While I was downloading the components for upgrades from Advanced to XenApp XenApp Enterprise (included in XenDesktop 4) I noticed that Citrix has released an update on its tool for managing user profiles: Citrix Profile Management 3.1.
Checking the official line, shows the changes in version 3.1, which regards certain features of the product:

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It 'was released the newest release of Veeam Reporter 4.0 is fully compatible with VMware virtual infrastructure based on vSphere.

This product is dedicated to all those who want to extend the native functionality of vCenter, analyzing and producing information on the health of your virtual environment, is also kept track of all changes, hosts performances and events successes, Relations between virtual machine through diagrams, etc..

What's new in version 4.0?

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VMware has published a document entitled vSphere 4.0 Security Hardening Guide that explains how to optimize its hypervisor from the point of view of safety in production environment.

The documents collection is based on the collection of feedback from users of the VMware community.

For more information:

• vSphere 4.0 Security Hardening Guide

With the integration of XeApp and XenDesktop, we can use Desktop share from Windows 2003/2008 Terminal Server and Desktop from Virtual Machine or BladePC using the same Citrix Online plug-in 12.0.

If you noticed, by installing the Citrix Online Plug-in 11.5 or 12.0 and opening the Desktop posted a Windows 2008 server farm, the client will use the Citrix Desktop instead of the traditional Online Viewer Plug-in, the client optimized for resize Real-time resolution and other interesting features once reserved only for XenDesktop.

Going to upgrade to the new webinterface version 5.3, without in any way change the configuration, instead of Citrix XenApp desktop re Desktop View will once again be opened with Citrix Online Plugin (say, the method of "traditional" up to version 11.0) .

To help you better understand the past to screenshot:

With 5.01 and webinterface Online Client Plug-ins 12.0

As you can see the Desktop published XenApp has all the characteristics of a Dekstop XenDesktop (resize in real time, top toolbar, USB management etc.) is used Citrix Desktop Viewer.

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