Fujitsu, Citrix forge desktop virtualization partnership

Bengaluru: Fujitsu Technology Solutions and Citrix Systems, Inc announced an OEM agreement that expands the relationship between the two companies to help customers reduce the cost and complexity of implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for enterprise customers.

Under terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will expand its portfolio of virtual workplace infrastructure solutions, a key part of its vision of providing customers with dynamic infrastructures. Fujitsu will integrate Citrix XenDesktop with HDX technology into its virtual workplace solutions, giving customers a rich, personalized virtual desktop experience for end users in any location. Fujitsu also announced plans to add Citrix XenServer virtualization to its Primergy rack and blade server offerings. This will add an extra benefit, especially to customers already working with Citrix XenApp.

Citrix XenDesktop will be one of the key enabling technologies for Fujitsu's virtual workplace and managed virtual workplace product and service offerings, helping to dramatically improve service quality.

Customers using the combined solution may choose from a variety of systems, including VDI-ready Fujitsu Primergy servers and Citrix Ready certified FUTRO thin clients, all tested and pre-integrated with Citrix XenDesktop.

In addition, XenServer and the Citrix Essentials for XenServer virtualization management offering will be integrated with Fujitsu Primergy server management, ensuring a seamless management capability and giving customers a broad array of advanced virtualization management solutions for their XenServer environments.

“We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with Fujitsu and extending our work into both the desktop and data center virtualization markets. Fujitsu's virtual workplace infrastructure solutions, powered by Citrix XenDesktop with HDX technology, can dramatically reduce desktop management costs while giving end users an unparalleled high definition experience. In the data center, Citrix XenServer gives customers all the power of an enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtual data center at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions,” said AJ Jennings, VP-Business Development, Citrix.