Deploy applications, setup new
offices and integrate new companies in hours and days, not months and years.
Performance- Accelerate the performance of
traditional and web based applications up to 10 times, independent of network
connection bandwidth, from 28.8 modem connections to the WAN.
Seamless Desktop Integration- MetaFrame™ offers and
enhanced user experience by providing complete access to all local system
resources, including full 16-bit stereo , audio, local drives, COM ports and
local printers. Although applications run remotely from the server, they look,
feel and perform as though they are running locally. By providing this level of
comfort for users, MetaFrame™ eliminates the need for training and increases
user productivity.
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MetaFrame™ connects users to the network through standard telephone lines, WAN
links (T1, T3, 56Kb, X.25), broadband connections (ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM),
wireless connections, corporate intranets and the Internet.
LAN Protocols- MetaFrame™ supports popular LAN and
WAN protocols including TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, NetBIOS and direct asynchronous
connections.
Cost:
Enterprise-Scale Management- Scale systems and
simplify the support of multiple applications and thousands of users
enterprise-wide. Servers can be added easily and transparently without touching
user desktops. Applications can be administered across multiple servers from a
single location. With MetaFrame™ software, organizations can cost-effectively
manage and support large enterprises as they grow in size and complexity.
Systems Management Tools- These tools provide greater
manageability, scalability and security, enabling administrators to reduce the
computing costs and resources needed to support users and systems.
Application Management Tools- These tools simplify
and accelerate the initial deployment and subsequent updates of applications
across the enterprise. These tools will also be discussed later in the sales
guide.
User Management Tools- To improve the productivity of
end-users and IT professionals, MetaFrame™ is equipped with features such as
Session Shadowing which allows administrators to take control of a single user
or multiple users’ sessions for support, diagnoses and training. With
Automatic Client Update, Citrix ICA client software can be updated automatically
from the server, reducing the time and expense associated with physically “touching”
every client machine to install new client software.
Predictability:
Enterprise-class solutions- Deliver a proven solution
that offers enterprise-class reliability, security, performance and levels of
service to your customers.
Available today and proven- 99% of Fortune 100
companies are using Citrix software solutions.
VideoFrame uses Citrix Video CODEC and ICA Streaming Channel
technologies to provide high-clarity, true color, full-motion video. And because
VideoFrame dynamically scales streams according to available bandwidth, modem
users and LAN-based users working over low bandwidth connections can access the
same content and enjoy a high-quality multimedia experience. With VideoFrame,
companies can use streaming video to deploy corporate training presentations to
users enterprise-wide, enabling a greater number of employees to be trained at
their convenience, regardless of location. Streamed multimedia can be pushed
directly to the desktop. It can be removed from the desktop when the content
becomes outdated or during times when bandwidth must be reserved for other
applications.
VideoFrame’s tight integration with Citrix Program
Neighborhood enables organizations to deploy multimedia content with the same
speed, simplicity and reliability as all other published applications.
Administrators can centrally manage multiple VideoFrame servers, media streams
and published content across the enterprise—all from a single point.
In addition, the Citrix Video CODEC can be used with
third-party content creation tools. VideoFrame even improves the video
capabilities of organizations using Citrix MetaFrame™. Typically, videos that
are embedded into applications do not run with the level of quality that users
expect. Now, in a server-based computing environment using MetaFrame™, you can
link a video to an application and launch it with the resolution and performance
your users demand.
While initially targeted to 32-bit Windows-based client
environments, VideoFrame will soon be available to clients on multiple
platforms. This will let organizations deploy audio and video content within
heterogeneous computing environments. In order to ensure that early adopters of
Citrix VideoFrame technology receive the benefit of future enhancements, each
purchaser of VideoFrame will be given a VideoFrame Subscription Advantage plan
at no additional cost.