Citrix?

[RationalLunacy]

Anyone know anything about Citrix? They're installing it on all our computers at work but are being very vague about what it's being used for.

Is it spyware? Should I stop playing solitaire? What's it's function?

 

[DiverDude]

Good ol' Wiki:

Citrix

 

[jimm04]

It's a permanent bug !

 

[hotatlboi]

It's basically a remote access platform like Remote Desktop or VNC where you login to a server through your desktop.

 

[Corny]

^ what he said.

my condolences

 

[Persian89]

What he said ^^
Use NX or RDP....

 

[RationalLunacy]

Good ol' Wiki:

Citrix

So....according to Wiki:

From an end-user perspective, users can log in to their corporate network from, for example, an airport kiosk, see all of the applications they would see everyday at work, including Outlook email and any internal applications, and access them from the kiosk in a secure environment.

Does this mean that I'm probably going to be eventually asked to work from home as well as when I'm on duty? Sheesh!

 

[Corny]

In fact RDP is Citrix technology.

actually it isn't. RDP isn't MS technology, they bought it. so far this is correct - however they did not buy it from citrix.

 

[Persian89]

actually it isn't. RDP isn't MS technology, they bought it. so far this is correct - however they did not buy it from citrix.

^_^
I think he meant Citrix is using RDP.

 

[Kyanimal]

"The Kingdom" has been using Citrix for quite a few years, now. My department, Imaging, is Mac based. However, all of the Corp. Admin., tracking/billing, email, etc., is Windows based. Citrix allows our Macs to "become" P.C.'s., and also acts as a "bridge" for access from any type of computer, from anywhere.

I can log into "The Kingdom" from home, through Citrix. Access my Homepage, and the rest of the system. However, I can't use it to access my work Macs. It may allow a Mac to "warp" into a P.C., but it doesn't seem to work the other way around.

THAT, is a "good thing"! I can't be expected to do my type of work from Home! (Thank goodness I'm not in Admin.!)

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

 

[Persian89]

"The Kingdom" has been using Citrix for quite a few years, now. My department, Imaging, is Mac based. However, all of the Corp. Admin., tracking/billing, email, etc., is Windows based. Citrix allows our Macs to "become" P.C.'s., and also acts as a "bridge" for access from any type of computer, from anywhere.

I can log into "The Kingdom" from home, through Citrix. Access my Homepage, and the rest of the system. However, I can't use it to access my work Macs. It may allow a Mac to "warp" into a P.C., but it doesn't seem to work the other way around.

THAT, is a "good thing"! I can't be expected to do my type of work from Home! (Thank goodness I'm not in Admin.!)

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

You can VNC back home to ze mac

 

[Kyanimal]

You can VNC back home to ze mac

(Thanks, Persian ... but, I'd really rather not! )

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

 

[Techcompu2]

my mom uses citrix all the time less now than she used to- it is just away to access all the files on your computer at work from anywhere you have internet access. WARNING the only thing about it is that it will make your computer slow while using it- for her version she had to install something to run it, and it does not always turn off when you exit. hope that is less complicated for you than for her.