CIB Engineering

The new citrix XenApp product offers several different versions. Listed below is a breakout of each version along with the features they support. This easy to read chart is a good way to compare each product and weigh in on their cost and feature sets.

 

	Citrix XenApp, Advanced Edition	Citrix XenApp, Enterprise Edition	Citrix XenApp, Platinum Edition
APPLICATION DELIVERY
Server-side Application Virtualization	x	x	x
Client-side Application Virtualization		x	x
Application Hub		x	x
ADVANCED APPLICATION
COMPATIBILITY
Isolation 2.0		x	x
Application Isolation Environment		x	x
Virtual IP Support	x	x	x
Support for local TWAIN devices	x	x	x
Support for ActiveSync	x	x	x
Bidirectional Audio	x	x	x
Support for UNIX Applications		x	x
END-USER EXPERIENCE
EasyCall			x
SpeedScreen™ Progressive Display	x	x	x
SpeedScreen Latency Reduction Manager	x	x	x
SpeedScreen Browser Acceleration	x	x	x
SpeedScreen Multimedia Acceleration	x	x	x
SpeedScreen Flash Acceleration	x	x	x
SpeedScreen Image Acceleration	x	x	x
Compression	x	x	x
Priority Packet Tagging	x	x	x
Dynamic Session Resizing	x	x	x
Workspace Control	x	x	x
Session Reliability	x	x	x
Auto Client Reconnect	x	x	x
Always-on SSL VPN access			x
Application Publishing	x	x	x
Content Publishing	x	x	x
Content Redirection	x	x	x
Seamless Windows	x	x	x
Desktop Integration via	x	x	x
Program Neighborhood Agent
Conferencing Manager	x	x	x
Pass-Through Authentication	x	x	x
Microsoft Client Support	x	x	x
Web Interface for Citrix XenApp	x	x	x
Multi-Lingual User Interface Support for virtualized applications	x	x	x
Multi Language Supporting in Web Interface	x	x	x
Local Resource Mapping	x	x	x
Local Drive Access	x	x	x
Local Printer Access	x	x	x
PRINTING
Universal Printer Driver 3	x	x	x
MANAGEMENT
Application Performance			x
Monitoring (Citrix EdgeSight)
Health Assistant		x	x
Configuration Logging	x	x	x
Active Directory Federation Services(ADFS) support	x	x	x
Client Backup URL	x	x	x
Connection Policies	x	x	x
System Monitoring and Reporting via Resource Manager for Citrix XenApp		x	x
Enhanced Management Experience	x	x	x
Extended Shadowing Support	x	x	x
Automatic Client Updates	x	x	x
Directory Support (Microsoft's Active Directory and Novell's eDirectory)	x	x	x
Installation Manager for Citrix XenApp		x	x
Integration with Network Management Consoles		x	x
Delegated Administration	x	x	x
Printer Management	x	x	x
Centralized Management Console	x	x	x
System Monitoring and Analysis		x	x
Report Center		x	x
Remote Server Management	x	x	x
Connection Control	x	x	x
Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005	x	x	x
PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY
Enterprise-Class Scalability	x	x	x
Support for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition	x	x	x
Load throttling	x	x	x
Enterprise Load Balancing	x	x	x
CPU Utilization Management		x	x
Virtual Memory Optimization		x	x
Multiple Farm Support	x	x	x
SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
Application User Load	x	x	x
SmartAuditor			x
SmartAccess (Powered by the Citrix Access Gateway)			x
Universal SSL VPN — supports all applications and protocols			x
Integrated endpoint scanning and extensible endpoint analysis			x
Single Sign-On			x
Self-service Password Reset and Account Unlock			x
Hot Desktop			x
Advanced Encryption Standard Support	x	x	x
Trusted Server Configuration	x	x	x
Two-Factor Authentication Support	x	x	x
Smartcard Support(including Common Access Card (CAC))	x	x	x
Enhanced Smartcard Support	x	x	x
Secure Gateway for Citrix XenApp	x	x	x
TLS/SSL	x	x	x
Novell Directory Services (NDS) Support	x	x	x
HP Protect Tool Support	x	x	x
USER CONNECTIVITY
Non-Administrator Client Installation	x	x	x
Browser-only SSL VPN access			x
Web Interface for Remote Access	x	x	x
Web Interface for Microsoft SharePoint™	x	x	x
Universal Device Access	x	x	x
Microsoft Remote Desktop Client Support	x	x	x