Citrix closes deal for XenSource, launches VM solutions [Video]

Company claims it is the first to offer app delivery from end to end

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Citrix Systems made a slew of product announcements on Monday that leverages the 18-year-old application-delivery company’s technology to make it a major player in virtualization, unified communications, regulatory compliance, and green technology.

At its App Delivery Expo, in Las Vegas, Citrix announced the completion of the acquisition of XenSource, a virtual machine infrastructure provider, that will put the company squarely in competition with VMware.

At the show Citrix also announced a unified communications technology, EasyCall, that, when embedded in line of business applications, will allow users to initiate click-to-call communications within a company’s existing corporate phone system.

SmartAuditor will monitor, record, and play back application sessions as a core capability of its existing Presentation Server solution and is targeted at compliance and regulatory requirements from the SEC, HIPAA (Health Insurance and Accountability Act), and others.

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