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The deployment of Citrix XenDesktop is expected to save a company hundreds of thousands of dollars over its next few budget cycles, it has been predicted.

Citrix Systems has announced the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has deployed Citrix XenDesktop and integrated application delivery with Citrix XenApp to create virtualised desktops on-demand to staff across the US in remote office locations.

ADF&G now expects to save around $250,000 (£173,000) throughout the next couple of years as cash that used to be spent on hardware refreshes can now be utilised in other projects.

Corey Kos, infrastructure manager at ADF&G, said: "The ability to manage the department’s desktops and applications centrally in the datacentre is a tremendous time-saving for our IT staff."

Last month, Citrix XenDesktop 4 was named the winner of the virtualisation category at the 2010 Best of Interop Awards, after its ability to simplify desktop computing for IT was recognised at the ceremony.

Posted by Jack Gilbert