Dopo l’annuncio del 25 Maggio 2011 durante il  Citrix Synergy™ di San Francisco, ieri Citrix ha reso disponibile per il download la release 2 del suo client Hypervisor, XenClient.

XenClient è lo strumento necessario per rendere il servizio di Desktop Virtuale disponibile in modalità off-line su notebook e desktop certificati: tra le novità della versione 2 c’è proprio l’ampliamento della compatibilità sui dispositivi.

Vediamo insieme quali sono le novità:

Expanded Hardware Compatibility – supports 3x as many laptops and PCs as previous versions, making it an ideal way to deliver virtual desktops “to go” on a broad selection of leading enterprise laptop brands and models. The new release also features support for the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ platform, building on the existing support for Intel’s 2010 and 2009 enterprise platforms.

Expanded Graphics Support – expanded support for Intel® HD Graphics, available on 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors, and introduces support for discrete graphics architectures from AMD including the FirePro™ and Radeon™ series of GPUs.

Production-scale Synchronizer – helps customers deploy XenClient-enabled laptops across larger and more complex enterprise environments, while still managing all virtual desktops centrally, including full synchronization of user desktops, apps and data with the corporate datacenter.

Simplified User Experience – Combined with new enhancements to the Citrix Receiver software client, XenClient 2 users will enjoy a simpler, more responsive, more intuitive user experience.

Ancora nessuna informazione in vista riguardo al supporto per GPU Nvidia (che aspetto fin dalla prima RC del prodotto!)

Per maggiori informazioni e per il download:

• Citrix Announces XenClient 2 and XenClient XT
• Citrix XenClient 2 released, Find out what’s new
• Download XenClient 2