Citrix’s uses Cloud for its mass market virtualization strategy: Free XenServer for everyone!
By Tarry Singh at 31 March, 2009, 1:03 am
BOSTON – March 30, 2009 – Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) today announced that the new free version of Citrix® XenServer™ is now available for download from more than 250 websites in 50 countries worldwide. Today’s announcement delivers on the strategy unveiled on February 23, when Citrix announced that the full enterprise-class XenServer virtual infrastructure platform, now in production in more than 5,000 enterprise datacenters worldwide, would be offered for unlimited production deployment at no charge. While basic hypervisors have been free for years, most have had limited practical use in real world environments. By offering the enterprise-class, cloud-proven XenServer platform at no cost, Citrix is helping customers address today’s challenging global economic climate while also setting an entirely new standard for free virtualization with powerful features such as centralized multi-node management, and full live motion. The imminent availability of free enterprise-class virtualization has been met with an overwhelmingly positive response from the IT community in the four weeks since the new version was announced, with a record number of customers downloading the 30-day trial preview from the Citrix website. With today’s news, customers can now download the full version of XenServer from an extensive and growing list of download sites around the world.
Users of the free XenServer product who wish to add more advanced virtualization management capabilities in the future will also be able to purchase Citrix Essentials™ for XenServer, a new product line also announced on February 23 that includes a rich set of capabilities specifically optimized for the XenServer environment. These optional features – including lab automation, dynamic provisioning, workflow orchestration, high availability and seamless integration with leading storage systems – will be directly visible to all XenServer users from their XenCenter centralized administration console in grayed-out mode, making it easy for them to understand the additional capabilities available for additional purchase should their needs change over time. As Citrix adds new enhancements to the Citrix Essentials product line, all active XenServer users will have the option to be automatically notified of these new capabilities through their XenCenter management console.
Customers using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V for their virtualization platform will also be able to add similar advanced virtualization management capabilities to their environments by purchasing Citrix Essentials™ for Hyper-V™. With the Citrix Essentials product line, Citrix is committed to adding significant value to both XenServer and Hyper-V, the two fastest growing virtualization platforms in the market, helping customers in all market segments achieve more manageable, scalable and agile datacenters in a way that leverages their existing investments in the most efficient way possible. More information about Citrix XenServer and Citrix Essentials can be found at http://www.citrix.com/xenserver.
Availability
The Citrix Essentials product line will be available through channel partners on April 7, 2009. Customers can download the free unlimited use version of Citrix XenServer today from multiple Citrix websites worldwide as well as any of the following third-party download locations:
Global Technology Partners
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Dell - www.dell.com/citrix
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Intel - www.esaa-members.com/index.php/recipes/recipeSummary/611
Marathon Technologies - www.marathontechnologies.com
Satori Group, Inc - www.satorigroupinc.com
Asia Pacific
AMR Asia Company Ltd, Thailand - www.amrasia.com
AnchorBlue, Korea - www.anchorblue.com.kr
Asiasoft Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore - www.asiasoft-sg.com
Automated Systems (HK) Limited, Hong Kong - www.asl.com.hk
Beijing Lansys Technology Development Co. Ltd, China - www.lansysnet.com
CT Link Systems Inc, Philippines - www.ctlink.com.ph
Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy Pty Ltd, Australia - www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au
Datec Ltd, Fiji - www.datec.net.fj
Datec Ltd, Papua New Guinea - www.datec.net.pg
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Express Data, New Zealand - www.expressdata.com.nz
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Genisys Group Pty Ltd, Australia - www.genisys.com.au
GPK Computers Pty Ltd, Australia - www.gpk.net.au
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S.K.International, India - www.skinternational.com
Scientific Formosa Inc, Taiwan - www.sciformosa.com.tw
Shanghai Dingtech Information Technology Co Ltd, China - www.dingtech.com.cn
Shanghai SANZ Information Technology Co Ltd, China - www.sanzinfo.com
SilverFern Computers Pty Ltd, Australia - www.silverfern.com.au
Sunway Technology, Malaysia - www.sunway.com.my/sunwaytech
VFM Systems & Services Ltd, India - www.vfmindia.biz
Europe, Middle East and Africa
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22nd GmbH, Germany - www.22nd.de
4real IT Solutions, Netherlands - www.4realit.nl
Access Solutions, Finland - www.citrixteam.com
Ace Micro Services Ltd, Kenya - www.acemicroservices.com
ACESI, France - www.ace-si.com
acocon GmbH - Advanced Computer Consulting, Germany - www.acocon.de
Add-On Consulting, France - www.addon.fr
Alterkom Sp, Poland - www.alterkom.pl
Apex Networks, UK - www.apex-networks.com
Application Management Solutions Ltd, UK - www.ams-it.co.uk
APX, France - www.apx.fr
Asteros Group, Russia - www.asteros.ru
Atea ASA, Norway - www.atea.no
AXACOM GmbH, Switzerland - www.axacom.ch
Baltic Information Technology, Latvia – www.bit.lv
BCIS IT - Systeme GmbH, Germany - www.bcis.de
Be Tech Srl, Italy - www.be-tech.it
Bechtle GmbH & Co, Germany - www.bechtle.com
BlueRom Consulting Ltd, UK - www.bluerom.com
bluvenit, Germany - www.bluvenit.de
Bull GmbH, Austria - www.bull.at
Business Connexion, South Africa - www.bcx.co.za
Casalogic A/S, Denmark - www.casalogic.dk
Celos Computer GmbH, Germany - www.celos.de
Centix, Belgium - www.centix.be
Cetus Solutions Ltd, UK - www.cetus-solutions.com
CIS Group, Netherlands - www.cis-group.com
Codestone Communications Ltd, UK - www.codestone.net
COM-DATA Systemhaus, Germany - www.comdata.at
Compu-net Srl, Italy - www.compu-net.it
Computer & Competence GmbH, Germany - www.cuc.de
Contest A/S, Denmark - www.contest.dk
Contigon Technologies Ltd, Israel - www.contigon.com
Cosus Computersysteme und Software GmbH , Germany- www.cosus.de
CSE Ltd, UK - www.cse-net.co.uk
CSPM Sp. Z .o.o., Poland - www.cspm.pl
CTV Computer Technik GmbH, Germany - www.ctv-zwickau.de
cube solutions GmbH, Germany - www.cube-solutions.de
Cygate AB, Sweden - www.cygate.se
Dataplex Systems Ltd, UK - www.dataplex-systems.com
Datatek, Serbia - www.datatek.rs
Datek Sistemas SL, Spain - www.datek.es
Deverill Ltd, UK - www.deverill.co.uk
Digital Ltd, Hungary - www.digital.co.hu
Dr. Netik & Partner GmbH, Germany - www.netik.de
E Direct Sp, Poland - www.edirect.pl
Eclipse Group Solutions Ltd, UK - www.eclipsegroup.co.uk
Econocom Products and Solutions Siege, France - www.econocom.fr
ECX, Belgium - www.ecx.be
Envoliis, France - www.envoliis.com
Fritz & Macziol GmbH, Germany - www.fum.de
GESCA Srl, Italy - www.gesca.it
Getech Ltd, UK - www.getech.co.uk
GFI Informatique, France - www.gfi.fr
GPASoft, Spain - www.gpasoft.com
Groupe A.I.S., France - www.groupeais.fr
Hake & Kessler Consulting AG, Switzerland - www.hkc.ch/partner/citrix.asp
Hellmer & Triantafyllow Computer-Systeme GmbH, Germany - www.virtualizationcenter.de
Huber S-Consulting GmbH, Germany - www.hscon.de
I2ee, France - www.i2ee.com
ICT - Internet Communications Technologies, France - www.ict-se.fr
IKS srl, Italy - www.iks.it
Infolan SA, Spain - www.infolan.es
InLIS GmbH, Germany - www.inlis.de
Inserto AG, Switzerland - www.inserto.ch
interSales AG, Germany - www.intersales.de
Interwor T-SIC, Spain - www.interwor-tsic.com
Itopia Consulting, UK - www.itopiaconsulting.com
ITQ, Denmark - www.itq.dk
ItView Srl., Italy - www.itview.it
Itvise, Netherlands - www.itvise.nl
JOBRI GmbH, Germany - www.jobri.de
Kappagroup, France - www.kappagroup.fr
Kapsch BusinessCom AG, Austria - www.kapschbusiness.com
Kender Thijssen Solutions NV, Belgium - www.kender-thijssen.be
LB Computer Systems, Belgium - www.lbcs.be
losstech GmbH, Germany - www.losstech.de
Lunia Consultores, Spain - www.lunia.es
Metabasis System Consulting GmbH, Germany - www.metabasis.de
Microbase, Greece - www.microbase.gr
NCS International BV, Netherlands - www.ncs.nl
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NetShield Ltd, UK - www.netshield.co.uk
Netwin CZ, Czechia - www.netwin.cz
Netzwerk GmbH, Germany - www.netzwerk.com
NT Solutions Sofwareentwicklung GmbH, Germany- www.nt-solutions.de
Oesia Tecnologica Sinfonica, Spain - www.oesia.com
OpenLiven, Italy - www.openliven.com
Ozona Consulting SL, Spain - www.ozona.es
PC-Systeme Kaupisch & Partner GbR, Germany - www.pcsysteme.de
PFH Technology Group, Ireland - www.pfh.ie
PHD ApS, Denmark - www.phd.dk
Prolival, France - www.prolival.fr
Proservia, France - www.proservia.fr
PTecS GmbH, Germany - www.ptecs.de
QITS GmbH, Germany - www.qits.de
Redstone Managed Solutions, UK - www.redstonemanaged.co.uk
S&T CZ s.r.o., Czechia - www.sntcz.cz
SANvalue AB, Sweden - www.sanvalue.com
SCC GmbH, Germany - www.scc.com
secadm GmbH, Germany - www.secadm.de
Serracon GmbH, Germany - www.serracon.de
ServeNet, Germany - www.servenet.de
Shift F7 Ltd, UK - www.shiftf7.com
S.K.M Informatik GmbH, Germany - www.skm-informatik.com
Sleek Networks Ltd, UK - www.sleek.net
Smart Access Solutions, South Africa - www.smartaxess.co.za
Smartech Srl, Italy - www.smartechsrl.com
Solution Centre Ltd, UK - www.solutioncentre.co.uk
Solutions Middle East, United Arab Emirates - www.solutions-me.com
Spin Srl, Italy - www.spin.it
Square One BV, Netherlands - www.square1.nl
Steen Harbach AG, Germany - www.harbach.de/technologien/citrix/citrixharbach/citrix-xenserver/virtual-freedom-campaign/
Suricata, Spain - www.suricata.es
Synectico GmbH, Germany - www.synectico.de
Systemhaus Krick GmbH & Co KG, Germany - www.sk-akademie.de
SystemWorkX, Germany - www.systemworkx.de
Tesiin Consultoria SLNE, Spain - www.tesiin.com
Tintrup Computer GmbH, Germany - www.tintrup.com
TIP Technik u. Informatik Partner GmbH, Austria - www.tip.co.at
Transam Microsystems Ltd, UK - www.transam.co.uk
Trans European Technology, UK - www.tet.co.uk
Triasoft GmbH, Germany - www.triasoft.de
Ultima Business Solutions Ltd, UK - www.ultimabusiness.com
Umbrella Ltd, Bulgaria - www.umbrella.bg
UZ-Systemhaus GmbH, Germany - www.uzsystemhaus.de
Vcentral, UK - www.vcentral.co.uk
Viridis IT AB, Sweden - www.viridisit.com
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WintelligeNT BV, Netherlands - www.wintelligent.nl
Xenit AB, Sweden - www.xenit.se
X-Tech Handelsges.m.b.H., Austria - www.x-tech.at
Z Tech, France - www.ztech.fr
Latin America
01Zero Group, Costa Rica - www.01zerogroup.com
Acc Brasil Ind. e Com. de Computadores Ltd, Brazil - www.accept.com.br
Access Team Ltd, Columbia - www.accessteam.net
Add IT Solution, Brazil - www.addit.com.br
Add Value Technologies, Brazil - www.addvalue.com.br
Alsar Tecnologia, Brazil - www.alsar.com.br
Anaryon Casa de Consultoria SA de CV, Mexico - www.anaryon.com
Appdel Mexico, SA DE CV, Mexico - www.appdel.com.mx
Assistec Integracao, Brazil - www.assistec.net
Brasoftware Informatica Ltd, Brazil - www.brasoftware.com.br
Compufacil SA, Columbia - www.compufacil.com.co
Corporativo ICSI SA de CV, Mexico - www.icsicorp.com.mx
DATA Client Argentina Srl, Argentina - www.dataclient.com.ar
Datawaves Ltd, Chile - www.datawaves.cl
DWS, Argentina - www.catawaves.com
Electrodata SA, Peru - www.electrodata.pe
Empower Technologies Ltd, Brazil - www.empower.com.br
Gandalph Informacoes e Sistemas Ltd, Brazil - www.gandalph.com.br
GRUPPEN Consultoria em Informatica Ltd, Brazil - www.gruppen.com.br
Integra Soluciones Informaticas SA, Mexico - www.gconsultores.com.mx
Internet Quality Digital SC, Mexico - www.iq.com.mx
Knowlity Corporation, Puerto Rico - www.knowlity.com
Langer Connect Acessoria de Informatica dba LAN Generation AIC Ltd, Brazil - www.langeneration.com.br
LCSTech, Brazil - www.lcstech.com.br
MDSystems Comercio e Informatica Ltd, Brazil - www.mdsystems.com.br
New People Group Ltd, Chile - www.newpeoplegroup.com
Onvision Group, Chile - www.onvision.cl
Openware –The Alterna Group SA, Argentina - www.openwave.biz
Processor Informatica SA, Brazil - www.processor.com.br
Pulso Digital, SA de CV, Mexico - www.pulsodigital.com.mx
Rationale Corporate Solutions, Brazil - www.rationale.com.br
Recursos y Tecnologia, Columbia - www.recursosytechnologia.com.co
SOFTCORP a Latin Ventures Com Eletr, Brazil - www.softcorp.com.br
Vertax Consultoria Ltd, Brazil - www.vertax.com.br
Xenergix SA de CV, Mexico - www.xenergix.com.mx
North America
3GL Technology Solutions, Canada - www.3gl.ca
Accelera Solutions, US - www.accelerasolutions.com
Advantec Global Services Inc, US - www.advantec.us
Agile360, US - www.agile360.com
Bayshore Technologies, US - www.btfl.com
BOSaNOVA Inc, US - www.bosanova.net
Business Technical Consulting, US - www.gobiztech.com
Business Technical Consulting LLC, US - www.thinclientpricing.com
CBE Technologies, US - www.cbetech.com
Centrinet Corporation, US - www.centrinetcorp.com
Decisive Solutions Inc, US - www.decisiveITsolutions.com
DynaQuest Technologies, US - www.dynaquest.biz
EDCi, US - www.edci.com
Emineo Group, US - www.emineogroup.com
Enterprise Solutions Group Inc, US - www.esgroup.us
Enterprise Systems Inc, US - www.entsystems.com
Entisys Solutions Inc, US - www.entisys.com
ESI Technology Advisors, US - www.esitechadvisors.com
Gibralter Solutions Inc, Canada- www.gibraltarsolutions.com
Gotham Technology Group, US - www.gothamtg.com
Globalquest, US - www.globalquestinc.com
Innovative Integration Inc, US - www.innovativeii.com
Insite Computer Group Inc, Canada - www.insiteco.com
IS Systems, US - www.is-systems.com
KnowledgeCentrix, US- www.knowledgecentrix.com
Managed Technology Partners LLC, US - www.managedtech.com
MaximumBit Inc, US - www.maximumbit.com
Moose Logic, US - www.mooselogic.com
MTM Technologies, US - www.mtm.com
Onx Solutions, Canada - www.onx.com
ServerCave Inc, US - www.servercave.com
SMS proTECH Inc, US - www.smsprotech.com/network_services.php
TH Consultants, Canada - www.thconsulting.com
Thin Client Computing, US - www.thinclient.net
UltraLevel Inc, US - www.ultralevel.com
VisualIntegrity, US - www.visual-integrity.com
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