Editing Citrix Systems (section)

===Desktops and apps===
Citrix offers several products related to [[Desktop virtualization|desktop]] and [[application virtualization]]. These tools allow access to computers and applications independently of what device they are physically using, from any device.<ref name=Krebs10>{{cite news |title=An Overview of Citrix Virtualization |author=Andreas Krebs |url=http://www.allcovered.com/learning/virtualization/overview-of-citrix/ |work=All Covered |date=January 5, 2010 |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215035045/http://www.allcovered.com/learning/virtualization/overview-of-citrix/ |archive-date=15 December 2015 }}</ref> Citrix XenApp, now integrated as part of XenDesktop, provides application virtualization. Citrix [[XenDesktop]], Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, and XenClient all provide desktop virtualization.<ref name=Morgan11/><ref name=Finley15/> The DesktopPlayer for Mac allows online and offline access to Windows virtual desktops from Macs.<ref name=Wood14>{{cite news |title=Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac supports offline mobile workers |author=Alyssa Wood |url=http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/news/2240212227/Citrix-DesktopPlayer-for-Mac-supports-offline-mobile-workers |work=[[TechTarget]] |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129105134/http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/news/2240212227/Citrix-DesktopPlayer-for-Mac-supports-offline-mobile-workers |archive-date=29 January 2015 }}</ref> Citrix Workspace Cloud is a platform for building and delivering desktops and [[Application software|applications]] from the [[Cloud computing|cloud]].<ref name=Ward15>{{cite news |title=Citrix Unveils Workspace Cloud |author=Keith Ward |url=http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/01/14/citrix-unveils-workspace-cloud.aspx |work=Virtualization Review |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214183757/http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2015/01/14/citrix-unveils-workspace-cloud.aspx |archive-date=14 February 2015 }}</ref> ShareFile allows companies and organizations to sync and share files.<ref name=Kerravala13/> XenMobile offers [[mobile app]] and device management. [[Citrix Receiver]] is a [[Client (computing)|client software]] that allows universal access to [[virtual application]]s and desktops. AppDNA offers software that provides application migration and management.<ref name=Morgan11>{{cite news |title=Citrix snaps up App-DNA for app migration |author=Timothy Prickett Morgan |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/citrix_synergy_extravaganza/ |work=[[The Register]] |date=October 26, 2011 |access-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321180110/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/citrix_synergy_extravaganza/ |archive-date=21 March 2015 }}</ref>
Citrix users interact with the [[Half-duplex|HDX protocol]] on top of the RDS. This protocol acts as a buffer between the users and the server and compresses data in the meantime.