Workflow Studio 2.5 was released last week and is currently available for download to our customers on MyCitrix. You can get more information and find a link to the download page at http://www.citrix.com/wfs.
This release includes the following new features:
- Expanded platform support (Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2; SQL 2008; PowerShell 2.0; .NET 4.0)
- New activity libraries for Hyper-V and SQL
- Numerous improvements to existing activity libraries
- Expanded security roles
- Performance improvements
- Enhanced usability for workflow properties
The Evaluation Virtual Appliance has not been updated yet, but I will post an update when it is.
Calling all Citrix users and administrators located in or around Dallas, Texas…
There’s still time to sign up for the next Dallas Citrix User Group Meeting on Wednesday, September 8th!
Date: Sept. 8, 2010 (Wed)
Time: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM CDT
The goal of a User Group is simple: To foster dialogue and an exchange of ideas within the Citrix community, allowing users and administrators to share information and best practices, hear from the experts, and grow their body of knowledge and expertise.
Agenda:
During this meeting, you’ll learn more about Citrix XenDesktop including:
- Adding XenDesktop to a Citrix XenApp environment
- Getting a technical overview of Flexcast
- Discussing a comparison of key features against the competition
Citrix experts will be available for questions and answers after the meeting.
All attendees will receive a TopGolf game card!
Location:
TopGolf Dallas
8787 Park Lane
Dallas TX 75231
(214) 341-9655
If you are located in or around Dallas, TX, I hope you can attend! Stay tuned to the Citrix User Group Community site for news and information about upcoming meetings and activities.
Laura Whalen
Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Citrix Support is focused on ensuring Customer and Partner satisfaction with our products.
One of our initiatives is to increase the ability of our Partners and Customers to leverage self-service avenues via our Knowledge Center.
Find below the Citrix Knowledge Center Top 10 for August 2010.
Top 10 Technical Articles
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| CTX368624 | Troubleshooting Citrix Pass-through Authentication (Single Sign-On) |
| CTX238200 | Troubleshooting Client Drive Mapping |
| CTX711855 | Common SSL Error Messages, and Respective Cause and Resolution |
| CTX101644 | Seamless Configuration Settings |
| CTX106531 | Troubleshooting the Citrix XTE Service and Errors: There is no route to the specified address … Protocol Driver Error |
| CTX106192 | Access Gateway Software Updates |
| CTX677542 | Advanced Concepts – Farm Maintenance |
| CTX564283 | Troubleshooting 1003 and 1004 Terminal Server Licensing Errors |
| CTX107572 | Troubleshooting Tools for Citrix Environments |
| CTX101705 | Troubleshooting Slow Logons |
Top 10 Whitepapers
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| CTX110351 | User Profile Best Practices for MetaFrame Presentation Server |
| CTX124565 | Best Practices: Customizing Microsoft Office 2010 for Streaming Environments |
| CTX117913 | Technical Guide for Upgrading / Migrating to XenApp 5.0 |
| CTX101739 | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data Store Replication |
| CTX124087 | XenDesktop Modular Reference Architecture |
| CTX118735 | XenServer Demo and Evaluation Setup Guide |
| CTX126190 | Desktop Virtualization Top 10 Mistakes Made |
| CTX101997 | Citrix Secure Gateway Secure Ticket Authority Frequently Asked Questions |
| CTX119036 | User Profile Manager Deployment Best Practices |
| CTX123684 | Delivering 5000 Desktops with Citrix XenDesktop 4 |
Top 10 Hotfixes
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| CTX122756 | Hotfix Rollup Pack 6 for Citrix XenApp 5.0 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit Edition |
| CTX125235 | Citrix Online Plug-in 12.0.3 for Windows |
| CTX116550 | Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.200 for Windows |
| CTX120923 | Hotfix Rollup Pack 5 for Citrix XenApp 5.0 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit Edition |
| CTX118445 | Citrix XenApp Plug-in for Hosted Apps 11.0 and Streamed Apps 1.2 for Windows |
| CTX122761 | Hotfix Rollup Pack 6 for Citrix XenApp 5.0 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition |
| CTX125519 | Hotfix XS55EU2001 – For XenServer 5.5 |
| CTX109307 | Hotfix Rollup Pack PSE400W2K3R02 – For Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix Access Essentials 1.0 and 1.5 for Windows Server 2003 |
| CTX126122 | Delegated Administration and Configuration Logging Components – For XenDesktop 4 Service Pack 1 |
| CTX119069 | Hotfix Rollup Pack 4 for Citrix XenApp 5.0 and Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit Edition |
Top 10 Presentations
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| CTX105908 | Get the Most Out of Your Resource Manager Summary Database |
| CTX111920 | Selected Citrix Troubleshooting Tools |
| CTX111560 | Health Checks for Citrix Services Using Advanced Monitors |
| CTX125175 | TechEdge 2010 – Debugging a Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Environment |
| CTX123530 | XenDesktop 4.0 Core Infrastructure and Features – GoToWebinar |
| CTX111562 | Troubleshooting the Citrix NetScaler Application Switch |
| CTX119104 | TechEdge 2008 – Troubleshooting Tools for a XenApp Environment |
| CTX125180 | Troubleshooting XenDesktop, Provisioning Services & XenServer Integration |
| CTX121117 | Troubleshooting Tools and Methodology for Citrix XenApp 5 Environment |
| CTX125177 | TechEdge 2010 – Troubleshooting XenDesktop Deployments |
Top 10 Tools
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| CTX122536 | Citrix Quick Launch |
| CTX113472 | Citrix ICA File Creator |
| CTX106226 | Repair Clipboard Chain 2.0.1 |
| CTX116063 | XenAppPrep Integration Utility for XenApp and Provisioning Services |
| CTX111961 | CDFControl |
| CTX107935 | MedEvac 2.5 |
| CTX109374 | StressPrinters 1.3.2 for 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms |
| CTX122962 | Citrix Printing Tool |
| CTX116474 | Print Detective |
| CTX113554 | CTX_CpsvcUser Re-creation Tool for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Versions of Presentation Server 4.5 |
David
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Summer is almost over and that means Synergy Berlin is nearly here! We’re busy making final arrangements for our first pan-European show to be held from October 6-8. In advance of the program, I want to draw your attention to my favourite part of the program – the Citrix Innovation Award.
Every day, companies experience the tangible business benefits of virtualisation, networking and cloud computing. Benefits include savings in operating expenses, enhancing productivity and flexibility, cutting power consumption and reducing carbon emissions, to name a few. But there are also a number of organizations that have embraced the power of virtual computing to think about, and to do, business differently. These include companies like Cocamar in Brazil that have used virtualisation technology to expand their market reach; government agencies like Fairfax County, Virginia, that have used the technology to offer cloud-based computing services to cities and townships within the county; and ND SatCom that expanded its offerings to include a satellite-based solution for business continuity and connectivity. These are but a few examples of business innovation, and I know that there are thousands of stories about organisations around the world that have embraced virtual computing to spearhead change.
The Citrix Innovation Award highlights the stories of enterprises that are using virtualisation, networking and cloud technologies in exciting ways to drive innovation in their businesses. As we did for Synergy San Francisco, we’ve thrown open the doors for Synergy Berlin and invited everyone in the industry – partners, customers and employees – to nominate companies that are using virtualisation, networking and cloud technologies in innovative ways to create a dynamic, agile business environment.
Once again, I’m amazed at the diverse range of businesses that implement these technologies, and use them in new and innovative ways. Dozens of nominations were received from all over the globe; from those nominations twelve companies that best embody the spirit of the Innovation Award were shortlisted.
The winner is chosen by popular vote of peer organisations (that means all of you!) and members of the IT industry and will be announced at Synergy Berlin.
The full list of Innovation Award finalists is:
- Chemtura Corporation
- Codan Trygg-Hansa
- CZ Healthcare Insurance
- Derby Public Schools
- LG CNS
- MATERNA
- Medical University of South Carolina
- O’Neill Europe
- Perfetti Van Melle India
- Telecom Italia
- TeleComputing
- The Co-operative Group
Check out their stories of innovation and vote for your three favourites today.
And don’t forget…you can still register for Synergy Berlin! For more info go to www.citrixsynergy.com.
Security has been blamed as the biggest barrier to cloud adoption. Organizational leaders are walking into IT departments with their brand new iPads and demanding access to the network from these convenient devices. And, the beast known as compliance continues to breathe down our necks.
Whether you’re primarily concerned about the cloud, endpoint protection or data security, one thing is for sure – security is broken. Organizations routinely spend way too much on security measures that mostly serve to frustrate users, while contributing little to the overall security of truly sensitive data. And, legacy security practices such as end-to-end ownership, malware signatures and full physical isolation continue to be challenged by end-user demands, highly evolved attacks and new usage patterns.
All is not doom and gloom though – virtualization presents some innovative ways to respond to these business challenges and transcend security challenges that have plagued computing for decades.
In the CTO Crystal Ball session at Synergy Berlin, I’ll be demonstrating the following security trends and more:
- Situational Security – protective measures that are fine-tuned to specific data needs and context
- BAOC (Bring Any Old Computer) – providing realtime device control to take endpoint security concerns out of the equation
- Flying through the Clouds – architecting true multitenant and mixed-mode data cloud security
Please join me along with Harry Labana, Martin Duursma, and Simon Crosby from the Citrix CTO office as we look into the future at Synergy Berlin!
More info on this demo-filled session and the CTO team’s prognostication can be found at:
http://citrix.g2planet.com/synergyberlin2010/public_session_view.php?agenda_session_id=305
At Synergy San Francisco we held the inaugural Citrix CTO crystal ball session where a number of the CTO Office team presented ideas and demos of future technologies and directions. At Berlin we’ll be doing the same thing and raising the bar again on the demo’s and topics covered. Look forward to seeing Simon Crosby, Harry Labana, Kurt Roemer and I present with some pretty cool demos.
I’ll be covering mobility, and specifically some new directions we are taking that may surprise you. For example Citrix has had a strategy where we have provided a version of Receiver for practically any mobile device and we continue on that path. However in the last three years the explosion of new smartphone platforms has enabled numerous new possibilities as to how we can deliver enterprise content to these new phones. The always on connectivity and decent screen real estate are key drivers.
In the session I’ll demonstrate how an Enterprise developer can write a touch enabled application that is published from a XenApp server, and accessed from a range of devices, both Smartphone and tablets. So if you have a problem with your CIO or CEO demanding support for iPhones, Blackberry, Android, WebOS and other yet to be invented tablets and Smartphones, then this is the session for you.
You can find more information on the CTO Crystal Ball session here
Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin!
Calling all South Florida Citrix users and administrators…
The next Fort Lauderdale Citrix User Group Meeting will be held on September 1st! You’ll get technical content and participate in technical discussions from 3-5PM at Citrix HQ, followed by happy hour with appetizers at a nearby restaurant.
Date: Wed., September 1, 2010
Time: 3:00PM – 5:00PM EDT (happy hour @ 5:30PM)
The goal of a User Group is simple: To foster dialogue and an exchange of ideas within the Citrix community, allowing users and administrators to share information and best practices, hear from the experts, and grow their body of knowledge and expertise.
Agenda:
During the meeting, you’ll learn how to setup a Citrix XenDesktop Proof of Concept (PoC) including:
- Creating a new XenDesktop environment
- A technical overview and best practices
- How to implement XenDesktop
- Wyse solutions optimized to work with Citrix desktop and app virtualization solutions
Citrix experts will be available for question and answer after the meeting.
Location:
Citrix Ft. Lauderdale Office
851 W Cypress Creek Rd
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33309
954 267-3000
Then…
Join us for appetizers at Champps following the meeting at 5:30PM:
Champps Americana
6401 N. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 491-9335
I hope you can join us! Stay tuned to the Citrix User Group Community site for news and information about upcoming meetings and activities.
Laura Whalen
Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Calling all Citrix users and administrators located in or around Kansas City, Missouri…
There’s still time to sign up for the next Kansas City Citrix User Group Meeting on August 24!
Date: Tues., August 24, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT
The goal of a User Group is simple: To foster dialogue and an exchange of ideas within the Citrix community, allowing users and administrators to share information and best practices, hear from the experts, and grow their body of knowledge and expertise.
Description:
During this meeting, you will:
- Learn more about Citrix XenDesktop including best practices for adding XenDesktop to a XenApp environment
- Get a technical overview of Flexcast
- Discuss a comparison of key features against the competition
Citrix experts will be available for questions and answers after the meeting. Attend and you might win a Netbook!
Location:
Boulevard Brewing Company
2501 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City MO 64108
(816) 474-7095
Register Now
I hope you can make it! Stay tuned to the Citrix User Group Community site for news and information about upcoming meetings and activities.
Laura Whalen
Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Attention Citrix users in or near Denver, Colorado…
The next meeting of the Denver Citrix User Group will be held on Wednesday, September 8th, and the agenda will be a recap of everything you need to know from Citrix Synergy San Francisco 2010!
Date: Wed., September 8, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Register Now
Location
Downtown Aquarium (Denver)
700 Water Street
I-25 / 23rd Ave (Exit 211)
Denver, CO 80211
Agenda
The discussions will include a comprehensive examination of the following topics:
- Client Virtualization (local virtual desktops)
- Desktop Streaming
- Self-Service On-Demand Applications
- Application Virtualization (6.0)
- User Virtualization
- Storage Virtualization
You’ll get case studies of successful implementations, best practices, technical demos and architecture designs from Citrix, AppSense, Microsoft, Dell and Wyse.
For more details, click here.
Hope you can attend! Stay tuned to the Citrix User Group Community site for news and information about upcoming meetings and activities.
Laura Whalen
Citrix Systems, Inc.
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This document will answer all the questions on Demo (Previously known as NFR) License
Q: How do I get NFR/demo license for XenApp?
A: XenDesktop Platinum Edition includes XenApp Platinum Edition plus significant additional functionality and benefits. Please download and use the XenDesktop Platinum edition licenses
The Screenshot shows the Citrix Products which are included under XenDesktop License.
(XenDesktop License)
Q: How do I get a Demo (Previously known as NFR) License copy of XenDesktop 4?
A: Demo (Previously known as NFR) License copies of XenDesktop 4 are only available to authorized Citrix partners. Access to media and licenses is managed through the secure My Citrix portal.
Below are the links which would help you in downloading the Demo (Previously known as NFR) License.
http://community.citrix.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63177331
http://www.citrix.com/tv/#videos/1436
Q: I have a Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Environment and I would like to have Demo (Previously known as NFR) License for Enterprise Edition?
A: Licenses are available as Platinum edition only, we recommend you to upgrade your Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 to Feature Pack 1 and set your server edition as Platinum to utilize Platinum Edition Demo (Previously known as NFR) License.
Please follow the link attached if you are upgrading your Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 to Feature Pack 1.
Upgrade to CPS 4.5 and How to change Server Editon
Q: How many Licenses do I get for XenDesktop if I am a Citrix Ready Technology Partner?
A: You get 100 User Demo (Previously known as NFR) License.
Q: How many Licenses do I get for XenApp if I am a Citrix Ready Technology Partner?
A: You get 100 User Demo (Previously known as NFR) License. You will need to use XenDesktop platinum in order to use XenApp licenses.
(XenDesktop License)
Q: if I allocate 10 users License for one time, what happens to rest 90 Users Demo (Previously known as NFR) License?
A: With the same License Code, you can allocate the rest 90 User Demo (Previously known as NFR) License.
You can follow the links below to allocate the rest of 90 User Demo (Previously known as NFR) License.
http://community.citrix.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63177331
http://www.citrix.com/tv/#videos/1436
Please see screenshot
Important note on Licenses
Please note that XenDesktop license key contains 100 user licenses. You should only activate required number of user license (3-5 users in most of the cases). You will be able to reuse and activate the remaining users for a different test scenario or product.
Q: I am unable to retrieve new Serial numbers; I am getting an error “You have already reached the maximum number of license for this product”?
A: The error generally means that you have generated the License Code, However you can still use the same License Code to generate User Demo (Previously known as NFR) License unless if you have allocated all of it.
Q: I want to upgrade my License Server; could you provide us a link to download the Latest License Server?
A: The Latest License Server available for download is Version 11.6.1; you can download it from the Link below.
Q: I have changed the Hostname of the License Server; do I have to generate a new License File?
A: No, You can reallocate the License file you had for your previous Hostname to the New Hostname. Please follow CTX115870
If you have any questions which are not anwered in this FAQ Document, Please feel free to write to us @ citrixready@citrix.com
