR-AX routers. Learn More www.cisco.com/go/ax and www.cisco.com/go/waas

Press Release: Cisco and Citrix Expand Partnership into Networking, Cloud, and Mobility

Blog Post: Doubling our Business Together: One Year After the Cisco-Citrix Partnership

Blog Post: Expanded Partnership Combines Cisco's Leadership in Cloud Networking Services with Citrix NetScaler to Accelerate Next-Gen Cloud Network Services

Seattle Children's Hospital Chooses Citrix and Cisco

Welcome to NetScaler Website

How to Build a Cloud from the Ground Up

 

Products (25)

  • UCS C210 M2

    The Cisco UCS C210 M2 server is a general purpose, 2-socket, 2 rack unit (RU) rack-mount server that balances performance, density, and efficiency for storage-intensive workload...

  • UCS Virtual Interface Card 1240

    Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) 1240 adapter provides acceleration for the various new operational modes introduced by server virtualization and brings superior flexibili...

  • UCS E160D

    Cisco UCS E-Series Servers are next-generation power-optimized general-purpose x86 64-bit blade servers.

  • Cisco Cius

    Cisco Cius is an ultra-portable, mobile collaboration enterprise tablet that offers access to essential business applications and technologies.

  • UCS B230 M2

    The Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server extends the capabilities of the Cisco Unified Computing System and delivers new levels of performance, efficiency, and reliability. With the I...

  • UCS B200 M1

    The Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Server balances simplicity, performance, and density for production-level virtualization and other mainstream data-center workloads. The server is a ...

  • Cisco UCS B250 M2

    The Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server helps maximize performance and capacity for the most demanding virtualization and large dataset applications.

  • UCS C460 M2

    The Cisco UCS C460 M2 Rack-Mount Server has the processor, memory, and local storage to deliver leading performance for your mission- critical business solutions. It offers outs...

  • UCS C200 M2

    The Cisco UCS C200 M2 server is a high-density, 2-socket, 1 rack unit (RU) rack-mount server built for production-level network infrastructure, web services, and mainstream data...

  • Cisco UCS 6120XP

    The Cisco UCS 6120XP 20-Port Fabric Interconnect is a core part of the Cisco Unified Computing System. Typically deployed in redundant pairs, Fabric Interconnects provide unifor...

  • Cisco UCS C22 M3

    The Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server design combines outstanding economics and a density-optimized feature set. Its benefits can be realized over a range of scale-out workloads, fro...

  • UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis

    The Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis is a crucial building block of the Cisco Unified Computing System, delivering a scalable and flexible architecture for current and...

  • Cisco VXC 2212

    The Cisco Virtualization Client (VXC) endpoints deliver superior voice and video collaboration capabilities in desktop virtualization.

  • UCS B440 M2

    The Cisco UCS B440 M2 High-Performance Blade Server extends the Cisco Unified Computing System by offering new levels of performance, scalability, and reliability. With the Inte...

  • Cisco VXC 6215

    The Cisco VXC 6215 unifies voice, video, and virtual desktop in one device.

  • Cisco UCS B200 M2

    The Cisco UCS B200 M2 Blade Server balances simplicity, performance, and density for production-level virtualization and other mainstream data-center workloads.

  • UCS C24 M3

    The Cisco UCS C24 M3 Rack Server is designed for both outstanding economics and internal expandability over a range of storage-intensive infrastructure workloads, from IT and we...

  • UCS C250 M2

    The Cisco UCS C250 M2 server is a high-performance, memory-intensive, 2-socket, 2 rack unit (RU) rack-mount server designed to increase performance and capacity for demanding vi...

  • UCS C260 M2

    The Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack-Mount Server is one of the industry's highest-density, 2-socket rack server platforms. This important new building block in the Cisco Unified Computin...

  • UCS B22 M3

    The Cisco UCS B22 M3 Blade Server delivers a balanced price-performance ratio feature set to address quick deployment of scalable IT infrastructure and Web 2.0 applications.

  • Cisco VXC 2112

    The Cisco Virtualization Client (VXC) endpoints deliver superior voice and video collaboration capabilities in desktop virtualization.

  • Cisco Wide Area Application Services

    Cisco WAAS is a comprehensive WAN optimization solution that accelerates applications over the WAN delivers video to the branch office and provides local hosting of branch offic...

  • UCS B230 M1

    Cisco has expanded the architectural advantages of its Intel Xeon Processor 6500 and 7500 Series-based server platforms with an exceptionally high density blade server. The 2-so...

  • UCS C420 M3

    The Cisco UCS C420 M3 Rack Server is a high-density, four-socket, two-rack-unit (2RU) rack server designed for compute, I/O, storage, and memory-intensive standalone and virtual...

  • UCS C460 M1

    The Cisco UCS C460 M1 has the processor, memory, and local storage needed to handle the most demanding applications and server consolidation workloads.