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Citrix Receiver 5.8 for iOS

Citrix have released a new version of Citrix Receiver 5.8 for iOS

What’s new

For the Reciver 5.8 release, Citrix have made the following improvements on Receiver for your users:

  • You can now directly interact with documents on your screen. You can scroll, pan, pinch, and zoom as you would in your host environments. You can also use application-specific gestures.This is available in Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 environments and Microsoft Windows 7.
  • You can use the new virtual mouse to perform left-click and right-click tasks, such as font and paragraph formatting and highlighting text in text editing applications. You can also zoom in and out of your entire screen by tapping the base of the mouse.
  • Your listening and viewing experience is improved with smoother playback of audio and video clips because of various multimedia enhancements, including the following features:
    • HDX Mediastream Windows Media Redirection – When Windows Media Redirection is enabled and you view multimedia videos on the virtual desktop on your iOS user device, the videos are smoother. This is because the files are actually running on your device, rather than on the server. As a result, you do not need as much device bandwidth. Enable this feature on the Settings screen on the device.
    • HDX H264 encoding support – Webcam data can now be encoded by H264, which is one of the high-definition codecs. You can now watch videos in formats such as .wmv that were not previously available on an iOS user device.
  • To use the features of the new HDX apps, you need to install Citrix Receiver on your device.

Source

Download Citrix Receiver 5.8 for iOS here or on the AppleStore

Citrix Receiver 3.4 for Android

Citrix have released a new version of Citrix Receiver 3.4 for Android

What’s new

In addition to general usability and performance improvements, this release adds this new feature:

  • HDX Rich Graphics support, which provides the highest frame-rate for the available bandwidth on devices.
  • Support for Citrix Mobility Pack 2, with new APIs for photos (and selection of photo attributes), video clips, and audio clips.

Source

Download Citrix Receiver 3.4 for Android here or the Android Market.

Citrix Receiver 4.0 for Windows

Citrix have released a new Citrix Receiver 4.0 for Microsoft Windows.

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About Citrix Receiver 4.0 for Windows

Citrix Receiver for Windows provides users with secure, self-service access to virtual desktops and apps provided by XenDesktop and XenApp. Receiver also provides on-demand access to Windows, Web, and Software as a Service (SaaS) apps. Users can access apps through stores managed by Citrix StoreFront or legacy web pages managed by Web Interface.

What’s new in Receiver 4.0

Citrix Receiver 4.0 for Windows provides the following new features and enhancements.

  • Support for XenDesktop 7 features – Receiver supports the many enhancements provided by XenDesktop 7, including Windows Media client-side content fetching, multicast support, client folder redirection, Local App Access, and support for IPv6 connections.
  • Support for StoreFront 2.0 features – Receiver supports the many enhancements provided by StoreFront 2.0, including smart card authentication and support for IPv6 connections.
  • Integrated Smart card authentication – Receiver now provides integrated smart card authentication for StoreFront connections, including support for:
    • Pass-through authentication (single sign-on). Users of domain-joined devices enter their smart card credentials to log on to Receiver. They can then start virtual desktops and apps without needing to re-enter credentials.
    • Bimodal authentication. Users can log on with a smart card or enter their user name and password. This enables a user to log on even if a certificate has expired or the user does not have the smart card.
    • Multiple certificates. When users insert a smart card into a card reader, Receiver chooses the certificates needed and can use multiple certificates from one or more cards.
    • Double hop sessions. Users can start a virtual desktop and then use Receiver on that virtual desktop to start an application from a different delivery group.
    • Smart card-enabled apps. Users can digitally sign or encrypt documents in a virtual desktop or app session.

    For more information, refer to Configure smart card authentication. For information about system requirements, planning smart card deployments, and an overview to the configuration required for all related Citrix components, refer to the latest XenDesktop and StoreFront documentation.

  • User experience improvements –
    • Receiver now displays a notification when installation of an update completes.
    • When the session reliability policy is in effect, Receiver dims apps when the connection to the server is lost.
  • H.264 decoding – When used XenDesktop 7, Receiver provides improved performance of rich and professional graphics apps on WAN networks.
  • Support for HDX Insight – HDX Insight is the integration of EdgeSight network analysis and EdgeSight performance management with Director. With this support now in Receiver, XenDesktop administrators can check performance metrics related to the health of this component. No configuration of this feature is required.
  • COM port and LPT port mapping change – In XenDesktop 7 deployments, COM port and LPT port mapping are disabled by default. Use the port redirection policies to enable mapping.
Note: Desktop lock information is now provided in the XenDesktop 7 documentation.

Citrix Receiver 4.0 for Windows is supported on following platforms

Operating system

The following list of requirements specifies edition or service pack only where support is limited.

  • Windows 8, 32-bit and 64-bit editions (including Embedded Edition)
  • Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit editions (including Embedded Edition)
  • Windows XP Professional SP3, 32-bit edition, and Windows XP Professional SP2, 64-bit edition (including Embedded Edition)
  • Windows Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit editions
  • Windows Thin PC
  • Windows Server 2012, 64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit edition (not supported by XenDesktop connections)
  • Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit editions (not supported by XenDesktop connections)
  • Windows Server 2003, 32-bit and 64-bit editions (not supported by XenDesktop connections)

Hardware

  • VGA or SVGA video adapter with color monitor
  • Windows-compatible sound card for sound support (optional)
  • For network connections to the server farm, a network interface card (NIC) and the appropriate network transport software

Server

  • XenDesktop (any of the following products):
    • XenDesktop 7
    • XenDesktop 5.6, Feature Pack 1
    • XenDesktop 5.6
    • XenDesktop 5.5
    • XenDesktop 5
    • XenDesktop 4
  • XenApp (any of the following products):
    • Citrix XenApp 6.5, Feature Pack 1, for Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Citrix XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Citrix XenApp 6 for Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Citrix XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008
    • Citrix XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2003
    • Citrix XenApp 4, Feature Pack 1 or 2, for UNIX operating systems
  • Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
    • VDI-in-a-Box 5.3
    • VDI-in-a-Box 5.2
    • VDI-in-a-Box 5.1

Source

Citrix Receiver 11.7.2 for Mac OSX

Citrix have released a new version of the Citrix Receiver 11.7.2. for Mac OSX.

What are some of the features address in 11.7.2:

  • Fixes an issue where Receiver fails to install if the users home directory is on an external drive.
  • Fixes an issue where Receiver either takes a long time to reconnect or fails to reconnect to a session when Session Reliability is enabled.
  • Fixes an issue where Receiver fails to remove the /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/ShareFile directory, causing data synchronization to fail when Receiver is reinstalled.
  • Fixes an issue where the desktop tool bar appears underneath the Apple menu bar when reconnecting to a desktop.
  • Fixes an issue where Receiver tries to run the initial configuration wizard, in error, when users attempt to configure their account by clicking on a URL created using the Setup URL Generator.
  • Fixes an issue where Receiver quits unexpectedly if the Computer Name: field in Sharing preferences is blank.
  • Fixes an issue where an error message is displayed if a user closes the logon dialog when launching applications or desktops.

Source

Download Citrix Receiver here

Citrix ShareFile Sync 1.5 for Mac OSX

Citrix have released a new version of ShareFile Sync 1.5 for Mac OSX

What is Citrix ShareFile Sync for Mac OSX

ShareFile Sync for Mac is designed to provide ShareFile Enterprise customers with an easy way to access and synchronize personal folders from your ShareFile account to your local computer.

For MAC OS X 10.7 and 10.8

New Features include:

  • Auto-Update
  • Improved Context Menu
  • Performance and Quality Improvements
  • Enhanced Proxy Improvements

Auto-update feature

Starting in this version, Mac Sync will update itself when a new version is detected in sharefile.com. This is a transparent process where a user will only be prompted for an administrator’s password when  certain files that require system changes are updated.

Auto-update FAQ’s

1) How often does it check for an update? Every day.

2) How do I disable this from my machine? This can only be as an account wide change done by an administrator.

3) How can an administrator disable this as a system wide setting for everyone in my company? 

Please contact the support team to disable this feature.

4) How do I manually trigger an update? Simply close ShareFile and open it again.

Enhanced Proxy Support

Mac Sync now supports additional proxy settings such as scripts and authentication requests.

Source

Download Citrix ShareFile Sync 1.5 for Mac OSX here (Require MyCitrix ID)