Citrix Previews Remote Windows App (XenApp) for iPhone

That video is incredible!
It's literally your P.C. desktop displayed on your iPHONE !!!
This is going to revolutionize mobile computing!!! I'll bet no one ever saw this coming.

more info... http://www.cnbc.com//id/27681665?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahoo

If Apple's marketing department has half a brain, they will make this into a television commercial.

Looks like Apple just one-upped Bill Gates. So much for needing Windows Mobile.

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Wow - this looks amazing and will be a big selling point for the iPhone in the corporate environment.

Get this out soon !

errr...

did they do anything in the video?

I failed to be impressed by it, particularly after seeing Portal. They just looked at their screen and zoomed around... as far as I can tell, it's nothing like having the PC with you. More like having the monitor with you.

I didn't see them actually enter any info into that spreadsheet or edit a work document, or access outlook.

If it can do all of that it would be fantastic. Still, I guess there's value in simply being able to view files.

This is "ok", but nothing to get very excited by. VNC on the iPhone is, in many ways, a much more useful tool for people.

I can VNC into *any* type of server, whether it's another Mac, a Linux or BSD based server, or yes, even a Windows box. Sure, Citrix will be faster, with their proprietary technologies for sending the window data. But have you priced out the cost of licensing for Citrix servers that can host something like this?

This has *nothing* to do with Windows Mobile, which is a way to physically run a scaled down version of Windows on your hand-held device. This is just a way to relatively quickly gain remote access to applications being hosted from an expensive Windows server running expensive Citrix software on the top of it. Mind you, the apps will NOT be scaled to the size of your iPhone's screens, so tons of scrolling around and pinching is going to be required. Ugh....

That video is incredible!
It's literally your P.C. desktop displayed on your iPHONE !!!
This is going to revolutionize mobile computing!!! I'll bet no one ever saw this coming.

more info... http://www.cnbc.com//id/27681665?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahoo

If Apple's marketing department has half a brain, they will make this into a television commercial.

Looks like Apple just one-upped Bill Gates. So much for needing Windows Mobile.

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VNC has been around for the iPhone since before there was an SDK. Not really sure what the performance is like, but its definitely a cheaper and less complicated way of seeing your PC display.

I have had to deal with citrix only once, when a client was using it somehow to upload documents to a content management system. The documents came through with some weird mime type, like application/citrix-image-jpeg or something. I asked what Citrix was, she explained it, and I just said "why?".

Remote controlling your Mac or PC via VNC has been standard for me for years, which is why it makes me mad Apple removed features from Screen Sharing in their last Leopard update.

VNC has been around for the iPhone since before there was an SDK. Not really sure what the performance is like, but its definitely a cheaper and less complicated way of seeing your PC display.

I have had to deal with citrix only once, when a client was using it somehow to upload documents to a content management system. The documents came through with some weird mime type, like application/citrix-image-jpeg or something. I asked what Citrix was, she explained it, and I just said "why?".

Remote controlling your Mac or PC via VNC has been standard for me for years, which is why it makes me mad Apple removed features from Screen Sharing in their last Leopard update.

Yes, VNC is cheaper. But there IS a difference. A big one . . . at least for business users. One of them being security. VNC, in it by itself, is not that secure.

Another one being speed. XenApp is much, much faster. Blazingly fast compared to VNC which can seem like molasses in comparison.

Unlike traditional framebuffered protocols like VNC, XenApp transmits high-level window display information, much like the X11 protocol, as opposed to purely graphical information. This is possible because the Citrix Display Driver which is installed in Session Space is capable of capturing high level GDI draw commands, which can be replayed on GDI-capable clients, for example Windows-based clients.

Also, XenApp is not just displaying your monitor's graphics, it works by having the actual documents and applications running on a server.

XenApp is not for the "average" user by any means. But for business and business owners, there are a whole lot of advantages.

I can't imagine a more painful torture than trying to create an excel spreadsheet on an iphone.

VNC has been around for the iPhone since before there was an SDK. Not really sure what the performance is like, but its definitely a cheaper and less complicated way of seeing your PC display.

I have had to deal with citrix only once, when a client was using it somehow to upload documents to a content management system. The documents came through with some weird mime type, like application/citrix-image-jpeg or something. I asked what Citrix was, she explained it, and I just said "why?".

Remote controlling your Mac or PC via VNC has been standard for me for years, which is why it makes me mad Apple removed features from Screen Sharing in their last Leopard update.

Yes but Citrix is a little bit more than a VNC type application - to try and compare them shows a lack of understanding on what Citrix actually is capable of.

Yes, VNC is cheaper. But there IS a difference. A big one . . . at least for business users. One of them being security. VNC, in it by itself, is not that secure.

That's the only (IMO) Citrix has in this case over VNC software. Citrix is overpriced and overbloated but it is more secure than typical VNC softwares. Plus most major companies are already opening ports for Citrix and refuse to open ports for VNC.

I've helped with Citrix in a previous employer and it's kinda ugly. Once it's setup it's a breeze and accessible via many options, web, desktop, WM, Linux, Unix, etc. This is good for the business side. I'd really love to see how they add a pop up keyboard when input is required.