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    Citrix Receiver for iPhone Puts Enterprise Apps in Mobile Users’ Hands

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    Cameron Sturdevant
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    May 8, 2009
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      Citrix Receiver for iPhone puts enterprise applications in the hands of mobile workers-sometimes quickly, when the iPhone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, and sometimes slowly, especially using AT&T’s Edge network. Performance in eWEEK Labs’ tests was better but not snappy on the 3G cellular network.
      Organizations that already use Citrix XenApp infrastructure to deliver Windows applications should put Citrix Receiver for iPhone at the top of their evaluation list for mobile users.
      Citrix Receiver was announced at the Citrix Synergy conference in Las Vegas on May 5 and is available for free from the Apple App Store.

      Click here to see a slide show of the Citrix Receiver for iPhone.

      In tests, I used Citrix Receiver on both first- and second-generation iPhone handsets. I used the demonstration platform provided by Citrix, so I can’t comment on the back-end Citrix XenApp setup. Nor can I say what modifications, if any, were made to enable applications to work with the smaller screen and comparatively limited compute power of the iPhone.

      Mobile users who need to access enterprise Windows applications in the field without firing up a laptop will appreciate the ease of access provided by Citrix Receiver. The product also works on the Apple iPod Touch.
      I accessed a sample design site running on eDrawings that modeled an underwater propulsion system. When I clicked play while connected via Wi-Fi, Citrix Receiver displayed a relatively smooth 3-D rendering. When the drawing was in still mode, I could use familiar iPhone gestures, such as a finger tap, to select various parts of the drawing. The eDrawings application responded almost instantaneously to these gestures.
      Using simple on-screen navigation keys, I was able to quickly select a sales forecasting application that displayed information revenue information. I was not able to run applications simultaneously. To move from one application to another, I had to navigate back to the home page and then step my way to the next application I wanted to use.

      Citrix Receiver let me access a network monitoring application that displayed dynamic, real-time data. Citrix Receiver did a good job of handling display in either portrait or landscape mode, and data updates appeared on the screen without the need to manually refresh the page.

      Technical Director Cameron Sturdevant can be reached at [email protected].

      Cameron Sturdevant
      Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at [email protected]

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