Citrix have released Citrix CloudGateway 2 to web.

What is Citrix CloudGateway 2

Citrix CloudGateway is the industry’s first unified service broker that aggregates, controls, and securely delivers Windows, Web and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, iOS applications, integrated ShareFile-based data and virtual desktops to any device, anywhere. CloudGateway gives users an intuitive single point of access and self-service to all of their business applications on any device anywhere. It also provides IT with a comprehensive single point of aggregation and control for all applications and users. CloudGateway is available in the following two editions:

• CloudGateway Enterprise is a software solution that enables you to aggregate, control, and deliver Web, mobile, SaaS apps, and ShareFile documents to any user on any device. CloudGateway Enterprise empowers users with a single point of access and self-service for the apps from any device. It also provides you with contextual controls and automated provisioning of user accounts for supported applications. CloudGateway Enterprise includes AppController, to which users can connect with self-service to access their applications and documents.
•  CloudGateway Express enables you to use your existing Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop deployment to deliver Windows applications and virtual desktops to any device through a unified storefront with self-service. You can also seamlessly upgrade to CloudGateway Enterprise, extending the unified applications store beyond Windows applications and virtual desktops to Web, SaaS, mobile applications, and ShareFile.

StoreFront is a component of CloudGateway Express and CloudGateway Enterprise. StoreFront provides authentication and resource delivery infrastructure for Citrix Receiver, enabling you to create centralized enterprise stores to deliver desktops, applications, and other services to users on any device, anywhere.

StoreFront authenticates users to XenDesktop sites and XenApp farms, or to AppController, enumerating and aggregating available desktops and applications into stores that users access through Receiver or a Web page. The StoreFront database records details of subscriptions and resource shortcuts to enable synchronization of users’ desktops and applications across their devices.

The App Preparation Tool is a software application that you can install on Mac OS X Version 10.7 devices. The tool uses the Apple code signing libraries to convert unsigned .ipa files, into signed Citrix Mobile Application (.cma) files. In the process of this conversion, Citrix embeds a policy framework and default set of policies that allow you to configure, securely distribute, and manage each prepared application by using CloudGateway Enterprise.

Citrix CloudGateway 2 Enterprise
(AppController 2.0)

What’s New

AppController 2.0 supports the following new features:

• Mobile app management. You can internally develop or purchase iOS apps and then upload the apps to CloudGateway. Developers can wrap the iOS app by using the App Preparation Tool with logic that AppController and Citrix Receiver recognizes. Within AppController, you can set rules for how users can use the apps. You can manage mobile apps in the same way you manage Windows, Web, and SaaS applications. You can then publish the application in a store in StoreFront. When users log on with Receiver, they download the apps to their device, allowing them to access their apps at any time.
• ShareFile integration. You can configure ShareFile in AppController to provide role-based management of user data and documents on any device: computer, smartphone, and tablet. Within AppController, through the capability of Data Controller, you can also enable users to view, edit, synchronize, and share files from any mobile device with secure document-level control. Likewise, when you add or remove an employee from Active Directory, AppController creates or removes the ShareFile account automatically. When users have their ShareFile account, they can access all of their data and documents on any device by logging on to Receiver. If users lose their device or leave the organization, you can remotely wipe all of the data in Receiver.
• App and document access. You can give users access to apps and documents by deploying AppController in one of the two following ways:
  • Configure AppController to provide access to apps and documents directly. In this deployment, Receiver users access Web, SaaS, and mobile apps, along with documents from ShareFile, through a new built-in store in AppController. Users can connect to the store in AppController without going through StoreFront. When users log on with Receiver, AppController resources appear in Receiver.
  • Configure AppController to provide access to apps and documents through StoreFront. In this deployment, Receiver users access the Web, SaaS, and mobile apps you configured in AppController, along with published applications from XenApp and virtual desktops provided by XenDesktop.
• Web links. You can configure Web links to allow access to commonly used Web sites, on the Internet and within your intranet. When you configure Web links, the links appear in Receiver in the same way as applications and XenDesktop.
• Receiver updates. You can choose to update Receiver from AppController, My Citrix, or Merchandising Server.
• Certificates. You can import, export, and create Certificate Signing Requests by using the System settings panel in AppController. You can also download a SAML certificate to use with applications that require an AppController SAML certificate, such as Google Apps.
• Release management. You can upgrade the AppController software, install minor releases, and install application connector updates by using the System settingspanel in AppController.
• Group membership. You can view members of a group from the Edit Role dialog box. You select a group, and click Details to view the members of the group.
• Logging. You can store logs on a syslog server or on a server in your internal network from the System settings panel in AppController.
• System settings. From one convenient panel, you can configure the AppController network settings and Active Directory. In addition, you can manage Receiver updates on Windows-based and Mac computers, as well as workflow email, and logging settings.

Citrix CloudGateway 2 Express
(StoreFront 1.2)

What’s New

Separate desktop and application views. When both desktops and applications are available from a site, Receiver for Web displays separate desktop and application views with behavior that is tailored to the types of resources being delivered. For more information, see Optimizing the User Experience.

Receiver for HTML5 integration. Install Receiver for HTML5 on your StoreFront servers to enable users with compatible browsers to access applications on Receiver for Web sites using Receiver for HTML5. For more information, see Receiver for HTML5 1.0.

Streamlined initial configuration. The redesigned StoreFront initial configuration process enables you to create a store complete with a Receiver for Web site and remote access through a single, wizard-driven procedure. For more information, see Installing and Setting Up StoreFront.

SmartAccess support. For users connecting to StoreFront through Access Gateway Enterprise Edition, you can use SmartAccess to control user access to XenDesktop and XenApp resources on the basis of Access Gateway session policies. For more information, see User Authentication.