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Citrix has revealed that its new XenDesktop 4 Feature Pack 1 will help users access their virtual machines up to five times faster than before.

The software provider said the product, which will be available for download from Wednesday (March 24th), will improve customer experience and simplify management processes.

It stated: "The new release also builds on recently announced XenDesktop scalability enhancements, enabling customers to host an unprecedented 100,000 shared virtual desktops concurrently from a single location."

According to the organisation, this will enable companies to experience much quicker return-on-investment timescales regarding large-scale virtualisation deployments.

The program is designed to be more compatible with a number of Microsoft offerings, including Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft App-V, with Citrix adding that this is part of an ongoing collaboration between the two firms.

It follows hot on the heels of the enterprise’s announcement of its new XenApp 6 platform, which is to be made available on the same day.

Posted by Jack Gilbert