Citrix and Arista to deliver Cloud Scale Networking

Well Cisco is now in the hot seat as Citrix continues to apply pressure by joining hands with networking vendors such as Vyatta and now Arista.
To address the explosive scale of networking requirements within Cloud Services, Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) and Arista Networks – founded by industry veterans Andy Bechtolsheim and David Cheriton – today [...]

Citrix XenServer 5.5 free for the enterprise released!

BOSTON – June 16, 2009 – Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) today announced the immediate availability of Citrix XenServer™ 5.5, a significant new upgrade that raises the bar once again for free, enterprise-class virtualization. Today’s announcement comes just 75 days after Citrix changed the game in server virtualization by making the full enterprise-class XenServer platform [...]

M&A Advisory: Cisco should pursue Citrix

Fool’s advice is what I’d give John. Citrix is (strategically) in the same position as Sun. Sun has loads of cool stuff to really kick some asses, it just needed a daddy. Citrix could benefit massively by being under Cisco’s arm. And hey don’t forget Citrix are the Xen dudes. They will eventually rock the [...]

Cool Application-aware storage vendor Pillar Data supports Citrix XenServer environments

Yep, Oracle Chief’s venture Tako Ventures’ baby Pillar Data Systems is now all ready for Citrix XenServer.
Pillar’s CEO explains what an Application-Aware Storage subsystem is:

SAN JOSE, Calif., – June 2, 2009 – Pillar Data Systems, the leading provider of Application-Aware storage systems, announced the availability of new Citrix XenServer™ storage profiles for the Pillar Axiom, [...]

Citrix Synergy 2009: Simon Crosby explains why Citrix is ready now!

Simon not only happens to be a close friend but also a true visionary who believes in things that I firmly believe as well. Be focused, be relentless and only then they will come. He is achieving that slowly but it is coming and yes they (read: you, me and the whole consumer lot) are [...]

Xen 3.4 launches with XCI (Xen Client Initiative), Power Management features!

The new release, Xen 3.4, furthers the vision of creating a powerful, efficient, and ubiquitous virtualization hypervisor. As part of the Xen community’s commitment to continuous improvement, the new hypervisor offers significant enhancements in the following areas:
•    Xen Client Initiative (XCI) Enhancements –Xen.org continues develop industry virtualization standards for desktop and client devices. Xen 3.4 [...]

Citrix Synergy 09 vid mania: VP John Bara talks about Citrix going mainstream

I spoke to John and was very excited to hear John says and talk about how Citrix is reaching out at to customer.

Citrix VP Global Marketing, John Bara from Tarry Singh on Vimeo.

Will Amazon make a shift from Xen to Citrix’s free XenServer?

Alessandro is reporting that Amazon may be making its move towards XenServer and given that Citrix is really killing VMware’s game by releasing loads of stuff for free. I was at Vegas and saw my friend’s start-up (XenSource) started dishing out loads of stuff for free.
This truly will impact all the proprietary vendors such as [...]

Netbooks, iPhones of the world : Ever heard of the FREE Citrix Receiver? - Well now is the time to tune in!

LAS VEGAS — May 5, 2009 — Today at Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), announced the general availability of Citrix® Receiver™ – a new lightweight software client that makes accessing virtual desktops and applications on any device as easy as turning on your [...]

Citrix dazzles at Synergy: Self-Service your IT needs with Citrix Dazzle for free!

LAS VEGAS — May 5, 2009 — Today at Citrix Synergy™ 2009, the conference where virtualization, networking and application delivery meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) took a major step toward transforming IT into an on-demand service with the introduction of Citrix Dazzle – the first self-service “storefront” for enterprise applications. ¬Dazzle gives corporate employees [...]