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So it’s hardly a surprise that Citrix have decided to “Announce” the long awaited HDX-3D “high quality user experience” protocol enhancement in the early hours prior to the start of the VMworld conference? Pardon me for being something of a sceptic, but it seems that this might have more to do with the fact that Teradici are expected to release the Software only version of their PCoIP protocol stack in Public Beta at this event?

I’ve had a look around the MyCitrix.com site and from what I can see there is no new components as the latest update was the addition of the Feature Release 1 update of the XenDesktop Agent component back on the 5/1/09? I’d be more than happy to be proved incorrect, but I’d imagine that if Citrix had actually posted this new component up on the web site as an available download then they’d be making sure it was “in your face”?

I’m pretty well acquainted with RGS and it’s capabilities, so I’m quite keen to get my hands on both of these new technologies and give them a going over to find their strengths and weakness’s.  One of the biggest issues/problems is that the visual quality that is delivered is subject to “peoples perceptions” and as such can be quite difficult to comparisons? One persons “great”, can be another persons “rubbish”?

I’ll be at Microsoft’s TechEd 09 on the Gold Coast here in Australia next week (on the HP Stand) and I’m hoping to be able to do live demonstrations and comparisons of RDP6, RDP7 and RGS so that Customers can see for themselves why implementing the correct Remote Protocol stack can be crucial depending on their particular circumstances.

Citrix Enhances Market Leading HDX Technology for High-Definition Virtual Desktops

Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:01am EDT

Breakthrough New HDX 3D Technology Enables Citrix XenDesktop to Deliver High-End
Professional Graphics in Real-Time over Any Network
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Today Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), announced a new breakthrough addition
to its market leading HDX Technology, ensuring a high-definition virtual desktop
experience even for the most demanding high-end professional graphics
environments. The new HDX 3D technology, available as a feature of Citrix
XenDesktop, delivers a rich, high-definition desktop experience applications to
users in any location, over any network. Combined with the full portfolio of HDX
technologies in XenDesktop, the new HDX 3D capability allows organizations to
leverage talent globally, while still housing data centrally, assisting in
real-time collaboration among disperse design teams while still ensuring the
security of critical intellectual property. HDX 3D is part of an extensive range
of HDX technologies from Citrix that go well beyond a single protocol to address
potential problems in all parts of the IT infrastructure, from the datacenter,
to the network, to the device. Combined with the company`s groundbreaking HDX
Adaptive Orchestration technology, XenDesktop can also dynamically adapt to
changes in the environment by applying the best technologies for each unique
user scenario (see http://hdx.citrix.com for more detail).

Citrix Enhances Market Leading HDX Technology for High-Definition Virtual Desktops | Reuters

written by dcaddick